Our Sampler or “introductory” series is perfect for people who want to try out the Toronto Consort, or for those members of the audience who prefer an afternoon concert. This series consists of our festive A Spanish Christmas on Sunday, December 11 and The Original Carmina Burana on Sunday, April 29.

This series will be held on Sunday afternoons at 3:30 pm at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre.

Christ Child from Puebla, Mexico

A Spanish Christmas December 11, 2011 Flashing rhythms, irrepressible spirit, soulful sonorities – there’s nothing quite like the music of early baroque Spain and Latin America. And at Christmastime, the music seems to become even more ecstatic. Guitars, lutes, harp, bajón, voices, and, of course, wonderful percussion make this a Christmas fiesta like nothing else in the city.

“In the past several years, I have come to realize that once in a while, we can glimpse perfection and all thoughts and words fail us and we are simply
overwhelmed with joy. Yesterday afternoon, I was in heaven.”

The Original Carmina Burana April 29, 2012 Discovered in a monastery in Austria, the original Carmina Burana is one of the most beautiful collections of medieval song, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. Songs of love, songs of springtime, drinking songs, spiritual songs and lively dance tunes all grace this anthology, attributed to the wandering scholars of the day. The Toronto Consort brings alive these fabulous glimpses of an earlier era, with voices, hurdy-gurdy, fiddle, recorder, lute and harp.

From "A Treatise on the Vices", late 14th c.

“I can’t remember a better performance or more beautiful music anywhere. The Toronto Consort is a rare gem.”

All concerts performed at Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West (just west of Spadina). Friday and Saturday concerts begin at 8 pm. Sunday concerts begin at 3:30 pm.
Artists and programs are subject to change.

© 2011, Toronto Consort

 2011-12 Season
 Sunday Sampler Series
 Ticket Information
 Club Consort for ages 30 and under
 Artistic Director's Message

"This dear band - so expert, so rhythmically alive, so humourous, at times so touching - has such an infectious good time doing what it does well, I just sit and smile. "

— The Globe and Mail

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M5S 1X7
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