Video! In Conversation: Frescobaldi (6/1/2020) A Sample of Frescobaldi's handwriting, with his 1619 engraving by Claudio Mellan There are all sorts of new things happening at The Toronto Consort these days! In Conversation is an all-new video series dedicated to bringing you behind-the-scenes conversations with members of the ensemble. Over… Continue Reading
Let’s Meet Paul Jenkins (5/29/2020) Welcome back to “Let’s Meet”, a weekly interview where we get a chance to meet members of The Toronto Consort’s core ensemble and Artistic Associates. This week, we meet Paul Jenkins, a tenor and early keyboardist who has been gigging since age 15! How long… Continue Reading
Inspiration Series: All in a Garden Green (5/22/2020) All in a Garden Green: A Renaissance Collection is a reissued CD set of two of The Toronto Consort’s most popular recordings of Renaissance music: Mariners and Milkmaids: Ballads and Dances from 17th-Century England (2001), and O Lusty May: Renaissance Songs of Spring (1977). This album… Continue Reading
Let’s Meet Michele DeBoer (5/14/2020) Welcome back to "Let's Meet", a weekly interview where we get a chance to meet members of The Toronto Consort's core ensemble and Artistic Associates. This week, we meet Michele DeBoer, a versatile soprano who often sings the upper soprano line, but can often be… Continue Reading
Video: Lakeside Signs of Spring (5/12/2020) Lakefront Signs of Spring by Paul Jenkins An avid outdoorsman and amateur photographer, Paul Jenkins took the opportunity to snap a few pictures of the scenery and wildlife he encountered on a recent trek along the Toronto shores of Lake Ontario. We caught up… Continue Reading