This Saturday (10/24), Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is opening the 2009/2010 season with a grand choral journey. “Israel in Egypt” is another masterpiece by Handel that you will enjoy A LOT!! ^^

Israelites in Red Sea (taken from three-angels-messages.com)

This masterwork is one of the best big choral experience you’ll ever experience. Most of the time, the choir sings in double choir format. Double choir format is a format where the choir is divided into 2 choirs, communicating and having dialogues together. Never knew what it’s like? go to the concert! ha. With over 150 singers, TMC is perfect for this kind of music. As the choir is divided into 2 big choirs, each choir will still sound very rich, yet still warm. For sure, some chamber choirs have performed this work before .. but I bet it must be a total different experience with TMC.

The story is obvious! It’s basically about the time where Israelites were still in slavery under Egyptians (and yes, including all the plagues, flies, killings, etc .. ). The music itself is very descriptive. It never fails depicting what’s happening on the story.  There’s one movement called “He Spake the Word”. This is where God sends flies over Egypt. Now, in this movement, you can actually hear the flies crowding through the string section. It’s so great!! There are many other great movements too that you’ll enjoy. Some movements are powerful, some are soothing, some are glorious.

More info about this concert can be found here.

Oh by the way, this is so exciting as we will perform this at the new and beautiful Koerner Hall at Toronto’s Bloor st. I sang there with the TMC in their grand opening. It was fabulous.

Anyway, this will be an exciting experience for us the singers, and for YOU! So, if you are not sure what to do this weekend, just head to the Koerner Hall to watch us singing Handel’s Israel in Egypt. The concert starts at 7:30 pm.

Have a great weekend everybody!