Organ Recital Schedule
Our Tuesday Organ Recitals series features some of the region’s finest organists and the powerful sounds of St. James Cathedral’s 5,000 organ pipes.
Early Music at St. James: It is a new concert series initiative to present performances on historical instruments in the intimate and superb acoustics of St. James’ St. George Chapel. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear soloists and small ensembles perform historical repertoire right in the heart of downtown Toronto.
All concerts begin at 1:00 pm and last about 40 minutes. Admission is free and donations are encouraged. All are welcome!
DECEMBER 2024:
Tuesday, Dec 3: Nathan Jeffery
Tuesday, Dec 10: Imre Olah
Our organ recitals will be on a break and will resume on January 7 at 1:00pm.
We invite you to watch our previous organ recitals on the Cathedral YouTube channel.
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SOLD OUT! Messiah Concert 2024 on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30pm.
(New) We are opening a free dress rehearsal on Saturday, December 14 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.
This event is free. No RSVP is needed. We welcome donations for our Drop-In program here on Eventbrite.
All tickets for the Messiah Concert at 7:30pm have been sold out. Thank you, our friends and patrons, for your wonderful support.
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For Messiah ticket holders:
Doors open: 6:15pm
Seating: First come, first served.
Messiah Concert: 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Wine & Cheese reception:
ONLY for Patrons & people who bought an Add-on “Wine & Cheese Reception” on Eventbrite:
When: Saturday, December 14 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Where: 65 Church St. – St. James Cathedral Centre Event Venue
For Patrons:
1. Reception:
When: Saturday, December 14 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Where: 65 Church St. – St. James Cathedral Centre Event Venue
2. Messiah Concert:
Doors open: 6:15pm
Reserved section in the Cathedral: Reserved section for patrons.
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Featuring the talented Choirs of St. James Cathedral and Trinity College U of T, along with the Orchestra of St. James Cathedral, you won’t want to miss their stunning performance of Handel’s timeless masterpiece, Messiah.
Thomas Bell, Conductor
Jane Fingler, Soprano
Marjorie Maltais, Mezzo-soprano
Jacob Abrahamse, Tenor
Dion Mazerolle, Baritone
For more information: Email us at info@stjamescathedral.ca or call (416)364-7865.
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Messiah by G. F. Handel, a night to remember!
St. James Cathedral Choir, the Chapel Choir of Trinity College UofT, Orchestra, and soloists had the pleasure of presenting Messiah by G.F. Handel on Friday, December 15, 2023. A packed cathedral was present to witness music-making of the very highest order. It was a night to remember!
Messiah program
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Thank you to all who joined us in person and online and to all who contributed to making this concert possible.
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Our Briggs Recital was fabulous!
What a simply fabulous concert we enjoyed on Friday evening when David Briggs performed the inaugural recital of the new console.
A packed cathedral was present to witness music-making of the very highest order. What a treat!
Music is never an individual endeavour, and our most fulsome thanks are offered to numerous members of the cathedral community for their time: our own fabulous staff and volunteers at the doors, the wardens, John Struve who maintains the organ, and indeed everyone present.
A concert such as this is evidence of how music can bring people together.
Most of all, however, I would like to reiterate our thanks to Peter Farah for his most generous gift. As you may know, the console is dedicated to his father, the Reverend Canon Shafik Farah who was a priest both in Palestine and in the diocese of Toronto. It is a donation dedicated to the memory of a dear father, and to perpetuate the values that Canon Farah embodied and espoused. Given in memory of a man whose life bridged two worlds, the dedication is a prayer that the music which is created from the console gives life to everyone who enters the cathedral, whatever their faith, nationality, hopes, dreams, and state of mind. Music is a sign of the universality of God, of the world we inhabit and of the significance of our relationships with each other. The beauty of the console, with Canon Shafik’s signature carved into it, is a daily physical reminder of this truth, which I pray lives in every note which emanates from the organ from this time onwards.
If you would like to hear the concert again it is available at this link, on the Cathedral YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/live/ilw4v8asb-M?si=oGi8X5Q6fFieNHOa
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Our Gala Coronation Concert was fantastic!
The Choir of St. James Cathedral presented a gala concert with orchestra of the Coronation Anthems by G. F. Handel on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30pm. We celebrated the coronation of King Charles III.
Wow! What a weekend! In the midst (finally) of beautiful spring weather, we kept Coronation weekend in grand style. The Gala Concert was simply fantastic, with a full house and magnificent music, beautifully performed. Bravo and our deepest thanks to all who made this such a marvellous way to mark an important national event – our dedicated choristers, talented guest players, an indefatigable administrative and property staff who just pulled out all the stops to accommodate a full house, and all the pre-concert details; our wonderful ushers and stewards who so graciously gave of their time. A deep tip of the hat to all! And, of course, a deep bow to Tom Bell! Wonderful, wonderful.
Our Gala Coronation Concert was also live-streamed. Click here to watch it.
