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!
NOVEMBER 2024:
Tuesday, Nov 5: Ondrej Hornas (Czech Republic)
Tuesday, Nov 12: Michael Capon
Tuesday, Nov 19: Peter Bayer
Tuesday, Nov 26: Jean-Paul Feo
Wednesday, Nov. 27 & Thursday, Nov 28: Early Music at St. James with Anna Kwiatkowska, Soprano & Jonathan Stuchbery, Lute
We invite you to watch our previous organ recitals on the Cathedral YouTube channel.
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Messiah Concert 2024 on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30pm. Tickets available, get yours now!
The Choirs of St. James Cathedral and Trinity College U of T, with the Orchestra of St. James perform Messiah by G. F. Handel.
Thomas Bell, Conductor
Jane Fingler, Soprano
Marjorie Maltais, Mezzo-soprano
Jacob Abrahamse, Tenor
Dion Mazerolle, Baritone
Tickets:
Early Bird: $35 (Until November 15, 2024)
Regular: $40 (From November 16, 2024)
Add-on: $25 Wine & Cheese reception in Snell Hall from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Patron package: $250 (2 tickets, reserved seating, Patron names in the program, Wine & Cheese reception included). A charitable tax receipt of $120 will be issued at the beginning of the new year.
Get your tickets in one of these ways:
*Eventbrite.ca: Click here
*E-transfer to bookkeeper@stjamescathedral.ca (Please specify “Messiah 2024” and add your phone/email in the message).
*Front Desk of the Cathedral Centre: Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
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
Watch Messiah Concert on YouTube
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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.
