Daniel Taylor / Theatre of Early Music
Upcoming appearances :

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Friday, November 4th, 2022, 7:30pm Saugeen Academy 381 10th St, Hanover ON N4N 1P7 Saturday, November 5th, 2022, 7:30pm St. Paul's United Church 29 Park St. W., Dundas ON, L9H 1X3 Sunday, November 6th, 2022, 3:00pm First United Church 16 William St. W, Waterloo ON N2L 1J3 Friday, November 11th, 2022 8:00pm Trinity College Chapel 6 Hoskin Ave, Toronto, Ontario Canada	Two Titans of the German Baroque Heinrich Schütz and George Frideric Handel will be in the spotlight when Nota Bene Players & Singers (Howard Dyck, Artistic Director) and Theatre of Early Music (Daniel Taylor, Artistic Director) appear in concert in Hanover, Dundas, Waterloo and Toronto Heinrich Schütz’ Musikalische Exequien, his best-known work, was composed in 1635 or 1636 for the funeral of Count Heinrich II of Reuss-Gera. It will be the main work on this concert which features nationally and internationally recognized artists, including : soprano Sinéad White, countertenor, Daniel Taylor, tenor Rufus Müller, and baritone Jonathan Adams. The program also features The Ways of Zion do Mourn, composed in 1737 by Handel for the funeral of Queen Caroline. Information/tickets : Schuetzfest350
Saturday, November 12th, 2022, 6:30pm Heliconian Hall Toronto, Ontario Canada	Jonathan Adams in recital From Silent Shades The indigenous Cree-Métis barirone, Jonathan Adams explores early lute songs and new compositions in this recital. Jonathan will be the first indigenous Artist-in-Residence in the history of the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto at the request of the Director of Historical Performance Daniel Taylor Information/tickets : Schuetzfest350
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, Noon Trinity Chapel University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada	Our first Bach at Noon! A gift of peace and spiritual reflection. Join musicians from Tafelmusik, the Theatre of Early Music and the Schola Cantorum Violinist Adrian Butterfield and Conductor Daniel Taylor lead soloists Jane Fingler, Rufus Müller and Jamal al-Titi in Bach Motet BWV 118b and BWV 61. Free admission! Please join us!
Saturday, November 26, 2022, 8:00pm Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa Canada	The Ottawa Bach Choir presents: Baroque Christmas The Ottawa Bach Choir and Artistic Director, Dr. Lisette Canton presents the first concert of its 21st season. The Theatre of Early Music baroque orchestra, artistic director Daniel Taylor, joins the choir, along with British concert master, Adrian Butterfield, as well as soloists, Daniel Taylor, countertenor, Rufus Müller, tenor, and Ottawa native Matthew Li, bass. Program will include Schütz' Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV 435, in collaboration with Schützfest, as well as festive works by Bach and Buxtehude. Information/tickets : Ottawa Bach Choir

 

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Previous Engagements and Virtual Performances for Daniel Taylor / Theatre of Early Music :

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October 25, 2022 1.00pm - 3.00pm University of Toronto	Masterclass with Philippe Jaroussky French countertenor, Philippe Jaroussky, joins Daniel Taylor's Historical Performance students for an "in person" masterclass
October 15 - 19, 2022 Japan	Japan Tour Daniel Taylor presents several Private recitals in Japan
October 11, 2022 7:30 PM St. James' Cathedral 65 Church St. Toronto Ontario M5C 2E9 Canada	DECCA Classics & the Theatre of Early Music presents: VOCES8 VOCES8 and director Barnaby Smith will join choristers from across Canada directed by Daniel Taylor Music by Byrd, Elgar, Gibbons, Parry, Rachmaninoff, and more. Gramophone Magazine is proud to present the unbelievable UK ensemble VOCES8 in their debut for our Toronto and area audiences. Students and young professionals are travelling across Canada to join VOCES8 in masterclasses followed by what will surely be an unforgettable concert on October 11th at St. James Cathedral . Information/tickets : Royal Conseratory of Music
September 23 - 25, 2022 Ontario Canada	Ontario Tour Bach Morimur Partita in D Minor for solo violin by J.S. Bach and Related Chorales Edwin Huizinga, violin Ellen McAteer, soprano Daniel Taylor, countertenor Cory Knight, tenor Richard Hrytzak, bass Friday, September 23rd at 7:30PM Saugeen Academy, Hanover 381 10th S t, Hanover, ON N4N 1P7 Saturday, September 24th at 8:00PM St. Paul's United Church Dundas 29 Park St. W., Dundas ON, L9H 1X3 Sunday, September 25th at 3:00PM First United Church 16 William St. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 1J3 Information/tickets : Eventbrite, Morimur
September 6 - 10, 2022 Toronto Canada	Auditions University of Toronto Daniel Taylor is the Director of Musical Studies. Head of Historical Performance. Associate Professor of Opera, Voice and Early Music at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
August 29th - September 4th 2022 SienAgosto Academy 2022 Siena Italy	Siena Art Institute in collaboration with the Siena School for Liberal Arts present : SienAgosto Academy 2022 Recitals, Lectures and Masterclasses. Daniel Taylor joins Lynn Dawson, Deborah York, Elisabeth Priday, Michael Chance, Ian Partridge Paul Beier, Giulia Nuti and the Faculty of the SienAgosto Academy 2022 Information : Michael Chance, countertenor
August 08 - 21, 2022 Festival and Mastercourse Musiktage am Rhein Neuwied - Engers am Rhein Germany	Festival and Mastercourse, Musiktage am Rhein Join us for an exciting experience full of thrilling concerts and most inspiring masterclasses.. Daniel Taylor joins his long time friend Daniel Lichti teaching and performing in Neuwied - Engers am Rhein From August 10th to 20th free concerts will be offered to the public, including one featuring these Canadian teachers on August 13th at 4.00pm. Information: Musiktage am Rhein
July 6th 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Music and Beyond Dominion-Chalmers Centre 355 Cooper Street Ottawa Canada	Music and Beyond Festival To Play Before the King: Handel Gala Featuring : Daniel Taylor - countertenor Charles Daniels - tenor Jonathon Adams - baritone The Choir and Orchestra of the Theatre of Early Music Premium Event Information/tickets : Music and Beyond Festival 2022 Note: Virtual tickets also available
July 4th 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Music and Beyond Dominion-Chalmers Centre 355 Cooper Street Ottawa Canada	Music and Beyond Festival Opening Night Gala Programme includes : Mireille Asselin - soprano Daniel Taylor - countertenor Charles Daniels - tenor Jasper Wood - violin Jens Lindemann - trumpet Thorwald Jørgensen - theremin The Theatre of Early Music Choir Thirteen Strings Kevin Mallon - conductor Michael Bridge - accordion and many other Information/tickets : Music and Beyond Festival 2022 Note: Virtual tickets also available
June 19-July 3 2022 Oberlin Conservatory of Music Oberlin Ohio	Daniel Taylor joins the Faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music for their Baroque Performance Institute summer Programme. Celebrating 50 Years of BPI: Glories of the German Baroque featuring a performance of the Bach B Minor Mass on July 3rd and a recital by the particating artists on June 27th Information: Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Saturday 11th June, 2022 4:00pm St Luke's Church Headley Rd Grayshott Hindhead GU26 6LF England	70th Tilford Bach Festival The London Handel Orchestra Directed by Adrian Butterfield Bach St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 Soloists: Joanne Lunn, Soprano 1 Daniel Taylor, Alto 1 Charles Daniels, Tenor 1 & Evangelist Benjamin Bevan, Bass 1 & Jesus Philippa Hyde, Soprano 2 Hugh Cutting, Alto 2 Stephen Mills, Tenor 2 Edward Grint, Bass 2, Judas, Pontifex 1 Daniel Barrett, Peter, Pilate, Caiphas, Pontifex 2 A rare opportunity to hear one of JS Bach's towering achievements, his setting of the St. Matthew Passion performed with just 9 singers, allowing us to hear the work with the sonorities that the composer had in mind. Information / Tickets : Tilford Bach Festival
Sunday May 15st 2022 at 4:00pm Eastminster United Church 310 Danforth Av, Toronto, ON M4K 1N6	Toronto Bach Festival J S Bach : Easter and Ascension Oratorios The Toronto Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra Directed by renowned conductor and Bach scholar John Butt Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11 Presented with no intermission Toronto Bach Festival Singers : Sopranos: Ellen McAteer and Sinéad White Countertenors: Daniel Taylor, Nicholas Burns and Simon Honeyman Tenor: Charles Daniels Bass: Adam Kuiak Information / Passes and single tickets : Toronto Bach Festival
Friday May 13th & 20th 2022 Part 1: 4:00pm Part 2: 8:00pm Packer Memorial Church Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA	114th Bethlehem Bach Festival Saint Matthew Passion The Bethlehem Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra Conductor: Greg Funfgeld Soloists: Sopranos: Sherezade Panthaki and Rosa Lamoreaux Alto: Daniel Taylor Tenors: Benjamin Butterfield and Isaiah Bell Basses: William Sharp and Dashon Burton Information / Tickets : Bethlehem Bach Festival
March 27th 2022 at 4:00pm First Presbyterian Church 2344 Center Street, Bethlehem Pennsylvania 18017 USA	The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and the Bach Festival Orchestra present Duruflé’s Requiem and Part Two of Handel’s Messiah. Ellen McAteer, soprano Meg Bragle, alto Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor Benjamin Butterfield, tenor and Daniel Lichti, bass The Bethlehem Bach Choir Conductor: Greg Funfgeld Information / tickets : Bethlehem Bach Choir
March 25th 2022 at 7:30pm Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, MB, Canada	The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the University of Manitoba Singers present Solomon, HWV 67 by George Frideric Handel Soloists: Tracy Dahl, soprano Monica Huisman, soprano and Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor Conductor: Dr. Elroy Friesen Information / tickets : Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: October 15th 2021 at 7:00pm with a 2 week viewing period Virtual Toronto Bach Festival, Toronto, Ontario	J S Bach: Early and Late Cantatas, 78 & 150 Daniel Taylor joins early music stars : Sinéad White, soprano Nick Veltmeyer, tenor Alexander Dobson, baritone and the Toronto Bach Festival Players in this virtual presentation If you are a 2020/2021 season pass holder, this concert is included in your subscription. Otherwise you can purchase a $20 ticket for a 2 week viewing period on the Toronto Bach Festival web site, see link below. Toronto Bach Festival 2021
Filmed July 2021 Dominion-Chalmers Church 355 Cooper Street Ottawa, Ontario	Saturday Nights with Music and Beyond: a free virtual event! Daniel Taylor talks and sings Handel: Ombra mai fu (from Serse) with Yolanda Bruno, violin Sara Mastrangelo, violin Paul Casey, viola Julian Armour, cello Paul Mach, double bass Marie Bouchard, harpsichord View now: Music and Beyond Festival 2021
Filmed July 2021 St Sauveur, Quebec	Festival des Arts de St Sauveur In Tandem Bogota: Andrea Peña, choreographer and dancer with Daniel Taylor, countertenor directed by Ben Shirinian. Watch now: Festival des Arts de St Sauveur - In Tandem
June, July and August 2021 Toronto	Every Saturday during the months of June, July and August, Daniel Taylor joined leading Canadian classical soloists and members of the National Ballet of Canada in outdoor private garden concerts. Please write to temadmin@hotmail.com for more information.
June 21 st - 27th 2021 Oberlin Conservatory of Music Oberlin, Ohio. USA	Daniel Taylor joined students online for study at the wonderful Oberlin Conservatory of Music!
Sessions begin online on February 6th, 2021	One World Baroque’s presentation of Part 1 of J.S. Bach’s magnificent masterwork, The St Matthew Passion. Please join Daniel Taylor, Music Director who will be leading a Global Virtual Baroque Choir and Orchestra Sessions begin online on February 6th, 2021, but will be recorded to watch at your leisure. Project finishes with a live video broadcast of Part 1 of J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion on the One World Baroque YouTube Channel on Good Friday with the One World Baroque Virtual Chorus singing the stunning chorales and choruses of this dramatic part of the Passion story. Information / registration: One World Baroque
Series of 9 month-long projects with on line rehearsals which may be viewed at any time. plus Live Concert broadcasts	Sing the North Individuals or choirs are invited to join Kathryn Whitney, Artistic Director and Daniel Taylor, Music Director who will be leading a series of 9 concerts from many regions across Canada Theatre of Early Music and students from the University of Toronto’s Historical Performance department form the core of the choirs. Projects for spring 2021 will be announced soon. Information / registration: Sing the North Project
Sunday, December 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (EST) which may be viewed later until Dec 26th.	Tafelmusik presents: Handel's Messiah under direction of Ivars Taurins We are delighted to announce Sing-Along Messiah on Screen: a free virtual version for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Captured live at Koerner Hall in 2010, this video of Messiah excerpts features Mr.Handel himself leading Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir and an audience of 1000 enthusiastic "sing-alongers" Soloists: Suzie LeBlanc, Soprano Daniel Taylor, Countertenor Rufus Müller, Tenor Locky Chung, Baritone Information and links : Tafelmusik
Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. (EST) which may be viewed later until Dec 31st.	Handel's Messiah L'Harmonie des Saisons with Directors : Eric Milnes and Mélisande Corriveau invite you to enjoy a streaming season including this concert on Dec 13th, which may be streamed until Dec 31st. Soloists: Hélène Brunet, Soprano Daniel Taylor, Countertenor Philippe Gagné, Tenor Jonathon Adams, Baritone Tickets : L'Harmonie des Saisons
Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. (EST) which may be viewed later at any time.	The Power of Music: A Conversation with Classical Musicians Lisette Canton and Daniel Taylor Tune in for a live virtual conversation between the Governor General and her guests, Lisette Canton, Choral and Orchestral Conductor, and Daniel Taylor, Countertenor and Conductor, Professor of Music. Simultaneous interpretation of the discussion in French will also be made on their French page. Watch anytime : Governor General website
Sessions begin online on November 7th, 2020	One World Baroque’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah, First Part Please join Daniel Taylor, Music Director who will be leading a Global Virtual Baroque Choir and Orchestra Theatre of Early Music and students from the University of Toronto’s Historical Performance form the core of the choirs. This virtual concert will feature an amazing group of international soloists: Sopranos Julia Doyle and Andriana Chuchman Mezzo-soprano Avery Amereau Tenor Charles Daniels Bass-baritone John Relyea Sessions begin online on November 7th, 2020, but will be recorded to watch at your leisure. Singers will meet once a week to practice their parts, with unlimited access to expert discussions, choral performance workshops, musical technical support, and a suite of backing-track videos to assist in the learning and recording process. The project will culminate in a live virtual concert broadcast on the One World Baroque YouTube Channel, on December 20th (date to be confirmed) with our choristers singing along live from their homes around the world. You have two participation options: 1. Christmas section of Messiah (including the Hallelujah Chorus): $99 CAD 2. Hallelujah Chorus Only: $39 CAD Information / registration: One World Baroque
Series of 9 month-long projects with on line rehearsals which may be viewed at any time. plus Live Concert broadcasts	Sing the North Individuals or choirs are invited to join Kathryn Whitney, Artistic Director and Daniel Taylor, Music Director who will be leading a series of 9 concerts from many regions across Canada Theatre of Early Music and students from the University of Toronto’s Historical Performance department form the core of the choirs. Series started with Aurora, a 9 part SATB a cappella piece depicting the stunning spectacle of the Aurora Borealis. Information / registration: Sing the North Project
July 25 th - August 2nd Victoria Conservatory of Music Victoria, BC	BAROQUE CHORAL COURSE ONLINE Join Daniel Taylor in an online performance of the Bach Magnificat in cooperation with the Victoria Conservatory of Music! Everyone is welcome. Full-time and Part-time streams available. Singers around the world, join us to raise your voice on a new international course on Bach's choral music this summer! All sessions are recorded and available to watch at any time.
June 22 nd - 28th 2020 Oberlin Conservatory of Music Oberlin, Ohio. USA	Join Daniel Taylor online for study at the wonderful Oberlin Conservatory of Music!
Saturday March 7th 2020 at 7:30pm The Spire 82 Sydenham St. Kingston Ontario	Spirit and Soul Cantabile welcomes Daniel Taylor and his professional ensemble The Theatre of Early Music Daniel Taylor brings the chorister-soloists from the Theatre of Early Music to Kingston to join the 150 voices of the massed choirs of Cantabile. As guest conductor, Taylor offers his expertise as Cantabile explores repertoire from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, as well as contemporary works by John Tavener and Arvo Pärt.
Friday, February 28th 2020 at 7:30pm St. Anne’s Anglican Church 270 Gladstone Avenue Toronto	University of Toronto Faculty of Music presents: The Rachmaninoff Vespers - Slavic Chants The All-Night Vigil is perhaps Sergei Rachmaninoff’s greatest choral masterpiece, a lush and transcendent setting of traditional texts from the canonical hours of the Russian Orthodox Church. Written in 1915, its magnificent, soaring movements derive from ancient Kievan and Byzantine chants, many of which will be presented in this concert together with Rachmaninoff’s settings. The acclaimed Clarion Choir of New York join the Schola Cantorum under the direction of guest conductor Steven Fox.
February 17st - 24th 2020 University of Toronto Toronto	Daniel Taylor conducts Auditions in Opera, Voice and Historical Performance at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto Daniel Taylor is Head of Historical Performance, Professor of Voice/Opera.
Sunday, January 26th 2020 at 2:30pm Bourgie Concert Hall Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal 1380 Sherbrooke St. West, Montréal, H3G 1J5	The Arte Musica Foundation continues its complete concert presentation of the sacred cantatas of J. S. Bach, year six. The Theatre of Early Music, under the direction of Daniel Taylor Soloists: Rebecca Genge, soprano Janelle Lucyk, soprano Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, soprano Daniel Taylor, countertenor, Charles Daniels, tenor Peter Harvey, baritone Programme: J. S. Bach, Cantatas: Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 44 Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95 Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145 Ich steh, mit einem Fuss im Grabe, BWV 156
Friday, January 24th 2020 at 7:30pm Trinity College Chapel University of Toronto Faculty of Music Toronto M5S 3K7	University of Toronto Faculty of Music presents: Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven UK soloists, tenor Charles Daniels and baritone Peter Harvey, join musicians from the Collegium Musicum and students from the Historical Performance area for an evening of Bach Cantatas. Soloists: Rebecca Genge, soprano Ryan McDonald, countertenor Charles Daniels, tenor Peter Harvey, baritone Schola Cantorum and the Theatre of Early Music Daniel Taylor, conductor Programme: J. S. Bach, Cantatas 140 and 7
Monday, December 16th 2019 at 7:30 pm Emmanuel United Church East (formerly George St. United Church) 534 George Street North Peterborough, ON	Peterborough Singers Sydney Birrell, conductor Händel: Messiah Featuring: Daniel Taylor, countertenor, with twelve of his carefully chosen University of Toronto, Historical Performance graduate students, who will sing the solo roles. Ian Sadler, organ Paul Otway, trumpet Stan Ewing, tympani
December 11, 12, 13 14 and 15th 2019 Pheonix Region Arizona	Händel: Messiah The Phoenix Symphony and the Phoenix Symphony Chorus with Matthew Kasper, conductor Join The Phoenix Symphony, The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, and world-class soloists for the annual holiday favorite, Handel’s Messiah Performed in five locations: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Scottsdale Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm Thursday, December 12, 2019 Paradise Valley United Methodist Church at 7:30 pm Friday, December 13, 2019 Mesa Arts Center at 7:30 pm Saturday, December 14, 2019 American Lutheran Church at 7:30 pm Sunday, December 15, 2019 Pinnacle Presbyterian Church at 3:00 pm Soloists: Yulia Van Doren, soprano Daniel Taylor, countertenor Norman Shankle, tenor Richard Ollarsaba, bass-baritone
Saturday, December 7th 2019 8:00pm First Presbyterian Church 3231 Tilghman Street Allentown Sunday, December 8th 2019 4:00pm First Presbyterian Church 2344 Center Street, Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA	The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and the Bach Festival Orchestra present our annual tradition, offering music that celebrates the season of Advent and Christmas. J S Bach: Magnificat George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Messiah, Part One Soloists: Agnes Zsigovics, soprano Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor Isaiah Bell, tenor David Newman, bass-baritone The Bethlehem Bach Choir Conductor: Greg Funfgeld
November 8th - 12th 2019 Teatro Colón Cerrito 628, C1010 Buenos Aires Argentina	Gluck : Orfeo and Euridice Starring: Euridice : Marisú Pavón Orfeo : Daniel Taylor Amor: Ellen McAteer Orquesta Estable Del Teatro Colón Guest conductor : Manuel Coves Coro Estable Del Teatro Colón Chorus master : Miguel Martínez The complete performance schedule is: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 8:00pm Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 8:00pm Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 5:00pm Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 8:00pm

 

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