Daniel Taylor / Theatre of Early Music
Upcoming appearances :

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September 1st - 7th 2016 UK	CD Recording Sessions Daniel Taylor
September 15th - 18th University of Toronto Toronto	Daniel Taylor conducts auditions at the University of Toronto Professor Daniel Taylor is Head of Historical Performance in the Faculty of Music.
September 23rd - 25th 2016 University of Toronto Faculty of Music	The Historical Performance Area presents: The Second Fall Baroque Academy at the University of Toronto Master classes with Stage Director Marshall Pynkoski and visiting faculty members Nancy Argenta and Ingrid Attrot. Chamber music with Professor Jeanne Lamon with lectures by Professors Kevin Komisaruk and Mary Ann Parker. Final concert to include semi-staged highlights from Handel’s Saul SEE BELOW
September 25th 7:30 pm Trinity College Chapel University of Toronto 6 Hoskin Avenue Toronto	The University of Toronto's Historical Performance Area presents: The 2nd Fall Baroque Academy Final Concert Music students from all disciplines who participated in the Toronto Fall Baroque Academy will perform semi-staged excerpts from Handel's Saul Stage Director: Marshall Pynkoski Conductor: Daniel Taylor, Professor of Voice and Opera, Head of Historical Performance Free admission : This event is open to the public as well as U of T students. Information : University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Events - Brochure & Calendar
September 28th - October 8th 2016 Havana, Cuba	Festival Les Voix Humaines / Festival of Human Voices: October 2nd Yulia Van Doren, soprano and Daniel Taylor in recital with Steven Philcox, piano Daniel will also be President of the Jury for the Second Countertenors Voice Competition Information : Second Countertenors Voice Competition
November 1st - 7th 2016 UK	CD Recording Sessions Daniel Taylor
November 14th - 16th 2016	CD Launch - New Recording for SONY with the Trinity Choir
November 20th 7:30 pm St. Basil’s Church 50 St. Joseph Street Toronto	The University of Toronto’s Schola Cantorum and the Theatre of Early Music present: Handel Dixit Dominus and Vivaldi Gloria Schola Cantorum, the University of Toronto’s early music vocal ensemble and the Theatre of Early Music under the direction of Daniel Taylor, Head of Historical Performance, U of T Faculty of Music. Information : University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Events Tickets : $30 adult, $20 senior, $10 student Royal Conservatory of Music Box Office or Call 416-408-0208 (serviced by the Weston Family Box Office at the TELUS Centre)
Friday, November 25th 7:30 pm St-Leon de Westmount Church 4311 de Maisonneuve Blvd West Westmount Montréal QC H3Z 1L1	The Festival Bach Montréal presents: Hymns of Winter The Trinity Choir under the direction of Daniel Taylor Known for his breathtaking passion and dedication to excellence, world-renowned countertenor Daniel Taylor returns with the Hymns of Winter, a profoundly beautiful journey from the Middle-Ages to the present which features stunning choral pieces of winter and seasonal music. This eloquent sequence of choral masterpieces, full of emotion and simplicity, reminds us that the longing for what is absent may be found in the beauty of the present. Information / Tickets : Festival Bach Montréal

 

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Recent Engagements for Daniel Taylor / Theatre of Early Music :

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August 19th - 30th 2016 Siena Liberal Arts University Siena Italy	Recitals, Lectures and Masterclasses. Daniel Taylor joins Lynn Dawson, Michael Chance, Ian Partridge and the Faculty of the 11th Residential Siena Summer Music Academy Information: Michael Chance Masterclasses
August 12th - 18th 2016 UK	UK Tour and Recording Sessions Daniel Taylor and the Choir of the Theatre of Early Music
July 22nd - August 5th 2016 Victoria Conservatory of Music Victoria B.C.	Daniel Taylor will be on Faculty for the 2016 Summer Oratorio Program at the Victoria Conservatory of Music
August 11th 2016 7:00 pm St. James Church Stratford ON	Stratford Summer Music presents: The People Shall Hear Great Baroque Choruses The Theatre of Early Music under the direction of Daniel Taylor Magnificent choruses by the greatest composers of the Baroque era including : How are the mighty fall’n (Ways of Zion / Handel) Funeral March (Saul /Handel) Chorale (Cantata BWV 78 /Bach) Hallelujah (Messiah / Handel) Selections from Israel in Egypt (Handel) Joining the choristers with readings from the historical periods of the anthems is James Blendick, the distinguished Canadian actor and Stratford Festival star, who presented the role on the Archbishop of Canterbury in last summer’s Coronation program.
Tuesday, July 26th 2016 7:30 pm Walter Hall University of Toronto 80 Queen’s Park Toronto	Toronto Summer Music presents: The Coronation of King George II The Theatre of Early Music under the direction of Daniel Taylor Coronations are grand occasions and none was grander than the 1727 ceremony in Westminster Abbey to begin the reign of King George II and Queen Caroline. George Frideric Handel, a favourite of the new king, contributed some of his greatest compositions to this service. The Theatre of Early Music under the direction of Canada’s famous countertenor, Daniel Taylor, offers the music, pomp and ceremony of that October afternoon in London.
July 23rd 2016 1:30pm St. John’s Church Elora Ontario	Elora Music Festival presents : Daniel Taylor Songs of Love Rebecca Genge, EFS soprano, Benjamin Butterfield, ténor and Daniel Taylor, countertenor with Steven Philcox, piano An intimate evening of music for the heart and soul is offered by these three gifted singers. These love duets and other sparkling works will have you smiling with pleasure. Not to be missed!
June 12th & 21st 2016	Daniel Taylor - private Recitals
May 27th - 29th Toronto	The Four Centuries of Bach Ensemble Directed by John Abberger present the First Annual Toronto Bach Festival
Friday May 27th 2016 at 8:00pm St. Barnabas Church on Danforth Toronto	First Annual Toronto Bach Festival Inaugural concert Cantatas from Weimar The Four Centuries of Bach Ensemble Directed by John Abberger Soloists: Ellen McAteer, soprano Daniel Taylor, alto Lawrence Wiliford, tenor Programme to include : Weinen, Klangen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147a
Saturday May 14th & 21st 2016 Part 1: 2:30 pm Part 2: 4:30 pm Packer Memorial Church Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA	109th Bethlehem Bach Festival J S Bach: B Minor Mass The heart of the Festival since 1900. The Bethlehem Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra Conductor: Greg Funfgeld Soloists: Agnes Zsigovics, Rosa Lamoreaux, Daniel Taylor, Benjamin Butterfield, William Sharp and Daniel Lichti.
Friday May 13th & 20th 2016 4:00pm Incarnation of Our Lord Church, Thomas & Buchanan Streets, (Close to Zoellner Arts Center an easy walk or shuttle bus ride) Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA	109th Bethlehem Bach Festival Bach at 4 "How Brightly Shines" The Bethlehem Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra Conductor: Greg Funfgeld Greg Funfgeld will introduce the works including : The Festival premiere of Cantata BWV 96 Herr Christ, der eige Gottessohn (Lord Christ, only son of God) Bach and Handel duets sung by Agnes Zsigovics, soprano and Daniel Taylor, countertenor. A sonata by Bach contemporary Francesco Geminiani played by principal cellist Loretta O’Sullivan. Arrive early for Bach at 4 and experience 20 wonderful minutes of singing Bach chorales with Greg Funfgeld before the concert. Singers of all levels are welcome and sheet music is provided.
Friday May 13th & 20th 2016 8:00pm Packer Memorial Church Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA	109th Bethlehem Bach Festival Easter Oratorio "Songs of Joy" The Bethlehem Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra Conductor: Greg Funfgeld The Choir’s season-long series of Bach’s major works for the great festivals of the church year concludes with the Easter Oratorio "Our hearts once awash in sadness and adrift, transcend the pain and envision songs of joy." Soloists: Agnes Zsigovics, Rosa Lamoreaux, Daniel Taylor, Benjamin Butterfield, William Sharp and Daniel Lichti. The program also includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with Boston based and internationally renowned trumpet soloist Terry Everson.
Sunday May 8th 2016 11am Salle Maurice-Savaria 2020 Borduas Sainte-Julie Quebec	Société de concert Vivarté presents a benefit concert for Mother’s Day entitled: "Invite Mother to a Concert " Handel Duets Ellen McAteer, soprano and Daniel Taylor, countertenor Accompanied by Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord The concert is preceded by a breakast at 10:30am. All proceeds will be donated in scholarships to scholars in 2016.

 

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