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Choir of Toronto, Cawthra Park Secondary School Chamber Choir andYorkminister Park Baptist Church Choir.The weekend’s events require no registration — this is an amazingopportunity for choral aficionados to watch or work with a mastermusician. The event is co-sponsored by Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch, the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the SouthernOntario Chapter of the Hymn Society as well as by the University ofToronto Faculty of Music. For more info email the head of U of T’schoral program, hilary.apfelstadt@utoronto.ca.Incidentally, Hilary Apfelstadt, as well as running choral activitiesat U of T, has further embraced Toronto’s choral culture by taking onthe directorship of the Exultate Chamber Singers. One of Toronto’s topcommunity choirs, established by John Tuttle (another choral legend),Exultate makes choral music at the highest level.New music needs new singers and new energy, and there is alwaysroom for another choir in the city. This year choral fans can welcomethe newly established Aslan Boys Choir and their artistic directorThomas Bell.Targeted at boys aged 8 to 13, the choir’s mission statement is “toprepare boys for life and leadership through musical excellence andcultural enrichment.” Aslan is apparently still auditioning — if youhave a child who enjoys choral singing, you can contact the choir at416-859-7464 or aslanboyschoir@gmail.com to arrange an audition.I would certainly encourage interested parties to find outmore — chorus singing was a revelation to me at that age and openedup my awareness of both choral music and yes, modern composition.I will be highlighting other modern works of the concert season inthe months to come. A tip of the hat to west coast soprano CarolynSinclair for the Klingon opera solution to modern music. On withthe show!Ben Stein is a Toronto tenor and theorbist.He can be contacted at choralscene@thewholenote.com.Visit his website at benjaminstein.ca.30 | September 1 – October 7, 2013 thewholenote.com