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Previous engagements
November 8, 9 and 12, 2019 at 8pm
November 10, 2019 at 5pm

Teatro Colón
Cerrito 628, C1010 CABA
Argentina

Orfeo ed Euridice
Gluck
AMOR

Orfeo Daniel Taylor
Euridice Marisú Pavón

Conductor Manuel Coves
Director Carlos Trunsky
Sets Carmen Auzmendi
Lighting Rubén Conde
Chorus master Miguel Martínez

September 20, 2019 at 8pm
Historic Leith Church
Tom Thomson Lane
Annan, ON

Everything Old is New Again
SOPRANO SOLOIST

An early music extravaganza featuring world-famous countertenor Daniel Taylor, soprano Ellen McAteer, violinists Adrian Butterfield and Mark Fewer, flutist Rachel Brown, and harpsichordist Kenneth Slowik. The entire evening concert programme features the music of Handel.

August 30th, 2019 at 7:30pm
Snape Maltings Concert Hall

Snape Bridge, Snape
IP17 1SP
United Kingdom​

BWV 78, BWV 105, BWV 118, BWV 236
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme
​Phillippe Herreweghe course director
Peter Kooij vocal coach

July 21, 2019 at 2pm
​St. John's Church
36 Henderson Street
Elora ON

RECITAL
​SOPRANO SOLOIST​

Internationally renowned countertenor Daniel Taylor is back by popular demand, bringing with him English tenor Charles Daniels to Elora for the first time. Charles has made over 90 recording and performs across Europe and Canada. With Ellen McAteer, soprano, and Steven Philcox, collaborative pianist.

July 17, 2019 at 7:30pm
Dominon- Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street
​Ottawa ON

BRIAN LAW GALA
​SOPRANO SOLOIST​

Brian Law, conductor
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Ellen McAteer, soprano
Paul Halley, organ
Thirteen Strings
Members and Alumni of the Cantata Singers, Members of the Ottawa Choral Society, Members of the Ewashko Singers, Members of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Members of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra, Gentlemen and Alumni of the Choir of St. Matthew’s, Junior Thirteen Strings, Camerata Strings, National Arts Centre Orchestra

April 20th, 2019 at 7pm
University Centre Farquhar Auditorium
B115, Ring Rd
Victoria, BC

Saint Matthew Passion
J. S. Bach
​SOPRANO SOLOIST

Victoria Philharmonic Choir
Peter Butterfield, music director

February 8, 2019 at 7:30pm
Southminster United Church 
15 Aylmer Avenue
Ottawa, ON

Israel in Egypt
G. F. Handel
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Caelis Ensemble & Ottawa Baroque Consort
Matthew Larkin, director




December 8, 2018 at 8pm
First Presbyterian Church
Allentown, PA

December 9, 2018 at 4pm
First Presbyterian Church
Bethlehem, PA

BWV 36 & BWV 63
J. S. Bach

Laud to the Nativity
O. Respighi

Bethlehem Bach Choir
Greg Funfgeld, director


November 14, 2018 at 7:30pm
Southminster United Church
15 Aylmer Avenue
Ottawa, ON

Magnificat
J. S. BACH
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Caelis Ensemble & Ottawa Baroque Consort
Matthew Larkin, director

October 20, 2018 at 7:30pm
Centre in the Square
​101 Queen Street North
Kitchener, ON

REQUIEM
W. A. MOZART
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Kitchener Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Marc Vuorinen – Conductor
Ellen McAteer – Soprano
Christina Stemacovich – Mezzo-Soprano
Jean-Philippe Lazure – Tenor
Clarence Frazer – Baritone

October 17, 2018 at 12:30pm
Conrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North

Kitchener, ON

​The Water is Wide
An afternoon of song with Ellen McAteer and Geoffrey Conquer 

Soprano Ellen McAteer and pianist Geoffrey Conquer present an afternoon of love, longing and laughter. "The Water is Wide" will journey from Mozart's charming lieder to Canteloube's haunting Chants d'Auvergne (Songs of the Auvergne) to selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy's Magic Horn), ending with Britten's beautiful folksong settings. 

July 5, 2018 at 12pm
Saint-François-de-Sales
799 Rue Jacques-Cartier
Gatineau, QC

July 5, 2018 at 7:30pm
Pavillion, Saunders Farm
7893 Bleeks Road
Munster, ON

Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell

​DIDO

Daniel Taylor, conductor
Bill Coleman, director
Choir and Orchestra of the Theatre of Early Music
Festival of Music and Beyond


June 16, 2018 at 7:30pm
St Andrews Church
Upper Church Lane
Farnham, Surrey

"WELCOME TO ALL THE PLEASURES"
Purcell Anthems and Songs
​SOPRANO SOLOIST

Tilford Bach Festival
Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Robin Blaze, countertenor
Charles Daniels, tenor
Theatre of Early Music
London Handel Players
Directed by Adrian Butterfield


June 2 2018 at 7pm
Woodroffe United Church
207 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, ON
​

GIRL
Donald Patriquin
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Cantiamo Girl's Choir Spring Concert
Jackie Hawley, conductor

May 26, 2018 at 7:30PM
Mixon Hall
11021 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH

Festival Teams Recital

Ellen McAteer & Geoffrey Conquer
Art of Song Festival
Cleveland Institute of Music

May 13 2018 at 3pm
St. Barnabas on the Danforth
361 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON

BWV 4 & 196
J. S. Bach

SAINT JOHN PASSION
Schütz

Toronto Bach Festival
​

Ellen McAteer, soprano
Simon Honeyman, countertenor
Nils Brown, tenor
Joel Alison, bass-baritone

May 5 2018 at 7:30pm
Eastminster United Church
310 Danfoth Avenue
Toronto, ON

Dreamweaver
Ola Gjeilo
SOPRANO SOLOIST

​VOCA Chorus of Toronto

Jenny Crober, artistic director
Elizabeth Acker, accompanist
Jason Fowler, guitar
VOCA Chamber Strings

March 30 2018 at 7:30pm
​Metropolitan United Church
56 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON

MASS IN B MINOR
J S Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Metropolitan Festival Choir & Orchestra
Ellen McAteer, soprano I
Gisele Kulak, soprano II
Christina Stelmacovich, mezzo-soprano
Charles Davidson, tenor
​Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone

March 23 2018 at 7:30pm
Al Green Theatre
Miles Nadal Community Centre
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON

March 25 2018 at 2pm
Al Green Theatre
Miles Nadal Community Centre
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON

THE MAGIC FLUTE
W. A. Mozart
​PAMINA

Toronto City Opera
​
Co-Music Directors Ivan Jovanovic and Jennifer Tung
Staging Director Erik Thor


March 17 2018 at 7:30 pm
Christ Church Cathedral
414 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON

REQUIEM
Gabriel Fauré
SOPRANO SOLOIST

LIGHT ETERNAL : A REQUIEM
Howard Goodall
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Ottawa Choral Society
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor

Ellen McAteer, soprano
Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure, tenor
Jonah Spungin, baritone
Caroline Leonardelli, harp
Scott Richardson, piano
Matthew Larkin, organ

December 16 2017 at 7:30pm
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street
​Ottawa, ON

CHRISTMAS CONCERT
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Big Soul Project's Annual Christmas Concert
​Roxanne Goodman, conductor
​Deep Groove Band


December 8 2017 at 8pm
December 9 2017 at 8pm 

Basilica of St. John the Baptist
200 Military Road
​St. John's, NL

MESSIAH
G F HANDEL
SOPRANO SOLOIST

​Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra & Philharmonic Choir
Daniel Taylor, conductor
​
Ellen McAteer & Janelle Lucyk, sopranos 
Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano
Charles Daniels, tenor
Brett Polegato, Baritone

November 22 2017 at 8pm
First United Church
16 William Street West
Waterloo, ON

November 24 2017 at 8pm
Harcourt Church
87 Dean Avenue
Guelph, ON 

November 25 2017 at 8pm
Central Presbyterian Church
7 Queens Square
Cambridge, ON

CHRISTMASTIDE: A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
SOPRANO SOLOIST 

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Ivars Taurins, conductor
Martha Kalyniak and Roxolana Toews, co-curators

October 21 2017 at 7:30 pm
Centre in the Square
101 Queen Street North
Kitchener, ON

BIG CHORUSES: FROM BRAHMS TO BROADWAY
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Tom Allen, host

October 14 2017 at 7pm
St George's Evangelical Lutheran Church 
410 College Street
Toronto, ON

BWV 79 “GOTT DER HERR IST SONN UNG SCHILD" 
BWV 80 “EIN FESTE BURG IST UNSER GOTT”

J S Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST 
​

Theatre of Early Music
​Jeanne Lamon, leader
Deutscher Akademisher Austauschdienst

Ellen McAteer & Agnes Zsigovics, sopranos
Gena Van Oosten, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor
Owen McCausland, tenor
Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone


May 28 2017 at 3:30PM
Saint Barnabas' Church
361 Danforth Ave
​Toronto, ON

ST. MARK PASSION
RECONSTRUCTION BY SIMON HEIGHES​
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Toronto Bach Festival
John Abberger, director / artistic director
Ellen McAteer, soprano
Agnes Zsigovics, soprano
Daniel Taylor, alto
Asitha Tennekoon, tenor
Brett Polegato, bass

Toronto Bach Festival
John Abberger, director / artistic director
Ellen McAteer, soprano
Rebecca Claborn, alto
Asitha Tennekoon, tenor                  
Brett Polegato, bass
with Patrick Jordan and Brandon Chui, viola

& John Abberger, oboe

CANTATAS & BRANDENBURGS 
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

May 26 2017 at 8PM
Saint Barnabas' Church
361 Danforth Ave
​Toronto, ON

May 6 2017 at 7:30PM
George St. United Church
534 George Street North
Peterborough​, ON

REQUIEM
W. A. Mozart
​SOPRANO SOLOIST

Peterborough Singers
dir. 
Sydney Birrell
Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
Alexander Dobson, baritone
Ian Sadler, organ
​Steven Philcox, piano


April 22 2017 at 2PM
Temerty Theatre 
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON

April 27 2017
Longboat Hall, The Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON


April 28 2017 at 11AM 
Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue
Toronto, ON 

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS...
​OF THE GERMAN KIND

CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Tafelmusik Close Encounters series
Ellen McAteer, soprano
John Abberger & Marco Cera, oboe
Dominic Teresi, bassoon
Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord

April 14 2017 at 2PM
Saint Barnabas' Church
361 Danforth Ave
​Toronto, ON

​ST. MARK PASSION
RECONSTRUCTION BY SIMON HEIGHES​
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

John Abberger, director / artistic director
Ellen McAteer, soprano
Agnes Zsigovics, soprano
Daniel Taylor, alto
Asitha Tennekoon, tenor
Brett Polegato, bass

February 4 2017 at 7:30PM
February 5 2017 at 2PM

St. Andrew's United Church
1390 Robie Street
Halifax, NS

HANDEL LOVE DUETS
WITH JEANNE LAMON
​& DANIEL TAYLOR

Symphony Nova Scotia
​
dir. Jeanne Lamon



January 10, 2017 at 12PM
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
145 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON

COC FREE CONCERT SERIES
CHAMBER OFFERINGS

Artists of The Glenn Gould School

December 19 2016 at 7:30PM
George St. United Church
534 George Street North
Peterborough​, ON

MESSIAH
G. F. Handel
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Peterborough Singers
dir. 
Sydney Birrell
Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor
Jacob Abrahamse, tenor
Joel Allison, baritone
Ian Sadler, organ
Paul Otway, trumpet
Stan Ewing, tympani

December 16 2016 at 8:00PM
Basilica of St. John the Baptist

200 Military Road
St. John's, NL

December 17 2016 at 8:00PM
Basilica of St. John the Baptist

200 Military Road
St. John's, NL

MESSIAH
G. F. Handel
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Newfoundland Sympony Orchestra
dir. 
Marc David
Philharmonic Choir of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

Ellen McAteer, soprano

Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
Geoffrey Sirett, baritone

December 10, 2016 at 8PM
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown

3231 Tilghman Street
Allentown, PA

December 11, 2016 at 4PM
First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem

2344 Center Street
Bethlehem, PA

CHRISTMAS ORATORIO
Parts 4, 5 & 6
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Bethlehem Bach Choir
dir. Greg Funfgeld

December 7, 2016 at 7:30PM
Mazzoleni Concert Hall
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON

FRAUENLIEBE UND -LEBEN 
Schumann

Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert

December 4, 2016 at 2PM
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street
Ottawa, ON

The Virgin Mary to the Child Jesus
Elise Letourneau
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Cantiamo Girls Choir of Ottawa
dir. Jackie Hawley
Laura Hawley, accompanist / associate conductor

November 10, 11, 12 2016 at 8PM
Ismaili Centre
49 Wynford Drive
North York, ON

Ayre — An Evening of Osvaldo Golijov
#AtGAyre

Miriam Khalil, Soprano and AtG Founding Member ​
Joel Ivany, AtG Founder and Artistic Director
Jason
Hand, AtG Resident Lighting Designer

​Glenn Gould School String Quartet and sopranos Ellen McAteer and Adanya Dunn will open the first half of the program with Golojov's Lùa Descolorida, Yiddishbbuk and Tenebrae.



October 20, 22, 25, 28 2016 at 7:30PM
October 23 2016 at 3PM
October 29 2016 at 4:30PM

Elgin Theatre
189 Yonge Street
​Toronto, ON

DIDO & AENEAS
​
H. Purcell
​FIRST WITCH / SECOND WOMAN

Opera Atelier
​
dir. Marshall Pynkoski 
Artists of Atelier Ballet
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
dir. David Fallis

July 22 2016 at 7:30pm
Elgin/Winter Garden Theatre
189 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON

THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
B. Britten
LUCIA

Produced at the Banff Centre in collaboration with Against the Grain Theatre, Canadian Opera Company, and Toronto Summer Music.
​
​Joel Ivany, Artistic Director
Anna Theodosakis, Director

Topher Mokrzewski, Music Director

July 10 to July 23 2016
Toronto, ON

ART OF SONG PROGRAM
Toronto Summer Music Festival

Sasha Cooke
Steven Philcox
Craig Rutenberg
Cameron Stowe

June 13 to July 9 2016
​Banff, AB

THE BANFF CENTRE
NO ONE'S SAFE
W. A. Mozart, arr. Ivany
RECEBBA
​
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
B. Britten
LUCIA (COVER)

No One's Safe
Milos Repicky, music director
Joel Ivany, stage director
Adriana Bogaard, set and costume designer

​The Rape of Lucretia

Topher Mokrzewski, music director
​
Paul Curran, stage director
Camellia Koo, set and costume designer
Jason Hand, lighting designer

May 27 2016 at 8PM
St. Barnabas Church
361 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON

CANTATAS FROM WEIMAR

Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, alto

Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
The Four Centuries of Bach Ensemble 
dir. John Abberger
​Toronto Bach Festival

May 8 2016 at 10:30AM
Salle Maurice-Savaria
2020 rue Borduas
Sainte-Julie, QC

HANDEL DUETS
WITH DANIEL TAYLOR

Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord
Société de concert Vivarté

April 14 2016 at 12PM
Metropolitan United Church
56 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON

NOON AT MET CONCERT
Featuring works by Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten

Asitha Tennekoon, piano
​Free admission

January 31 2016 at 2PM
Bourgie Concert Hall
133 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, QC

BWV 7, BWV 18, BWV 78
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Theatre of Early Music, dir. Daniel Taylor

Ellen McAteer & Agnes Zsigovics, sopranos 

Daniel Taylor, countertenor 
Charles Daniels, tenor 
William Sharp, baryton

January 28 2015
Repentigny, QC

HANDEL DUETS & ARIAS

Theatre of Early Music, dir. Daniel Taylor

Ellen McAteer & Agnes Zsigovics, sopranos 
Daniel Taylor, countertenor 
Charles Daniels, tenor 

December 19 2015 at 7:30PM
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street
Ottawa, ON

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Big Soul Project, dir Roxanne Goodman

December 12 2015 at 8PM
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown
3231 Tilghman Street 
Allentown, PA

December 13 2015 at 4PM
First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA
2344 Center St
Bethlehem, PA

CHRISTMAS ORATORIO
PARTS 1, 2 & 3
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Bethlehem Bach Choir, dir. Greg Funfgeld

Ellen McAteer, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor 
David Newman, bass-baritone

November 12 2015 at 7PM
Diefenbunker Museum
3911 Carp Rd, Ottawa, ON

WITH RESPECT
Joseph Amato (composer)
Alicia Payne (libretto)
MOTHER

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September 19 2015 at 8PM
Bourgie Concert Hall
133 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, QC

September 20 2015 at 7:30PM
Trinity College Chapel
6 Hoskin Avenue
Toronto, ON

EFFERVESCENCE AND MELANCHOLY
Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Psalms
Handel’s Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Ensemble Caprice Orchestra, dir. Matthias Maute
Theatre of Early Music, dir. Daniel Taylor


July 17 2015 at 8PM
July 18 2015 at 8PM
The Club, Banff Centre, Banff, AB

CRUSH
Music by James Rolfe
Libretto by Anna Chatterton
LOLA

Open Space: Opera in the 21st Century

This program is a partnership between The Banff Centre, Against the Grain Theatre, and the Canadian Opera Company.
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May 9, 2015
George St. United Church
Peterborough ON

The Creation
J. Haydn
EVE

Peterborough Singers, dir. Sydney Birrell
Peterborough Singers Concert Series

March 24, 2015 at 7:30PM
Trinity College Chapel
Toronto ON

Dido and Aeneas
H. Purcell
DIDO

Theatre of Early Music
Daniel Taylor, conductor

February 28, 2015 at 8PM
Zipper Concert Hall
Los Angeles CA

March 1, 2015 at 3PM

First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica
Santa Monica CA

Stabat Mater
G. P. PERGOLESI
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra
Daniel Taylor, counter tenor

February 19, 2015 at 12PM
Metropolitan United Church
Toronto ON

Frauenliebe und -leben
R. Schumann

Asher Farber, piano
Noon at Met

December 6, 2014 at 8PM
December 7, 2014 at 4PM

First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem
Bethlehem PA

Magnificat
C. P. E. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

BWV 147
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Bethlehem Bach Choir, dir. Greg Funfgeld
Bethlehem Bach Festival

November 6, 2014 at 8PM
November 8, 2014 at 7PM
November 9, 2014 at 5PM

Placio de Bellas Artes
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Radamisto
G. F. Handel
TIGRANE

Placio de Bellas Artes Opera House
dir. Martin Haselböck


September 7, 2014 at 4PM
Église Saint-Dominique
Québec City, QC

Ein deutsches Requiem 
J. Brahms
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Ottawa Bach Choir, dir. Lisette Canton
Festival International des musique sacrées de Québec

August 31, 2014
Québecor Stage, Place Saint-Bernard
Tremblant, QC

Handel Duets and Arias

Daniel Taylor, countertenor
La Pietà, dir. Angèle Dubeau
La Fête de la Musique


August 9, 2014
Victoria Conservatory of Music
Victoria, BC

Athalia
G. F. Handel

ATHALIA

Victoria Conservatory of Music Summer Oratorio Program, dir. Laurence Cummings
VCM Summer Academy Concert Series

August 8, 2014
Victoria Conservatory of Music
Victoria, BC

BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" 
J. S. Bach
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Victoria Conservatory of Music Summer Oratorio Program, dir. Laurence Cummings
VCM Summer Academy Concert Series

April 10, 2014
Walter Hall
Toronto ON

University of Toronto 
M.Mus Recital II

Helen Becqué, piano
Featuring works by Schumann, Granados, Britten and Stravinsky

March 31 - April 3, 2014
Humbercrest United Church
Toronto ON

Musikalische Exequien 
H. Schütz 
SOPRANO II SOLOIST

Theatre of Early Music, dir. Daniel Taylor
ANALEKTA Recording

March 30, 2014
Concert / Radio Broadcast
First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem
Bethlehem PA

The Creation
J. Haydn
EVE

Bethlehem Bach Choir, dir. Greg Fungeld
Bethlehem Bach Festival


March 11, 2014
Grace Church on-the-Hill
Toronto ON

Stabat Mater
G. B. Pergolesi
SOPRANO SOLOIST

Grace Church on-the-Hill Choir, dir. Sarah Hicks

January 17-19, 2014
Trinity College Chapel
Toronto ON

Dido and Aeneas
H. Purcell
DIDO

Schola Cantorum and Tafelmusik, dir. Jeanne Lamon and Daniel Taylor

January 19, 2014
Walter Hall

Toronto ON

Les illuminations de Rimbaud
B. Britten

Helen Becqué, piano
Unversity of Toronto Concerto Competition Finals

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