In the current issue of The WholeNote, Andrew Timar writes:

“…In another fascinating March 4 concert – this one by two very different choirs, Schola Magdalena presents the joint program Weaving the World with Schola Magdalena and Darbazi at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Schola Magdalena’s guest, Darbazi, is Toronto’s first choir specializing in the performance of the polyphony indigenous to the peoples of the Republic of Georgia. The resident choir will sing Gregorian chant, for which they are justly respected, and medieval choral works by Hildegard and Dunstable. Darbazi will perform selections from its extensive Georgian repertoire. The listing also mentions the performance of the intriguing but as yet undesignated ‘new music.’ Will the two choirs jointly sing a new work or two? My advice is to go and find out, along with me.”