Over the last decade and more, Maryem Tollar has built a reputation as a singer who can live and thrive in a variety of musical milieus, having been born in Egypt and raised in Canada.  She has toured across Canada several times with a variety of projects including her own ensemble; Christos Hatzis' multimedia project, Constantinople and his large scale work Sepulcher of Life.  She premiered a new work From the Song of Songs by Christos Hatzis commissioned by Tafelmusik in March 2008.  Maryem has sung on several film and television scores including the theme music for CBC Television's Little Mosque on the Prairie and A.R. Rahman's hit Mayya Mayya in the Bollywood movie Guru.  Her CD Cairo to Toronto was nominated for a 2009 Juno Award in the world music category.  She is creating a multi-media project Journey from Alif to Zed.

Please note: Concert tickets are available for purchase online until 2 hours before start time. After that time, tickets can be ordered by phone at 416.866.8666 or in person at the Young Centre box office.

Featured Concerts and Salons are 60 minutes. Songbooks are 75 minutes.

Sunday November 1, 2009, 7:15 PM