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St. Anne's Anglican Church, with its beautiful setting of Group of Seven art and Byzantine architecture, is one of the most attractive visual and auditory experiences to sing in. The semi-professional chancel choir, made up of approximately 30 voices, is quickly becoming one of the finest and most versatile choral ensembles in the city, as we perform mixed repertoire from Renaissance music to modern anthems. Some of our past concerts include Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna, Bruckner's Requiem, John Rutter's Magnificat, Handel's Messiah, Gjeilo's Sunrise Mass, and The Gospel Messiah. Upcoming concerts include Purcell's Ode to St. Cecilia, and Paul Winter's Missa Gaia. All are welcome to audition! Sunday services are at 10:30am, and choir rehearsals are Thursday evenings at 7:30pm.

John-Luke Addison
416-536-3160
music@saintanne.ca
www.saintanne.ca

Spiritus Ensemble is a semi-professional choral-instrumental ensemble of 18 voices plus an orchestra of varying size that performs mainly the liturgical music of J.S. Bach and other music of the German Baroque. We perform four or five times a season in Kitchener-Waterloo, sometimes in concert and sometimes in a Bach Vespers format. Rehearsals take place on the two or three Saturday mornings preceding each performance. Performances are on Sundays at 4pm. During the 2017/18 season, Spiritus will perform Bach’s Cantatas 30, 79, and 98, as well as music by other composers Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, and Mozart.

Kenneth Hull
519-579-8335
krhull@uwaterloo.ca
www.spiritusensemble.com

SoundCrowd is Toronto's first large-scale a cappella choir. Founded in 2016 by artistic director Scott Pietrangelo, SoundCrowd made its concert debut singing with former Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page at the Danforth Music Hall. Since then they have been seen singing at events around the GTA, and have even graced the stage of Carnegie Hall in NYC, performing with choirs from around the world under the direction of Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect).
The ensemble's end-of-year concert, SoundCrowd Live, is being performed on Saturday, May 27 at St. Michael's College School Centre for the Arts (1515 Bathurst St.).
If you wish to be considered for the 2017/18 season, email an unlisted YouTube video audition of yourself singing to info@soundcrowd.ca. Meetings will be booked for June.

Scott Pietrangelo
647-281-1397
info@soundcrowd.ca
www.soundcrowd.ca

The Society of Singers is a 35-member non-auditioned SATB choir that rehearses Wednesdays 1pm to 3pm at Blythwood Road Church (80 Blythwood Road, east of Yonge St. between Eglinton and Lawrence). Under the direction of Peter Ness, we sing a wide repertoire of music from many genres and time periods. One or two afternoon concerts are performed per month at Toronto seniors’ residences. We are looking especially for tenor and bass voices but all who love to sing are warmly invited to attend any Wednesday rehearsal or contact us for more information.

Cathy
647-202-1800
societysingers@gmail.com
www.societyofsingers.ca

Enjoy singing? Skyway Connection Chorus is made up of a dynamic group of women who share the love of singing a cappella harmony in the barbershop style. Through the commitment and vision of our director Andrea Binnington we strive for excellence. Annually, along with our Nuance Quartet, we compete regionally and offer performances at community events. We also open our doors on our education day to ladies who will experience the friendship, enjoyment and fun in achieving the art of singing a cappella harmony. Previous singing experience or ability to read music is not a requirement. Interested? Visit us! Join us Tuesday evenings 7:30pm to 10pm in Stoney Creek, Ontario.

Andrea Binnington
905-630-SING (7464)
skywaymembers@cogeco.ca
www.skywayconnectionchorus.com

Shout Sister Choir is an all-inclusive women’s choir with 23 chapters in Ontario. We don’t audition our members and they don’t need to read music. Our first choir started 15 years ago in Kingston, Ontario by our founder, vocalist Georgette Fry, who was recently awarded the Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal - Civil Division for her vision in starting the choir. We sing at fundraisers and each choir ends their spring session with a fundraising concert for their community. We learn our music by ear and we sing popular music with plenty of love, peace and understanding themes! We welcome all women and you can check out our locations at our website. We believe that music is a great source of joy, newfound confidence and community. Visit us with no obligation and see what all the fun and singing is about!

Nancy Greig
613-453-6570
manager@shoutsisterchoir.ca
www.shoutsisterchoir.ca

This fall we begin our 42nd year, under the guidance of our new director, Leanne Piller. Serenata’s repertoire covers a wide range of music including classical, show tunes, pop, folk, and Canadiana. Rehearsals are Wednesday mornings from September to May at Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. Each season crescendos with a pair of concerts in the spring, and we sing out at seniors' homes in October and March. The choir welcomes new members in every vocal range. An informal, non-threatening voice screening process is performed by our director to properly place voices and maintain our performance standards.

Lois Sullivan
416-223-6885
edsanchez@rocketmail.com
www.serenatasingers.ca

Schola Magdalena is a six-voice ensemble singing medieval polyphony, chant and new music for women’s voices. Ensemble-in-residence at the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Toronto, we have recorded two CDs (available on iTunes) and have toured from Stratford to Chicoutimi, from Waterloo to Waupoos. Our past season centred around touring, recording and holding workshops with amateur singers with an interest in learning about Gregorian chant and the music of Hildegard von Bingen. In the coming year we look forward to a return to Prince Edward County, and a program pairing medieval music with Messiaen. For all the details of our activities, please visit our website or our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/scholamagdalena, or check out our Bravo Video on YouTube.

Stephanie Martin, artistic director
416-256-9421
stmartin@yorku.ca
www.scholamagdalena.ca

Experience choral singing in a friendly and relaxed environment! We cover repertoire from well-known classical selections to crossover music to choral arrangements of classic popular pieces. Specific repertoire selections depend on enrollment. No audition and no prior choral experience required, although music reading skills would be a definite asset. Students may enroll for 14 weeks or for 28 weeks.
Students interested in refining vocal skills as a soloist or within a choral setting will benefit from enrolling in our Solo Training course, which takes place right after the Community Chorus. Students in this course will work on repertoire to prepare them for singing solos or in small ensembles (duets/trios/quartets) in RCS Community Chorus concerts.

Conservatory School
416-408-2825
conservatoryschool@rcmusic.ca
www.rcmusic.ca/rcs

The Royal Conservatory School's Children's Choirs provide a full year of exciting activity, emphasizing well-rounded musical development through singing unison and simple two- and three-part pieces. Young singers will learn the rudiments of choral singing in a variety of languages and will be exposed to exceptional vocal training through fun, interactive exercises, activities, and workshops. We offer three choirs for children, all of which do not require an audition: Let’s Sing! (ages 4 to 5), Royal Conservatory School Elementary Choir (ages 6 to 8) and Royal Conservatory School Children’s Choir (ages 9 to 12).

Conservatory School
416-408-2825
conservatoryschool@rcmusic.ca
www.rcmusic.ca/rcs