Canary Pages 2013

Continuing its long tradition of musical excellence, Christ Church Deer Park boasts an innovative music program. Our choir, consisting of professional members and skilled volunteers, performs a rich treasury of sacred choral music and hymnody at the 10am Sunday liturgy. The choir also performs at other special events, feast days, Evensongs and concerts throughout the year. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm and offer an opportunity to develop musicianship through vocal instruction, while being part of an open and welcoming community. In addition, we present Jazz Vespers, a popular, informal service held bi-monthly from September to June and featuring some of the city’s finest jazz musicians. For more information contact Matthew Otto, director of music.

Matthew Otto
416-920-5211 x28
motto@christchurchdeerpark.org
www.christchurchdeerpark.org

Chorus York is an amateur performance community choir based in Richmond Hill. We perform three to four concerts per year and sing a variety of choral music from Mozart to Broadway. We are diverse in terms of age and culture, but we all share a love of fine choral music.
Recent concerts include 2016 Christmas, Spring Sing April 2017, Canadian Treasures June 2017, and Night at the Proms with Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra. New members are always welcome, please send inquiries to info@chorusyork.ca.

Bruce Morrow
905-884-7922
bmorrowon@netscape.net
www.chorusyork.ca

Chorus Niagara, the Power of 100, is a passionate group of singers of diverse ages and walks of life. As the Niagara region’s premier symphonic chorus, Chorus Niagara performs classic choral masterpieces as well as innovative new, modern, and seldom-heard works, providing a showcase for emerging Canadian talent. CN attracts singers of all ages through its Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir (CNCC), Side-by-Side High School Chorale (SXS) and Robert Cooper Choral Scholars program (RCCS). Concerts are performed in the beautiful Partridge Hall in the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
You can also view our flash mob with nearly 50 million views on YouTube, or attend our annual Singathon in February!

Robert Cooper, artistic director
Diana McAdorey, managing director
905-934-5575
cnadmin@becon.org
www.chorusniagara.ca

Chorus Hamilton (formerly Mohawk College Community Choir) is a Registered Charitable Arts Organization and is one of Hamilton’s finest choral ensembles. Founded in 1968 to participate in the opening of Mohawk College’s Fennell Campus, the choir is now a 75-member semi-professional choral society. The ensemble performs a large variety of music, from chamber music to the greatest large-scale works in the choral repertoire, with orchestral accompaniment and world-class soloists. The choir collaborates regularly with orchestras and other symphonic choirs. Visit our website for concert listings and more information.

Louise Drieman
905-526-7938
l.drieman@cogeco.ca
www.chorushamilton.ca

Choralis Camerata has rapidly developed into an accomplished 50-member SATB chamber choir. Now in its 11th full season under artistic director David Braun and accompanist Lynne Honsberger, our mission is bringing quality classical, gospel and contemporary music to the communities of Niagara. In December 2010, we added another dimension of performance by staging Menotti’s opera Amahl and the Night Visitors.
Choralis Camerata has embraced familiar choral treasures such as the Requiems by Mozart and Gabriel Fauré, A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten, Wachet Auf by J.S. Bach, The Seven Last Words of Christ by Theodore Dubois, Christmas Oratorio by Camille Saint-Saëns, Gloria by John Rutter and Handel’s Messiah.
In April 2017 Choralis Camerata made its debut performance in Cairns Recital Hall at the new FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines, presenting A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms.

Joanne George
905-646-9225
choraliscamerata@gmail.com
www.choraliscamerata.com

The Choralairs are a non-profit, 50-member, 4-part harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk songs. Directed by Peter Ness with Gary Heard as our piano accompanist, the choir requires no auditions, just a love of singing and the ability to carry a tune!
We rehearse from September to June on Tuesday evenings in the Bathurst and Finch area. We also perform regularly for seniors at residences in the GTA. All are welcome at our annual concert on Sunday June 11, 2017 at 1:30pm (doors open at 1pm) at Bernard Betel in the auditorium; 1003 Steeles Ave. W. (and Bathurst); admission $10 (at the door).

Sally; 416-636-8247
Martha; 905-884-8370
choralairs@gmail.com
www.choralairschoir.com

Choirs Ontario offers a range of programs and resources, as well as networking and professional development opportunities, which help members build capacity, develop leadership and grow and diversify their audiences. Our goal is to raise the profile and quality of choral music, support the choral community, and educate the next generation of choral artists and audiences. The organization celebrates the achievements of choral music and promotes public awareness of the art form through several awards and competitions, including the President’s Leadership Award and the Ruth Watson Henderson Choral Composition Competition. These awards are designed to recognize the accomplishments of individuals who have contributed to Ontario’s choral music through conducting, composition, and community leadership.
Choirs Ontario, formerly the Ontario Choral Federation, was established in 1971 to promote, support and celebrate choral music across the province. The same year, Ontario Youth Choir, a summer intensive choral training program for youth was launched. In 2014, Sing Ontario, an annual choral festival for community choirs, and Choirs Ontario on the Road, workshop series in regions across the province, were launched. To this day, Ontario Youth Choir continues to be our most successful and longest-running program.

Elena Koneva
416-923-1144
info@choirsontario.org
www.choirsontario.org

The Cellar Singers, founded in 1968, is an auditioned, adult regional chorus. Under the leadership of Mitchell Pady since 2012, it is dedicated to providing and promoting artistic excellence through education, outreach and the high quality of performance of the choral art. The Cellar Singers aim to promote the choral art form throughout Simcoe County and Muskoka with their performance of standard classical repertoire as well as contemporary Canadian classical and other contemporary styles of music. The Cellar Singers look forward to their 49th season starting September 2016, and welcome new singers to join the rehearsals as they progress to celebrate 50 years of simply beautiful singing.

Stan Hunter
705-764-0191
info@thecellarsingers.com
www.thecellarsingers.com

Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir is an auditioned, committed women’s choir conducted by Kelly Galbraith, celebrating its 29th season. The singers are interesting, talented, funny and passionate about life and music. Perform with the best instrumental musicians in Toronto! Repertoire includes everything from Medieval and Baroque to classical and modern with gospel and Celtic. The choir has released six CDs, has performed live on CBC Radio, donated over $60,000 to charities and was featured in three films, and was the featured women’s choir in Schafer’s Luminato performance. It has toured the Maritimes, Ontario and New York City. Performances: December 2, 2017 and April 21, 2018, as well as exciting projects and tours to be announced. Auditions are held in May, June and August. Participate in the final recording session for their latest CD!

Kelly Galbraith
416-655-7335
cantorescelestes@hotmail.com
www.cantorescelestes.com

Cantemus Singers was established in 2008 by our conductor, Michael Erdman, to help expand Toronto’s exposure to and appreciation of Renaissance and early Baroque secular vocal music. Our 12-voice a cappella ensemble focuses mainly on the interesting and evocative madrigals, lieder, chansons and villancicos of the 16th century. We also perform religious works, often the 5- to 8-part compositions less frequently heard by Toronto audiences. We present three programs a year, in late fall, mid-winter and spring. Our choristers are a mix of enthusiastic, well-trained amateurs and semi-professionals, all sharing a common interest in early music. We rehearse Wednesday evenings through the season. Membership is by audition. Our main performance venue is the historic and acoustically lively Church of the Holy Trinity, Eaton Centre.

Michael Erdman, conductor
416-578-6602
cantemus.ca@gmail.com
www.cantemus.ca