Canary Pages 2017

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