The Grand Philharmonic Choir, based in Kitchener, includes four choirs in one organization: an adult choir, a chamber adult choir, a youth choir and a children’s choir. We perform in large concert halls, at free public gatherings and in small, intimate settings. Under the direction of Mark Vuorinen, it is our mandate to present choral repertoire of the highest standard, to share our love of music with the public through varied outreach programs and to provide music education to our members and enlightenment to our audiences. We are one of a few large choirs in Canada, outside the major metropolitan areas, with the resources and community support to deliver a full choral season with professional musicians.

Amy Dale, administrator
519-578-6885
info@grandphilchoir.com
www.grandphilchoir.com

The choir of Grace Church on-the-Hill proudly embraces our excellent Anglican choral tradition while looking towards the future for new inspiration. Our choirs for both adults and children sing weekly from September to June. Our children’s choirs provide the ideal learning environment for young musicians, and we have funding available to subsidize the cost of music lessons for our children! Choristers of all ages develop lifelong friendships, self-esteem, and the joy of coming together to sing. We take a choir tour every year. Some tours are small, like a day trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake, and some tours are larger, such as our two week tour to sing in cathedrals in Dublin and Oxford last summer. We welcome new members every September.

Stephen Frketic
416-488-7884
music@gracechurchonthehill.ca
www.gracechurchonthehill.ca

Founded in 1986 by Marylou Tremills, the Georgian Bay Children's choir continues to create unique opportunities for singers ages 5 through 18 to develop technical skill and music literacy. Our performances include some of the great repertoire for children's voices as well as exposing our young singers to music from the world. Our enrichment program includes choir camps, workshops, choir exchanges, festivals, and travel throughout Canada and Europe. Leslie Wyber and Linda Hawkins share conducting responsibilities for the three choir levels. To celebrate Canada's 150th, the choir will present “Voices of Canada” on May 6, 2017 at 2:30pm. Our annual Christmas celebration will be held December 2, 2017 at 2:30pm. Both are at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Owen Sound. Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at door.

Linda Hawkins
519-371-1237
gbccmanager@gmail.com
www.gbcc.ca

The Georgetown Choral Society, with some 95 amateur singers, has been delighting audiences with its choral performances since its formation in 1971. Our rehearsal and performance home is the Christian Reformed Church in Georgetown, Ontario. A. Dale Wood, a gifted composer and musician, has been our artistic director for over 40 years. The choir is a registered charity that performs a variety of musical genres, including classical, pop and folk, and from sacred to secular, at a level normally associated with professional groups. It has performed at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall, the Ford Centre in North York and the Mississauga Living Arts Centre, and has also performed internationally in the Netherlands, England, Ireland and at New York City’s Lincoln Center.

Laurent Thibault
905-877-7795
lthibault@cogeco.ca
www.georgetownchoral.ca

Now proudly celebrating our 20th anniversary season, Forte - Toronto Gay Men’s Chorus is one of Canada's premier male choral ensembles with a membership proudly drawn from Toronto's diverse LGTBQ+ community.
Created by its three founding members in 1997, Forte has evolved through a range of performance styles and repertoires to our latest programming which includes annual holiday and Pride-affiliated summer shows and an ongoing cabaret series at Buddies in Bad Times. We've also appeared at a variety of community milestone events including the Candlelight AIDS Vigil, Pride and Remembrance Run, Toronto Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at City Hall, Inspire Awards, the Imperial Court of Toronto Coronation and the Toronto Mr. Leatherman competition. (What can we say? We like to get around.)

Jeremy Elder
marketing@fortechorus.ca
www.fortechorus.ca