Bel Canto SingersBCS is an auditioned community choir with singers of various ages and abilities. Members share a love of choral singing and welcome and enjoy the challenges of a widely varied repertoire including Broadway show tunes, folk songs, spirituals, opera choruses and, yes, rock. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings at St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. Performances are held twice a year at Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd. Scarborough, at seniors’ homes and other churches. We also support the worthy Kids Help Phone charity.

BCS is a non-profit organization financed by ticket sales and annual membership fees. Friendships and fun are woven through all of our activities. We hold an annual workshop for improving our singing skills and also hold a number of social events such as our annual banquet.

Edwin Perrin
416-265-7586
laured@sympatico.ca
www.belcantosingers.ca

The Elora SingersThe Elora Singers, a professional, Grammy- and JUNO-nominated chamber choir, was founded in 1980. Since 1997, the choir has been the core of the large-scale Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and is the ensemble-in-residence of the Elora Festival for three weeks each July. Through regular concert series, recordings, and touring, the Elora Singers has a reputation as one of the finest chamber choirs in Canada. With over twelve releases on NAXOS The Elora Singers is known for its rich, warm sound and clarity of texture. The choir is also renowned for its diverse styles, for its commitment to Canadian repertoire, its collaborations with other Canadian artists, and its education and outreach work. Mark Vuorinen is the Interim Artistic Director of The Elora Singers and The Elora Festival.

Chris Sharpe
519-846-0331
chris@elorafestival.com
www.elorasingers.ca

Canadian Celtic ChoirThe London-based Canadian Celtic Choir has been making music since 1996. We won the “Best Classical Vocal Group” at the London Music Awards in 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2010 the CCC was inducted into the London Music Awards Hall of Fame. In 2012 we were nominated for the “Most Popular Classical Choir” at the 2012 Jack Richardson London Music Awards and won the award in 2015. We have released five CDs, Here’s To Song (2001), Christmas Remembered (2004) and We Rise Again (2007) which are all out of print. Our two most recent CDs are: A Celtic Noel (2013), and Celtic Inspiration (2014) and are available for purchase from our website and at our concerts.

Ian Davies
519-319-5847
celticchoir@iandavies.com
www.celticchoir.ca

Canadian Children’s Opera CompanyNow 50 years old, the CCOC consists of six choruses for ages 3 to 19 and is the only permanent children’s opera company in Canada to regularly commission and produce operas for children. Opera is simply storytelling with music, and those are two things that kids and youth love! A unique experience, The CCOC offers members unparalleled performance opportunities and life skills through age-appropriate vocal and dramatic training. Members regularly perform with the Canadian Opera Company and other major professional arts organizations. Rehearsals are weekdays after school in the downtown area. Auditions are held April to June. A non-auditioned in- and after-school workshop program was launched in 2008 as part of the OPERAtion KIDS outreach arm of the CCOC.

Ken Hall
416-366-0467
info@canadianchildrensopera.com
www.canadianchildrensopera.com

Cantabile Chamber SingersLed by artistic director/ founder Cheryll Chung since 2006, the Cantabile Chamber Singers performs an eclectic mix of choral music that spans six centuries and premieres works of Canadian and international composers through a self-produced Toronto concert series, guest performances and special projects with local orchestras, festivals and choirs. CCS is known for its informed interpretation, audience engagement and innovative programming. Performing and commissioning new Canadian music is part of our mandate, with over 50 new works premiered since 2006. Contact us for an audition or to submit a newly written a cappella choral work. Check out our recordings on iTunes and YouTube, find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @CantabileTO. Auditions are held in April, May and September.

Cheryll Chung
416-888-8888
cantabilechambersingers@gmail.com
www.cantabilechambersingers.com

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