Alto - St.James Cathedral

2018 - 2020

The Cathedral Church of St. James houses one of Canada’s most precious musical hidden gems. Uniquely within the city of Toronto, the fully professional 18-voice Cathedral Choir sings as part of the Anglican worship at Eucharist (11:00am), and Evensong (4:30pm) each Sunday to an internationally high standard. Its repertoire spans eight centuries, and provides a balanced diet of choral delights to congregations young and old, non-Christians and Christians, and those whose ears hold an insatiable curiosity for music.

I was a part of the choir under Robert Busiakiewicz. Recordings are available on SoundCloud and CD Gate of Heaven on Spotify .

Repertoire

Soprano - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Singers

2017 - 2019

A chrous member in both the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMC) and Mendelssohn Singers, a 70-voice ensemble formed from the ranks of the TMC. The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is one of Canada’s oldest, largest and best-known choral ensembles founded in 1894 by Augustus Vogt. The Grammy-nominated Choir, as one of Canada’s largest choral organizations, believes its role is to provide Canadian audiences the experience of the classical choral masterworks of the world. Other than our own concerts, The Mendelssohn Choir actively collaborated with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to perform choral masterpieces.

I was a part of TMC under Noel Edison and David Fallis. You can listen to the Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Recording on Spotify .

2018/2019 Repertoire
  • Fantasy on Shakespeare’s The Tempest - Hector Berlioz (1803-69)
  • War Requiem Op. 66 - Benjamin Britten (1913-76)
  • Festival of Carols Concert
    • Hodie, Christus natus est - Healey Willan (1880-1968)
    • Maria durch ein Dornwald ging - arr. Claas
    • Once in Royal David’s City
    • Ave Maria - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    • An Earthly Tree - Stephanie Martin (b.1962)
    • In the bleak midwinter - Darke
    • Hodie, Christus natus est - Sweelinck
    • Weihnachten - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    • O Come, All Ye Faithful
    • There is No Rose - Wilkinson
    • Silent Night
    • Es ist ein Reis entsprungen - Berg
    • Laudate Dominum - Honegger
  • Spotlight on North America Concert
    • Ambe - Andrew Balfour (b.1873)
    • Trapped in Stone - Andrew Balfour (b.1873)
    • Gloria Deo Per Immensa Saecula - Healey Willan (1880-1968)
    • Rise up, My Love - Stephanie Martin (b. 1962)
    • Sleep - Eric Whitacre (b.1970)
    • Alleluia - Randall Thompson
    • At the river - arr. Aaron Copland
    • Feller From Fortune - arr. Harry Somers
    • Blanche comme la neige - arr. Sir Ernest MacMillan
    • J’entends le moulin - arr. Donald Patriquin
  • Handel and Haydn Concert
    • Kettle Drum Mass (Mass in Time of War) - Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
    • Locus iste - J. Michael Haydn (1737-1806)
    • Ave Verum Corpus - W. A. Mozart (1756-1759)
    • Coronation Anthems - George Friderick Handel (1685-1759)
  • Sacred Music For A Sacred Space Concert
    • O sacrum convivium - Olivier Messiaen (1908-92)
    • Salve Regina - Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
    • Mass for double choir - Frank Martin (1890-1974)
    • Jesus and the Traders - Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
    • Cherubic Hymn - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
    • Song of Cherubim - Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933)
    • Complete this work which I began - Alfred Schnittke (1934-98)
    • An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts - Healey Willan (1880-1968)
  • Carmina Burana - Carl Orff (1895-1982)
2017/2018 Repertoire
  • Ein deutshes Requiem (A German Requiem), Op.45 - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  • Afghanistan : Requiem For A Generation - Jeffrey Ryan (b.1962) Toronto Premiere
  • Festival of Carols Concert
    • Sussex Carol - Bob Chilcott (b.1955)
    • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015)
    • The Holly and the Ivy - Stuart Thompson (b.1970)
    • In dulci jubilo - Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
    • In the Bleak Mid-winter - Ola Gjeilo (b.1978)
    • Joy to the World - arr. Paul Halley (b.1952)
    • Away in a Manage - arr. Elmer Iseler (1927-98)
    • The Three Kings - Healey Willian (1880-1968)
    • The Good News Carol - Joannie Ing (Winner of the 2017 TMC Choral Composition Competition)
    • A Babe is Born - Robert Evans (1933-2005)
    • Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day - John Gardner (1917-2011)
    • The First Nowell - arr. Paul Halley
  • Messiah - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
  • TMC Choral Condctors’ Symposium
    • Gloria from Miss Kenya - Paul Basler
    • Introit & Kyrie from Requiem - Maurice Durufle
    • Confutatis & Lacrimosa from The Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • Kyrie from African Sanctus - David Fanshawe
    • The Beatitudes - Arvo Part
    • Ubi Caritas - Paul Halley
    • Old Lady Rose - arr. Larry Nickel
    • Home I’ll Be - arr. Stuart Calvert
    • The Promise of Living - Aaron Copland
  • Berliner Messe - Arvo Part (b.1935)
  • Seven Last Words from the Cross - James MacMillan (b.1959)
  • Sacred Music For A Sacred Place Concert
    • Behold the Tabernacle of God - Healey Willan (1880-1968)
    • Mass in G Minor - Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
    • O Salutaris Hostia - Eriks Esenvalds (b.1977)
    • Psalm 43 - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    • Nunc Dimittis - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    • Ave Maria - Pawel Lukaszewski (b.1968)
    • Ave Maria - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
    • Ave Maria & Christus factus est - Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
    • Song for Athene - John Tavener (1944-2013)
    • Sleep & Her Sacred Spirit Soars - Eric Whitacre (b.1970)
  • Candide - Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
  • Symphony No.9 - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Alto - Tallis Choir of Toronto

Nov 2017

The Tallis Choir is a chamber ensemble of 36 voices that has earned a reputation for innovative programming and polished performances. Works from Gregorian Chant to contemporary choral music are represented, but the Choir is best known as one of the few ensembles in Canada specialising in the music of the Renaissance, particularly 16th century Italy and England. I was helping out in the Forty! Forty! Forty! concert, singing Ecce Beatum Lucem by Alessandro Striggion and Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis.

Alto - Edinburgh University Chamber Choir

Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

Edinburgh University Chamber Choir is one of the three choirs attached to the University of Edinburgh specialising in the classical repertoire. It is the smallest of the three choirs, consisting of 24 singers, and performs music from the 12th to the 21st century in two main concerts during the academic year.

I took part in the Love and Death Concert conducted by Robert Brooks. Recordings are available on SoundCloud

Love and Death Concert Repertoire
  • Vincenzo Bertulosi (1550-1608)
    • Osculetur Me Osculo
    • Ego Flos Campi
  • Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
    • Les Fleurs Et Les Arbres
    • Calme Des Nuits
  • Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
    • Dolicissimo Uscignolo
    • Sfogava Con Le Stelle
  • Love Lost - Paul Sjolund
  • Endymion - Robert Brooks
  • In Manus Tuas - John Sheppard (1515-1558)
  • Songs of Farewell - Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Concert-mistress - Hart House Chamber Strings

2014 - 2015

Hart House Chamber Strings is a student-run music ensemble that is made up of students and alumni from various programs and departments at the University of Toronto who all share a love for music. We currently have about forty members, more than most chamber groups, which enables us to occasionally divert from the realm of “standard” chamber music and take on an eclectic repertoire.

Alto - University of Toronto Trinity College Chapel Choir

2012 - 2014

The Trinity College Chapel Choir is a 28 voice SATB choir performing repertoire from Renaissance masters to living composers. The choir rehearses three hours weekly and performs a new set of music each Wednesday evening for Choral Evensong in the Trinity College Chapel.

Soprano Choral Scholar - Christ Church Brampton Choir

2012 - 2014

Christ Church Choir joins the 10:45 Traditional Service. Choral scholar is awarded $1200 per year for private voice lessons.

Alto - University of Toronto Women’s Chorus

2012 - 2013

University of Toronto Women’s Chorus is part of the University of Toronto Choirs run by the Faculty of Music.