Hello World!

What a time it's been! Several writing deadlines and applications, some incredible opportunities, lots of composing and arranging, and loads of choir activity, on top of the regular gigging and teaching load has meant no postings lately! But all is well. Podium 2012 starts in a few hours and I can't wait! I was really pleased with Vox Eclectica Women's Chamber Choir's Joni concerts, and Capital Vox Jazz Choir really turned it out for their 5th Anniversary Blue Skies Smiling concert. I couldn't have asked for a lovelier premiere of Ave Maria for Mary Tevlin - thanks so much Elise Bradley and Toronto Children's Chorus!

Watch for changes in the coming weeks - I'm in the process of revamping my web presence, and soon this blog and my web home will all be under one web roof!

Enjoy this wonderful SpringTime everybody!

Sing with the One Earth Choir on Tues Feb 21 - 2012

It's not too late to join the Inin 2012 One Earth Choir. Join over 115,000 singers from all over the world singing the same music at the same time. You can find both the score and the conduction video at www.inin2012.net . Happy Singing!

Upcoming Singer Offerings at Alcorn Music Studios/GigSpace

Hello Good People! Just a heads up about a few offerings for Ottawa-Gatineau singers at Alcorn Music Studios/GigSpace that are starting soon. Allison Jackson is leading a singing group focusing on East Coast folk and Celtic music, and it comes complete with Ceilidh celebration. There's also a keep-singing-better class full of tips and exercises for taking care of your voice for a lifetime of comfortable singing as the years progress - a participatory class with Elise Letourneau. And there are Thursday evening offerings every week at GigSpace, including Singer's Night Out, Indie Night for singer-songwriters, a jazz and blues jam that welcomes vocalists and instrumentalists, and some vocal jazz workshops en français avec Nicole Ratté. Come sing with us!

Click HERE for more info.

Choirs Ontario Composer's Corner

Established in 1971, Choirs Ontario is a dynamic organization whose mission is to foster a vibrant and inclusive choral community by providing resources, creating opportunities and engaging Ontario's diverse population in the transformative power of choral music.

They have launched a new feature on their website, called Composer's Corner, and somehow saw fit to make my Ave Maria - for Mary Tevlin their inaugural post. Check it out HERE.

Thanks so much Choirs Ontario!

Thank-you Etta James.....

..... for every note you ever sang.....  so much Life, so much Wise, so much Earth, so much Real, so much Much.....

Blues Singer Etta James Dies - CBC News

Etta James Obituary - The Guardian

Etta James Dead at 73 - Rolling Stone

Etta James Dies at 73 - New York Times

Sheila Jordan workshop update - audit spots remain for tomorrow

Just a quick update - all the participation spots have been spoken for in Sheila Jordan's vocal jazz workshop tomorrow at Alcorn Music Studios/Gigspace, but there are still audit spaces available. It's a 4-hour workshop - so much can be learned from watching and listening to a master in action. Don't miss!

Click HERE for details.

Only 2 Participant Spots Left for Sheila Jordan Workshop!!!

when - this Saturday January 21, 2012
where - Alcorn Music Studios/GigSpace in Ottawa Ontario

There's still room if you want to audit the workshop, but only 2 participant spots remain.

details and registration information HERE