It Was The Best Of Times

Noted Canadian conductor Rosanne Simunovic, director for this year's Junior Choir Camp and Teen Choir Camp and her illustrious artistic and administrative staff embarked on a very intense, yet very exciting and fun-filled week of choral music. Assisting Rosanne with both choirs were renowned Canadian musicians and music educators including pianist/voice coach Brahm Goldhamer, performer/assistant conductor/voice instructor Gregory Cross, assistant conductor Gregory Dickison and pianist Martin Smyth. The singers and their teachers worked at a feverish pace to produce a very successful concert at the end of the week for their families and friends.

However, the week was also filled with activities galore...swimming, canoeing, games, talent night,. you name it! The beautiful environment of the Albion Hills Conservation Centre was surpassed only by the excellence service and care of the Albion Staff. The food was delicious, the counselors were very efficient and energetic and those late night snacks (especially the homemade granola bars) were the best!

The singers are to be congratulated for their fine work. What talent! What energy! What enthusiasm! The final concert showcased all the staff as well as the singers and the audience responded enthusiastically to all the selections. Highlights included the Junior Choir's "Sing Sea To Sea", Howard Cable's wonderful medley of Canadian folk songs; the Teen Choir's performance of "When The Foeman Bears His Steel" with the very entertaining
Gregory Cross; the Junior Choir's performance of "Like A Rainbow" by Bob Chilcott, the Teen Choir's performance of excerpts of Gabriel Faure's Requiem and Paul Halley's "A Song For Canada" performed by the combined choirs with Gregory Cross.