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History of the Choir
Ron K. M. Cheung - Artistic/Music Director
John Stephenson - Accompanist/Organist
Choir Members
Board of Directors
Voices' Repertoire

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History of the Choir

“Grownup Christmas music for people who really want to listen.” (Wholenote Magazine December 2006). This was the review of Voices first CD entitled Rejoice: Voices at Christmas
as part of the choir’s 10th Anniversary season.

Founded in 1996 by its current artistic director, the choir has become one of the finest community chamber choir’s in Toronto. During the past ten seasons, Voices has received awards from the Kiwanis Music Festival, Ontario Provincial Music Festival, and 2000 International Choral Kathaumixw.  The choir has also appeared on television, including a Christmas Special on Vision Television.  In addition to the choir’s regular performances in Toronto, the choir was invited to perform at the 1998 Association of Canadian Choral Conductors Conference in Halifax; the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Classical Connection Series and other music festivals and community events.

Voices’ programs include a diverse repertoire from the renaissance to the 20th century, featuring both well-known and less familiar works by composers of the past.  The choir also premieres original works by Canadian composers.

Voices promotes a program of community involvement. This includes performance opportunities for aspiring musicians as guest artists, and collaborations with other choral groups in the community.

Voices is continually seeking individual or corporate sponsorship to showcase promising artists and ensembles in our community, and for our next recording project.

For more information, please contact the artistic director, Ron Cheung at 416-519-0528.

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Ron K. M. Cheung
Artistic/Music Director

Mr. Cheung graduated from University of Toronto with a Master degree in Choral Conducting and with a Bachelor of Music in Education from McMaster University. An experienced choral singer, he has performed with the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, the Bach- Elgar Choir, the McMaster University Choir, the 1990 National Youth Choir, and from 1991-1996, he was also a member of the world renowned Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Ron has also served as the tenor section leader with Westdale United Church Choir in Hamilton, as well as with the Choir of Grace Church on-the-Hill in Toronto.

In 1996 and 2002 Ron attended master classes with the Vancouver Chamber Choir under the direction of Maestro Jon Washburn, at the Annual National Conductor's Symposium. In 1998, Mr. Cheung was selected as a participant in the conducting master class at the Oregon Bach Festival, under the tutelage of Maestro Helmuth Rilling. In 2001, Mr. Cheung attended masterclass with the great English choral conductor, Sir David Willcocks, and once again with Bach’s specialist, Maestro Helmuth Rilling.

In addition to Voices , Mr. Cheung is also the artistic director and founder of the Healey Willan Singers, and the conductor of the Xiao Ping Chorus. From 2001-2005, Mr. Cheung was also the conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir. Mr. Cheung continues to teach private classes in voice, conducting and music theory, as well as providing choral workshops with school choirs and community choirs in the GTA and surrounding areas.

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John Stephenson
Accompanist / Organist

Mr. Stephenson is a frequent recitalist in Canada and the Eastern United States. He has performed on local and international radio and television broadcasts as a soloist and as accompanist, and has distinguished himself in regional, national, and international organ competitions.

Mr. Stephenson studied music in Montreal with Patrick Wedd and with John Grew at McGill University, graduating with distinction.

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Members of Voices

Sopranos Alexandra Anderson Leah-Ann D'Amore Tiffany Jay Alison Lester Shonagh McVean Heather Penner	Altos Patricia Heath Lucy Kaczmarek Lindy Miller Esther Paulsen Amber Phelan Taly Stopnicki
Tenors Lou D'Amore Nicholas Ferreira Iris G. Jacobs Channing Huang Essien Udokang	Baritones Mark Hamilton David Kerwood Geoff Mak John David Penner John Riddell Denis Robideau Brian Taylor

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Voices' season is presented with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, and the province through the Ontario Arts Council.