Grand Philharmonic Choir

We have operated continuously since 1922 and we produce, perform, and share choral music in and around Waterloo Region. Join us!

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She has also worked as a vocal coach with VIVA Singers Toronto, guiding young singers in music theory and performance in personalized sessions.

With Emily's help, we look forward to a great season with our children and youth singers! (4/4)

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A warm Philharmonic Choir welcome to Emily Burnett, our new conducting assistant for the children and youth choirs!

Emily is already our children's and youth choir administrative co-ordinator. Now she is taking on an additional role.  (1/4)

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She has also served as section lead at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Kitchener and St. Thomas Anglican Church in Toronto. A former member of the Ontario Youth Choir, Emily served as the co-ordinator for that choir in summer 2024. (3/4)

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...on the artistic teams of the Hamilton Children's Choir, Atlantic Girls Choir, Cantus Vocum Chamber choir, which is based in Newfoundland, and Opera on the Avalon.

Welcome, Greer, and we look forward to working with you! (4/4)

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A warm Philharmonic Choir welcome for Greer Schatz, our new youth choir conductor, who will also serve as outreach co-ordinator for all our choirs! (1/4)

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She's a registered member of the Ontario College of Teachers, with a focus on intermediate and music education. Greer has been recognized with several awards and scholarships, including the JUNO Legacy Award in 2022, and she has worked... (3/4)

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Send us an email at [email protected] if you are interested!
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Our children's and youth choir singers are on the move!

We're planning a special trip in June 2025 to the Sing A Mile High choral festival in Denver, Colorado!

It's not too late to join our choir and be part of this fantastic tour experience!
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That festival follows an incredible season of music activities and performance opportunities that will enrich your child's life, whether they are on the tour or not.

More information is on our website at https://t.co/j3ZS1wxBr2
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...and appreciates everything he learns from our weekly rehearsals with artistic director Mark Vuorinen.

Would you like to know more about joining the Grand Philharmonic Choir for our upcoming season? Email us at [email protected] (4/4)

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Meet Sean Winchester! He joined our choir during the pandemic and vividly remembers an October performance in which we sang outdoors, in a forest west of Waterloo, while audience members walked along nearby trails. (1/4)

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"Singing is, I believe, one of the most natural forms of music making and is most fulfilling when it is done with others."

Sean, who sings tenor, has done some choral conducting himself... (3/4)

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At our Monday evening rehearsals, Claire enjoys the camaraderie, the homemade rehearsal snacks, and "discovering a new part of a piece and hearing it getting better week after week!"

If you'd like to join the choir, please email us at [email protected]

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Meet Claire Cunin, who just moved to Waterloo Region recently, and has been singing for the past year with the Grand Philharmonic Choir!

Claire plays other musical instruments, but "using my own body as a musical instrument is another way to express myself," she says. (1/3)

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"Professionally, as I often have to talk to people, it’s giving me more confidence and helping me to 'build up' my voice."
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"It was truly a transcendent experience."

If you are interested in joining the choir for the 2024-25 season, please send us an email at [email protected]
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Meet Josh Rampersad, who sings bass in our choir!

Josh says his most memorable choir concert was "Considering Matthew Shepard" in 2018.

This work tells the story of a young gay man in Wyoming who was badly beaten, tied to a fence all night and died a few days later. (1/3)

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"Exploring this terrible event through the thoughtful and moving composition by Craig Hella Johnson showed the power of music to grapple with difficult ideas, experiences, and stories. The choir and the audience connected at a musical level and at a human level," he said. (2/3)