COVID-19 UPDATE
We are sorry to share that we had to cancel the remainder of the 2019/20 season. For the term of 2020/2021, we have developed a virtual Choral experience that we hope you will enjoy.
Registration is now open for NEW and RETURNING Resonance members!
Click on our Membership page to sign up.
Rehearsals: Mondays from 7:30-9:30pm
Location: Online. See our precise schedule below.
We are sorry to share that we had to cancel the remainder of the 2019/20 season. For the term of 2020/2021, we have developed a virtual Choral experience that we hope you will enjoy.
Registration is now open for NEW and RETURNING Resonance members!
Click on our Membership page to sign up.
Rehearsals: Mondays from 7:30-9:30pm
Location: Online. See our precise schedule below.
Resonance Info for our Winter Term, 2021
Please Join Zoom Meeting Monday evening February 1 at 7:15 pm, for some socializing.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83260586804
Meeting ID: 832 6058 6804
DATE & ACTIVITY
Monday Feb 1
7:15 pm - Drop-in social, questions, maybe some answers …
Monday Feb 8
Rehearsal – Sectionals
7:15 - Group warm-up • 7:30 - Sop • 8:00 - Alto • 8:30 - T & B
Monday Feb 15
Holiday – No rehearsal - Family Day
Monday Feb 22
7:15 - Rehearsal – Warm-up and Sectionals – as above
Monday March 1
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday March 8
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday March 15
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals – Submit video 1 Hallelujah
Monday March 22
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Sunday March 29
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday April 5
No Rehearsal – Easter Monday
Monday April 12
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals - Submit Video 2
Monday April 19
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday April 26
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals – Final submissions for individual performances
Monday May 3
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals – Submit video 3
Monday May 10
7:15 – Drop-in Social, party !!
Saturday May 15
Potential Date for Concert on YouTube - details to be confirmed
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83260586804
Meeting ID: 832 6058 6804
- Repertoire: Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen, arr. Roger Emerson
- plus two other titles TBA, for a total of three choral performances
- Tentative Schedule: see below (we may have to change some deadlines)
- Fee for the Term: $85
- Individual performances – solo, duet, trio, etc., produced by singers, are invited for consideration in our final presentations on YouTube.
DATE & ACTIVITY
Monday Feb 1
7:15 pm - Drop-in social, questions, maybe some answers …
Monday Feb 8
Rehearsal – Sectionals
7:15 - Group warm-up • 7:30 - Sop • 8:00 - Alto • 8:30 - T & B
Monday Feb 15
Holiday – No rehearsal - Family Day
Monday Feb 22
7:15 - Rehearsal – Warm-up and Sectionals – as above
Monday March 1
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday March 8
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday March 15
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals – Submit video 1 Hallelujah
Monday March 22
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Sunday March 29
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday April 5
No Rehearsal – Easter Monday
Monday April 12
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals - Submit Video 2
Monday April 19
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals
Monday April 26
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals – Final submissions for individual performances
Monday May 3
7:15 – Warm-up and Sectionals – Submit video 3
Monday May 10
7:15 – Drop-in Social, party !!
Saturday May 15
Potential Date for Concert on YouTube - details to be confirmed
Watch the Replay of Our First Virtual Concert!
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Join us for our first ever live YouTube concert! Enjoy performances by both Mississauga Festival Choir and Resonance as we explore uplifting Christmas music. Concert Link https://youtu.be/mKCbk_CyhIoture=youtu.be Donations are welcome. Click the link below to donate. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/10080 |
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About Us
Resonance is a non-auditioned choir for youth and young adults ages 15 to 28 that was founded in the spring of 2016. Resonance is a member of the Mississauga Festival Choir family, and is led by award-winning conductor Bob Anderson.
Leadership
Bob Anderson, Conductor
Bob Anderson holds Bachelor of Music and Education Degrees from the University of Western Ontario, where he studied choral conducting with Deral Johnson, and a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Cincinnati. He performed with the Elmer Iseler Singers for four seasons, and his choral arrangements and compositions are published with several Canadian publishers. He taught in the Peel District School Board for 25 years, joining the staff of Cawthra Park Secondary School in 1999, retiring in 2016.
At Cawthra Park SS, Bob taught vocal and instrumental music in the Regional Arts Program and conducted the Cawthra Park Chamber Choir, which has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Cirque du Soleil, the Elmer Iseler Singers, Mississauga Festival Choir, U. of T.’s MacMillan Singers, at Festival 500, and at the Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. In 2013 the choir performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto with The Rolling Stones. He also conducted Cawthra’s 350-voice concert choir, “The Ritz”.
In 2015, Bob was invited by Choirs Ontario to conduct the Ontario Youth Choir, a one-week program of intensive choral training for high school and university students from across Ontario.
Bob Anderson holds Bachelor of Music and Education Degrees from the University of Western Ontario, where he studied choral conducting with Deral Johnson, and a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Cincinnati. He performed with the Elmer Iseler Singers for four seasons, and his choral arrangements and compositions are published with several Canadian publishers. He taught in the Peel District School Board for 25 years, joining the staff of Cawthra Park Secondary School in 1999, retiring in 2016.
At Cawthra Park SS, Bob taught vocal and instrumental music in the Regional Arts Program and conducted the Cawthra Park Chamber Choir, which has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Cirque du Soleil, the Elmer Iseler Singers, Mississauga Festival Choir, U. of T.’s MacMillan Singers, at Festival 500, and at the Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. In 2013 the choir performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto with The Rolling Stones. He also conducted Cawthra’s 350-voice concert choir, “The Ritz”.
In 2015, Bob was invited by Choirs Ontario to conduct the Ontario Youth Choir, a one-week program of intensive choral training for high school and university students from across Ontario.
Yvonne Choi, Accompanist
An accomplished solo and collaborative pianist, Yvonne Choi has had tremendous success working with both singers and instrumentalists in the Greater Toronto Area and Kitchener/Waterloo. Winner of the WLU Concerto Competition, the Ken Murray Concerto Competition, and the Penderecki String Quartet Prize, her aptitude for solo and collaborative performance is evident.
Yvonne has had the privilege of playing twice as the featured soloist with the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Wilfrid Laurier Symphony Orchestra, and Wilfrid Laurier Reading Orchestra. She has also had the honour of sharing the stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Chinese Orchestra, and Cambridge Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed in Masterclasses for world class musicians such as Barbara Hannigan, Lawerence Lesser, Michael McMahon, the Penderecki String Quartet, and the Chiara String Quartet to name a few.
Yvonne is passionate in community outreach as she is a firm advocate for inclusivity and unity. Using music as a communicative tool, Yvonne works with all ages to build accessibility around music. Yvonne is currently the Director of Music for Glen Abbey United Church in Oakville. She was the Co-Music Director, Keyboardist and Vocal Coach for York University's production of 9 to 5 the Musical. She was also the Music Director, Keyboardist and Conductor for Spirit Express' Leap of Faith at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. Yvonne is the collaborative pianist with various choral ensembles in the GTA, such as A Few Good Men (Oakville Children’s Choir), Resonance (Mississauga Festival Choir), and Windago. She also maintains an active teaching studio, with students achieving awards of distinction, and she is a sought-after private studio accompanist for all instruments.
Building on her Bachelor of Music from Wilfrid Laurier University under the guidance of Leslie De'Ath, Yvonne completed her Masters in Collaborative Piano Performance under Lydia Wong from the University of Toronto. Throughout her continuing musical career, she has received coachings by renowned pedagogues such as Marietta Orlov, Steven Philcox, Jamie Parker, and Joseph Johnson. Yvonne has been the recipient of multiple scholarships, notably the Richard Kehn Scholarship in recognition of being an outstanding student in the area of music performance, Ken Murray Scholarship, Lydia Wong Scholarship and the Penderecki String Quartet Prize.
An accomplished solo and collaborative pianist, Yvonne Choi has had tremendous success working with both singers and instrumentalists in the Greater Toronto Area and Kitchener/Waterloo. Winner of the WLU Concerto Competition, the Ken Murray Concerto Competition, and the Penderecki String Quartet Prize, her aptitude for solo and collaborative performance is evident.
Yvonne has had the privilege of playing twice as the featured soloist with the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Wilfrid Laurier Symphony Orchestra, and Wilfrid Laurier Reading Orchestra. She has also had the honour of sharing the stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Chinese Orchestra, and Cambridge Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed in Masterclasses for world class musicians such as Barbara Hannigan, Lawerence Lesser, Michael McMahon, the Penderecki String Quartet, and the Chiara String Quartet to name a few.
Yvonne is passionate in community outreach as she is a firm advocate for inclusivity and unity. Using music as a communicative tool, Yvonne works with all ages to build accessibility around music. Yvonne is currently the Director of Music for Glen Abbey United Church in Oakville. She was the Co-Music Director, Keyboardist and Vocal Coach for York University's production of 9 to 5 the Musical. She was also the Music Director, Keyboardist and Conductor for Spirit Express' Leap of Faith at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. Yvonne is the collaborative pianist with various choral ensembles in the GTA, such as A Few Good Men (Oakville Children’s Choir), Resonance (Mississauga Festival Choir), and Windago. She also maintains an active teaching studio, with students achieving awards of distinction, and she is a sought-after private studio accompanist for all instruments.
Building on her Bachelor of Music from Wilfrid Laurier University under the guidance of Leslie De'Ath, Yvonne completed her Masters in Collaborative Piano Performance under Lydia Wong from the University of Toronto. Throughout her continuing musical career, she has received coachings by renowned pedagogues such as Marietta Orlov, Steven Philcox, Jamie Parker, and Joseph Johnson. Yvonne has been the recipient of multiple scholarships, notably the Richard Kehn Scholarship in recognition of being an outstanding student in the area of music performance, Ken Murray Scholarship, Lydia Wong Scholarship and the Penderecki String Quartet Prize.
