{"id":38738,"date":"2016-09-24T09:47:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=38738"},"modified":"2016-09-24T09:47:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T13:47:30","slug":"welcome-elmer-iseler-singers-has-joined-the-growing-musical-toronto-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/09\/24\/welcome-elmer-iseler-singers-has-joined-the-growing-musical-toronto-community\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME | Elmer Iseler Singers Has Joined The Growing Musical Toronto Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elmer Iseler Singers | Toronto Hunt Club 2016 (Photo: Michael Romaniuk)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Address:\u00a02180 Bayview Avenue,\u00a0Toronto, ON M4N 3K7<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0www.elmeriselersingers.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact: info@elmeriselersingers.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Phone: 416-217-0537\u00a0 Fax: 905-880-3482<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo Gallery<\/del><\/h1>\n

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About<\/del><\/h1>\n

The Elmer Iseler Singers<\/strong>, conducted by artistic director Lydia Adams for the past 19 years, is a 20-voice professional choral ensemble based in Toronto. Founded by the late Dr Elmer Iseler in 1979, the Singers have built an enviable reputation throughout Canada, the United States and internationally through concerts, broadcasts and recordings \u2014 performing repertoire that spans 500 years, with a focus on Canadian composers.<\/p>\n

In addition to its own five-concert subscription series in Toronto each season, the Elmer Iseler Singers regularly participate as guest performers with other musical organizations such as the Toronto Symphony and Esprit Orchestra.<\/p>\n

Touring is also a major component of the Singers activities, with a seven-city Western Canada concert and workshop tour scheduled for April 19-29, 2017. In addition to the many workshops presented as part of their tour, the Elmer Iseler Singers annually sponsor choral workshops in Greater Toronto through their GET MUSIC!<\/em> Educational Outreach Initiative for secondary school conductors and choirs that conclude with a joint public performance.<\/p>\n

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The Folks Behind It All<\/del><\/h1>\n
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Lydia Adams (Photo: Maura McGroarty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lydia Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lydia Adams, Conductor and Artistic Director of both the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir, has been hailed by the Canadian Music Centre as \u201cthe new leading exponent of the Canadian choral composer\u201d. She has been a national leader in commissioning, premi\u00e8ring, performing and recording Canadian choral works, as well as guiding her choristers in the performance of five centuries worth of choral masterpieces. An innovative programmer, Ms Adams has included over 50 new commissions in the past 15 years. Her own compositions are performed worldwide.<\/p>\n

A native of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Ms Adams received her musical education at Mount Allison University, New Brunswick; the Royal College of Music and the National Opera Studio, London, England, where she worked closely with Sir David Wilcox. She has conducted choral works of Canadian composers including Somers, Freedman, Applebaum, Watson Henderson, Hatzis, Daley and Togni. She has toured extensively and guest conducted throughout Canada and the United States.<\/p>\n

Recently, Lydia Adams was appointed Visiting Associate Professor in Choral Studies at Western University for the 2016\/2017 season. She is the Artist Recipient of the 2013 Ontario Premier\u2019s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and the 2012 winner of the Roy Thomson Hall Award of Recognition from the Toronto Arts Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Elmer Iseler Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Soprano<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anne Bornath<\/p>\n

Amy Dodington<\/p>\n

Gisele Kulak<\/p>\n

Claire Morley<\/p>\n

Cathy Robinson<\/p>\n

Alison Roy<\/p>\n

Alto<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joan Campbell<\/p>\n

Claudia Lemcke<\/p>\n

Andrea Ludwig<\/p>\n

Laura McAlpine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tenor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben Jisoo Kim<\/p>\n

Eric MacKeracher<\/p>\n

Mitchell Pady<\/p>\n

Will Reid<\/p>\n

Michael Sawarna<\/p>\n

Edward Wiens<\/p>\n

Baritone\/Bass<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexander Jozefacki<\/p>\n

David King<\/p>\n

Nelson Lohnes<\/p>\n

Graham Robinson<\/p>\n

Michael Thomas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Events<\/del><\/h1>\n

2016-2017 Season<\/h1>\n

NORTHERN SKETCHES<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Sunday, October 16, 2016, at 4:00 pm
\nEglinton St. George\u2019s United Church<\/strong><\/p>\n

A concert of glorious choral sounds accompanied by the brilliant playing of\u00a0James Campbell, clarinet, Shawn Grenke\u00a0organ and piano, and strings led by the TSO\u2019s Mark Skazinetsky.\u00a0The concert will include music of Bach and Mozart, as well as the gorgeous colours of Northern Sketches<\/em>\u00a0by Srul Irving Glick, the mystical Shaman Songs<\/em>\u00a0of Gary Kulesha and the stunning Salutation to the Dawn<\/em>\u00a0of Eleanor Daley.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a> or call 416-217-0537<\/p>\n

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HANDEL\u2019S MESSIAH<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Friday, December 2, 2016, at 8 pm
\nMetropolitan United Church<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guest Artists:<\/strong> The Amadeus Choir, vocal soloists, Patricia Wright, organ; Robert Venables and Robert DeVito, trumpets\u00a0and orchestra.<\/p>\n

The Elmer Iseler Singers are joined by the Amadeus Choir for their well-loved traditional performance of Handel\u2019s Messiah, where the beauty, historical atmosphere and the acoustics of Metropolitan United Church enhance both the solemnity and energy of this magnificent work.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a> or call 416-217-0537<\/p>\n

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THE JOURNEY TO CANADA FROM ARMENIA<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Saturday, March 25, 2017, at 7:30 pm
\nSt. Anne\u2019s Anglican Church<\/strong><\/p>\n

This series concert with acclaimed soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and pianist and composer\u00a0Serouj Kradjian will be a celebration of the spirit of hope for peace in the future of humankind. The concert will feature Armenian sacred music of the 13th to 20th centuries. This will also be a celebration of Isabel Bayrakdarian’s launch of her new CD, material from which will be included in our concert.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a> or call 416-217-0537<\/p>\n

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O CANADA! 150th CELEBRATION<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Saturday, May 6, 2017, at 7:30 pm
\nTrinity St. Paul\u2019s United Church<\/strong><\/p>\n

With special guests Eleanor McCain\u00a0and Hussein Janmohamed<\/p>\n

Come and celebrate the music from Eleanor McCain\u2019s \u201cTrue North:\u00a0<\/span>The Canadian Songbook,\u201d\u00a0and share the launch of her new CD.\u00a0 Canadian compositions by Howard Cable, Eleanor Daley, Hussein Janmohamed, Harry Somers and Derek Healey will also be featured.<\/p>\n

More details here<\/a> or call 416-217-0537<\/p>\n

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GET MUSIC! \u00a0GALA CONCERT<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Monday, May 8, 2017, at 7:30 pm
\nMetropolitan United Church<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lydia Adams (conductor) joined by guest conductors from participating secondary schools with their choirs.<\/p>\n

Join Canada\u2019s conductor\/mentor\/clinician Lydia Adams and the Elmer Iseler Singers for a grand finale and performance of Canadian and International composers with participating secondary school choirs and their respective conductors.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is an Educational Outreach Initiative in Memory of John C. Bird<\/em><\/p>\n

More details here<\/a> or call 416-217-0537<\/p>\n


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