Concerts by The Cellar Singers

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Simcoe Muskoka's classical choir since 1968

Join us for our 57th season, 2024-2025!

Friday, October 18, 7:30pm - The Armed Man, Jenkins

Saturday, November 30, 7:30pm - Messiah, Handel

Saturday, March 1, 3pm - Requiems of Rutter and Fauré

Saturday, May 24, 3pm - Selections from the Cellar

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The Cellar Singers are grateful for the support of the City of Orillia.

Sadly, Albert Greer, Artistic Director of the Cellar Singers for over 35 years, died on Thursday, May 9. We're deeply grateful to Albert and his friends and family for his ongoing legacy.

OPEN REHEARSALS Wednesdays @ 7:15 pm*

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Meet our Messiah soloists! Tonight at 7:30 hear Jennifer Taverner as our soprano soloist!
Jennifer Taverner has been described as “resplendent and captivating” (Ottawa Life) and is in high demand as a soloist with orchestras and opera companies across Canada, in works ranging from baroque to contemporary.
As Armida with Pacific Opera Victoria in Handel's Rinaldo, she “brought great menace to the role... innovative in her cadenzas with an incredibly pure tone and brilliant precision” (Schmopera). In Tapestry Opera’s Bandits in the Valley, Now Magazine wrote “Taverner is ravishing as the diva – what a treat to hear her creamy soprano up close”.
Jennifer sang the role of Elizabeth in Kamouraska (Wilson) with Toronto’s Voicebox:Opera in Concert, and starred as Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte in her debut with Edmonton Opera. In 2023, Jennifer returned to Pacific Opera Victoria as Ortlinde in Wagner’s Die Walküre.
Concert performances in 2024/2025 include Messiah with Victoria Symphony, and selected opera arias with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Recent performances include Messiah with Ontario Philharmonic/Amadeus Choir and Chorus Niagara, Mozart’s Laudate Dominum and Beethoven’s Mass in C with Bach Elgar Choir, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with The Cellar Singers, and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with Niagara Symphony. Welcome, Jennifer! Get your tickets for tonight from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

Meet our Messiah soloists! Tonight at 7:30 hear Jennifer Taverner as our soprano soloist!
Jennifer Taverner has been described as “resplendent and captivating” (Ottawa Life) and is in high demand as a soloist with orchestras and opera companies across Canada, in works ranging from baroque to contemporary.
As Armida with Pacific Opera Victoria in Handel's Rinaldo, she “brought great menace to the role... innovative in her cadenzas with an incredibly pure tone and brilliant precision” (Schmopera). In Tapestry Opera’s Bandits in the Valley, Now Magazine wrote “Taverner is ravishing as the diva – what a treat to hear her creamy soprano up close”.
Jennifer sang the role of Elizabeth in Kamouraska (Wilson) with Toronto’s Voicebox:Opera in Concert, and starred as Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte in her debut with Edmonton Opera. In 2023, Jennifer returned to Pacific Opera Victoria as Ortlinde in Wagner’s Die Walküre.
Concert performances in 2024/2025 include Messiah with Victoria Symphony, and selected opera arias with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Recent performances include Messiah with Ontario Philharmonic/Amadeus Choir and Chorus Niagara, Mozart’s Laudate Dominum and Beethoven’s Mass in C with Bach Elgar Choir, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with The Cellar Singers, and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with Niagara Symphony. Welcome, Jennifer! Get your tickets for tonight from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

Meet our Messiah soloists!
Hailed in Opera News as possessing "one of the most beautiful lyric tenor instruments around," Irish-Canadian tenor Michael Colvin has appeared to critical acclaim on opera and concert stages throughout Canada, the United States, the U.K., and Europe. This season, he debuts in Valencia, Spain as l’Aumonier in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites and returns to the Canadian Opera Company for The Fool in Berg’s Wozzeck and Monsieur Triquet in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Held in high esteem for his sterling musicianship and commitment to text, he has collaborated with conductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Franz Welser-Möst, Sir Antonio Papano, Harry Bicket, Johannes Debus, Nicholas McGegan, Sir Charles Mackerras, Andrey Boreyko, Bernard Labadie, Bramwell Tovey, Alexander Shelley, Trevor Pinnock, Helmut Rilling, Jane Glover and Carlos Kalmar. His repertoire is an eclectic mix, ranging from opera and orchestral works of Britten and Mozart to Berg, Beethoven, Strauss and Wagner. Additional credits include Welsh National Opera, Minnesota Opera, Seattle Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Rochester Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, Detroit Symphony, Garsington Opera, National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, l’Orchestre symphonique de
Québec, Pacific Opera Victoria, Portland Opera, London Proms, Lanaudière Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Grant Park Festival and the Elora Festival.
Born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, and raised in Toronto, Canada, Michael began his musical studies at St. Michael's Choir School in Toronto. A graduate of the U. of T. Opera Division, Michael has also trained with the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio, the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh, England and Canada’s Banff Centre for the Arts. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, most notably the Canadian Opera Foundation Award, Chalmers Performing Arts Award and a Canada Council Artist Grant. Michael makes his home in Toronto, Canada.

Meet our Messiah soloists!
Hailed in Opera News as possessing "one of the most beautiful lyric tenor instruments around," Irish-Canadian tenor Michael Colvin has appeared to critical acclaim on opera and concert stages throughout Canada, the United States, the U.K., and Europe. This season, he debuts in Valencia, Spain as l’Aumonier in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites and returns to the Canadian Opera Company for The Fool in Berg’s Wozzeck and Monsieur Triquet in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Held in high esteem for his sterling musicianship and commitment to text, he has collaborated with conductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Franz Welser-Möst, Sir Antonio Papano, Harry Bicket, Johannes Debus, Nicholas McGegan, Sir Charles Mackerras, Andrey Boreyko, Bernard Labadie, Bramwell Tovey, Alexander Shelley, Trevor Pinnock, Helmut Rilling, Jane Glover and Carlos Kalmar. His repertoire is an eclectic mix, ranging from opera and orchestral works of Britten and Mozart to Berg, Beethoven, Strauss and Wagner. Additional credits include Welsh National Opera, Minnesota Opera, Seattle Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Rochester Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, Detroit Symphony, Garsington Opera, National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, l’Orchestre symphonique de
Québec, Pacific Opera Victoria, Portland Opera, London Proms, Lanaudière Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Grant Park Festival and the Elora Festival.
Born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, and raised in Toronto, Canada, Michael began his musical studies at St. Michael's Choir School in Toronto. A graduate of the U. of T. Opera Division, Michael has also trained with the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio, the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh, England and Canada’s Banff Centre for the Arts. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, most notably the Canadian Opera Foundation Award, Chalmers Performing Arts Award and a Canada Council Artist Grant. Michael makes his home in Toronto, Canada.

Meet our Messiah soloists!
Autumn Debassige is a singer of First Nations heritage with a ‘rich and expressive’ voice, whose performances have been described as ‘lovely and stylish…wonderful, varied and consistently engaging.’
A versatile freelance soloist/recitalist, Autumn has been featured by 4th Wall Music, Guelph Chamber Choir, The Cellar Singers, Symphony in the Barn, and by the Elora Festival in the inaugural roster of their Vocal Academy. Most recently, Autumn was alto soloist for the world premiere of Justin Lapierre’s One Thousand Shields of Gold, for The Cellar Singers’ performances of H.M.S. Pinafore and Duruflé Requiem, and for Symphony in the Barn’s Messiah Amongst the Cows.
Solo work aside, Autumn teaches voice at Uptown School of Music (Waterloo) and sings alto in KW’s Spiritus Ensemble as well as in the professional Parish Choir at St. John’s Elora. She is a graduate of Leslie Fagan’s voice studio (WLU 2016), an alumna of The Ontario Youth Choir (2017) and she holds an Advanced Diploma in Music Theatre Performance (St. Clair College 2019). Welcome back, Autumn!
Get your tickets for Saturday at 7:30 from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Meet our Messiah soloists!
Autumn Debassige is a singer of First Nations heritage with a ‘rich and expressive’ voice, whose performances have been described as ‘lovely and stylish…wonderful, varied and consistently engaging.’
A versatile freelance soloist/recitalist, Autumn has been featured by 4th Wall Music, Guelph Chamber Choir, The Cellar Singers, Symphony in the Barn, and by the Elora Festival in the inaugural roster of their Vocal Academy. Most recently, Autumn was alto soloist for the world premiere of Justin Lapierre’s One Thousand Shields of Gold, for The Cellar Singers’ performances of H.M.S. Pinafore and Duruflé Requiem, and for Symphony in the Barn’s Messiah Amongst the Cows.
Solo work aside, Autumn teaches voice at Uptown School of Music (Waterloo) and sings alto in KW’s Spiritus Ensemble as well as in the professional Parish Choir at St. John’s Elora. She is a graduate of Leslie Fagan’s voice studio (WLU 2016), an alumna of The Ontario Youth Choir (2017) and she holds an Advanced Diploma in Music Theatre Performance (St. Clair College 2019). Welcome back, Autumn!
Get your tickets for Saturday at 7:30 from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Meet our Messiah soloists!
Justin Welsh has a budding career across Canada, in opera, oratorio, classical concerts and everything in between. His 2024-2025 season includes the “Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin Celebration” concert series with Adrianne Pieczonka and Daniel Vnukowski and playing Marullo in Rigoletto at the Pacific Opera Victoria.
Opera highlights include performances with the Canadian Opera Company for their production of La Boheme playing Schaunard, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro in Victoria, Queequeg in Moby Dick by Heggie in Calgary, Marcello in La Boheme in Montreal, Crown in a concert-staged version of Porgy and Bess with the Montreal Orchestra and Scarpia in Tosca in Haliburton, Ontario.
He has performed Handel’s Messiah, Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Requiems by Verdi and Faure and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. He has even gotten into musical theatre with the role of Billy Bigalow in Carousel.
Welcome, Justin! We're excited for your return!
Get your tickets for Saturday at 7:30 from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Meet our Messiah soloists!
Justin Welsh has a budding career across Canada, in opera, oratorio, classical concerts and everything in between. His 2024-2025 season includes the “Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin Celebration” concert series with Adrianne Pieczonka and Daniel Vnukowski and playing Marullo in Rigoletto at the Pacific Opera Victoria.
Opera highlights include performances with the Canadian Opera Company for their production of La Boheme playing Schaunard, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro in Victoria, Queequeg in Moby Dick by Heggie in Calgary, Marcello in La Boheme in Montreal, Crown in a concert-staged version of Porgy and Bess with the Montreal Orchestra and Scarpia in Tosca in Haliburton, Ontario.
He has performed Handel’s Messiah, Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Requiems by Verdi and Faure and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. He has even gotten into musical theatre with the role of Billy Bigalow in Carousel.
Welcome, Justin! We're excited for your return!
Get your tickets for Saturday at 7:30 from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Join us November 30, 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for one of the most brilliant sounds of the season, Handel’s Messiah! Get your tickets now from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Join us November 30, 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for one of the most brilliant sounds of the season, Handel’s Messiah! Get your tickets now from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Join us November 30, 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for one of the most brilliant sounds of the season, Handel’s Messiah! Get your tickets now from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Join us November 30, 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for one of the most brilliant sounds of the season, Handel’s Messiah! Get your tickets now from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Join us tonight at 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for the beautiful, moving The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. Tickets from choristers, thecellarsingers.com, or at the door.

Join us tonight at 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for the beautiful, moving The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. Tickets from choristers, thecellarsingers.com, or at the door.

This week! Join us Friday at 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for the beautiful, moving The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. Tickets from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

This week! Join us Friday at 7:30pm at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia for the beautiful, moving The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. Tickets from choristers or at thecellarsingers.com

Meet our soloist! We're excited to welcome Orillia hometowner Lillian Brooks, praised for her “legato, lyric sound” (Ludwig van Toronto) and “easy handling of coloratura” (Schmopera). In 2015, Lillian made her professional debut with Chorus Niagara performing Mozart’s Requiem under the baton of Robert Cooper. Her love for oratorio and concert work continues to grow as she finds herself in high demand in repertoire such as Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Bach’s St John Passion and St Matthew Passion, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Durufle’s Requiem, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Rückert Lieder, and the Canadian premieres of both Last Light Above the World by Alan Bevan and The Cross of Christ by Romulo Delgado. Equally at home on the operatic stage, her roles include Bradamante in Alcina (Handel), Annio in La clemenza di Tito (Mozart), Flora in La Traviata (Verdi), Cornelia in Giulio Cesare (Handel), and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Lillian enjoyed two years with Calgary Opera as a member of their McPhee Artist Development Program during their 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. She is a cum laude alumna of York University (BFA), and a Dean’s List graduate from the Glenn Gould School (Artist Diploma). The 2024/2025 season will see Lillian join renowned Canadian ensembles including Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Mozart’s Coronation Mass) and the Grand Philharmonic Choir (Handel’s Messiah).

Meet our soloist! We're excited to welcome Orillia hometowner Lillian Brooks, praised for her “legato, lyric sound” (Ludwig van Toronto) and “easy handling of coloratura” (Schmopera). In 2015, Lillian made her professional debut with Chorus Niagara performing Mozart’s Requiem under the baton of Robert Cooper. Her love for oratorio and concert work continues to grow as she finds herself in high demand in repertoire such as Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Bach’s St John Passion and St Matthew Passion, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Durufle’s Requiem, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Rückert Lieder, and the Canadian premieres of both Last Light Above the World by Alan Bevan and The Cross of Christ by Romulo Delgado. Equally at home on the operatic stage, her roles include Bradamante in Alcina (Handel), Annio in La clemenza di Tito (Mozart), Flora in La Traviata (Verdi), Cornelia in Giulio Cesare (Handel), and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart). Lillian enjoyed two years with Calgary Opera as a member of their McPhee Artist Development Program during their 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. She is a cum laude alumna of York University (BFA), and a Dean’s List graduate from the Glenn Gould School (Artist Diploma). The 2024/2025 season will see Lillian join renowned Canadian ensembles including Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Mozart’s Coronation Mass) and the Grand Philharmonic Choir (Handel’s Messiah).

🎵 Welcome to our 57th season! Our first concert is Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man, Friday, October 18 at 7:30pm. Get your tickets and more details at thecellarsingers.com or from choristers!

🎵 Welcome to our 57th season! Our first concert is Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man, Friday, October 18 at 7:30pm. Get your tickets and more details at thecellarsingers.com or from choristers!

Stripes tonight at our 2nd rehearsal for our 2024-2025 Season 💙🤍💙🤍💙

Stripes tonight at our 2nd rehearsal for our 2024-2025 Season 💙🤍💙🤍💙

More summer music from friends of the Cellar Singers!

More summer music from friends of the Cellar Singers!

Happy summer! Lots of our Singers and partners have summer concerts, including the Wednesday series at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia, and this series in Gravenhurst!

Happy summer! Lots of our Singers and partners have summer concerts, including the Wednesday series at St. James' Anglican Church Orillia, and this series in Gravenhurst!

Join our very own Ernesto De Luca on June 21 as he celebrates his church's beautiful organ with amazing music!

Join our very own Ernesto De Luca on June 21 as he celebrates his church's beautiful organ with amazing music!

Thank you for your support of our online auction! It means the world to us!

Thank you for your support of our online auction! It means the world to us!

Today's the day! Get your high bids in before 7pm! Start at thecellarsingers.com

Today's the day! Get your high bids in before 7pm! Start at thecellarsingers.com

There are still amazing items and experiences available in our online auction! Get your bids in by Wednesday at 7pm! Thanks for your support 😄
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There are still amazing items and experiences available in our online auction! Get your bids in by Wednesday at 7pm! Thanks for your support 😄
Visit thecellarsingers.com to link to bid

There are amazing items still waiting for your bids! Check out our online auction, live until Wednesday! Head to thecellarsingers.com

There are amazing items still waiting for your bids! Check out our online auction, live until Wednesday! Head to thecellarsingers.com

Our online auction is live! Help us build our legacy of beautiful music making and find some spectacular items and experiences when you register and bid - find the link at thecellarsingers.com
Keep watching your items and make your final bids before 7pm on May 22! Thank you for all your support.

Our online auction is live! Help us build our legacy of beautiful music making and find some spectacular items and experiences when you register and bid - find the link at thecellarsingers.com
Keep watching your items and make your final bids before 7pm on May 22! Thank you for all your support.

These are just some of the amazing items and experiences available in our online auction, May 15-22! The site is live now so register and choose your favourites! Bid early and often starting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8am.
Thanks for your support! Go to thecellarsingers.com for the auction link 😄

These are just some of the amazing items and experiences available in our online auction, May 15-22! The site is live now so register and choose your favourites! Bid early and often starting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8am.
Thanks for your support! Go to thecellarsingers.com for the auction link 😄

Give three cheers and one cheer more! We're so thankful for the support of the City of Orillia, providing funding for our performance of the HMS Pinafore!

Give three cheers and one cheer more! We're so thankful for the support of the City of Orillia, providing funding for our performance of the HMS Pinafore!

Sadly, Albert Greer, artistic director of the Cellar Singers for over 35 years, died on Thursday, May 9. His funeral will be at St. James' Church, Orillia, Thursday May 16 at 11 am. All are welcome.

Sadly, Albert Greer, artistic director of the Cellar Singers for over 35 years, died on Thursday, May 9. His funeral will be at St. James' Church, Orillia, Thursday May 16 at 11 am. All are welcome.

We had so much fun on the HMS Pinafore on Saturday! Thanks to everyone who joined us!

We had so much fun on the HMS Pinafore on Saturday! Thanks to everyone who joined us!

Would you disappoint him? Join us today at 3 at St. James' Anglican Church, Orillia for the HMS Pinafore! Tickets available at the door or at thecellarsingers.com

Would you disappoint him? Join us today at 3 at St. James' Anglican Church, Orillia for the HMS Pinafore! Tickets available at the door or at thecellarsingers.com

Meet Ralph and Josephine! Join us tomorrow at 3pm for the HMS Pinafore! Get your tickets at the door or at thecellarsingers.com

Noted for “refined tone, luxurious timbre and superior technique” (Opera Gong Toronto), Charles Davidson has sung with some of Canada’s leading choirs, including Tafelmusik (two Juno nominations), Soundstreams’ Choir 21, and currently, the Elmer Iseler Singers. Equally at home in music theatre, he attended the Guildford School of Acting in the United Kingdom, where he first began to explore the world of operetta. Recent stage roles include Sonny in Xanadu (yes, with roller skates) and Jean Michel in La Cage aux Folles. Concerts this season have included highlights from Haydn’s Creation (Masterworks Oakville), Bach Cantata 131 with Toronto Beach Chorale, and Haydn’s Nelson Mass at St. James Cathedral on May 11. It's wonderful to be back in Orillia with my friends, the Cellar Singers!

Vania Lizbeth Chan is a versatile artist, maintaining an active career through performing, teaching, and pursuing academic research. She sings in a variety of styles, and is particularly well-known for her lyric coloratura soprano voice, described as “gently shimmering” (Opera News, NY) with “birdlike coloratura” (opera ramblings). Vania made her Carnegie Hall debut as a winner of the Barry Alexander International Competition, has toured shows in Europe, been featured on TV in the CBC broadcast of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, and performed as the Woman with Garlic Breath in a D’Italiano Bread commercial. She’s currently a Toronto based musician, singing with several Canadian companies, premiering and recording roles in new operas and musical works. Vania is known for her collaborations with Toronto Operetta theatre – performing the roles of Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Cunegonde (Candide), Princess Mi (The Land of Smiles) and most recently Eurydice (Orpheus in the Underworld). She is excited to perform with the Cellar Singers and to add Josephine (HMS Pinafore) to her operetta list!

Meet Ralph and Josephine! Join us tomorrow at 3pm for the HMS Pinafore! Get your tickets at the door or at thecellarsingers.com

Noted for “refined tone, luxurious timbre and superior technique” (Opera Gong Toronto), Charles Davidson has sung with some of Canada’s leading choirs, including Tafelmusik (two Juno nominations), Soundstreams’ Choir 21, and currently, the Elmer Iseler Singers. Equally at home in music theatre, he attended the Guildford School of Acting in the United Kingdom, where he first began to explore the world of operetta. Recent stage roles include Sonny in Xanadu (yes, with roller skates) and Jean Michel in La Cage aux Folles. Concerts this season have included highlights from Haydn’s Creation (Masterworks Oakville), Bach Cantata 131 with Toronto Beach Chorale, and Haydn’s Nelson Mass at St. James Cathedral on May 11. It's wonderful to be back in Orillia with my friends, the Cellar Singers!

Vania Lizbeth Chan is a versatile artist, maintaining an active career through performing, teaching, and pursuing academic research. She sings in a variety of styles, and is particularly well-known for her lyric coloratura soprano voice, described as “gently shimmering” (Opera News, NY) with “birdlike coloratura” (opera ramblings). Vania made her Carnegie Hall debut as a winner of the Barry Alexander International Competition, has toured shows in Europe, been featured on TV in the CBC broadcast of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, and performed as the Woman with Garlic Breath in a D’Italiano Bread commercial. She’s currently a Toronto based musician, singing with several Canadian companies, premiering and recording roles in new operas and musical works. Vania is known for her collaborations with Toronto Operetta theatre – performing the roles of Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Cunegonde (Candide), Princess Mi (The Land of Smiles) and most recently Eurydice (Orpheus in the Underworld). She is excited to perform with the Cellar Singers and to add Josephine (HMS Pinafore) to her operetta list!

Meet Sir Joseph Porter, his Cousin Hebe, and Captain Corcoran!
Join us on Saturday for a jolly time on the HMS Pinafore! Tickets available from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

A passionate advocate for vocal music performance and outreach, Scott Bell (Sir Joseph Porter) sings with Chroma Vocal Ensemble, Amadeus Choir and Rosedale United Choir under Sarah Svendson. With Amadeus/EIS, many appearances with TSO including Faure Requiem, Mozart Requiem and Shostakovich 13th Symphony. Past roles with Cellar Singers as The Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, Cantemus Singers, Opera in Concert, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, Opera Anonymous and Opera by Request.

Autumn Debassige (Cousin Hebe) is a singer of First Nations heritage with a ‘rich and expressive’ voice, whose performances have been described as ‘lovely and stylish…wonderful, varied and consistently engaging.’ A versatile freelance soloist/recitalist, Autumn has been featured by 4th Wall Music, Guelph Chamber Choir, The Cellar Singers, Symphony in the Barn, and by the Elora Festival in the inaugural roster of their Vocal Academy. Most recently, Autumn was alto soloist for the premiere of Justin Lapierre’s Stabat Mater, for Symphony in the Barn’s Messiah Amongst the Cows, and The Cellar Singers’ Duruflé Requiem.

Originally from Saskatchewan, baritone Peter McGillivray (Captain Corcoran) has recently relocated to Toronto after a decade living in Northern Ontario. He has been described in the national press as “a gifted comic actor,” with a “rich, flexible and strong voice.” In recent seasons he has been seen on opera and concert stages from coast to coast, specializing in comic roles such as Dr. Bartolo in Barber of Seville, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sir Joseph in HMS Pinafore, Stubb in Moby Dick and Orff’s Carmina Burana. He also excels in interpreting more dramatic fare such as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Don Pizarro in Fidelio and concert performances of Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Haydn’s Creation and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

Meet Sir Joseph Porter, his Cousin Hebe, and Captain Corcoran!
Join us on Saturday for a jolly time on the HMS Pinafore! Tickets available from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

A passionate advocate for vocal music performance and outreach, Scott Bell (Sir Joseph Porter) sings with Chroma Vocal Ensemble, Amadeus Choir and Rosedale United Choir under Sarah Svendson. With Amadeus/EIS, many appearances with TSO including Faure Requiem, Mozart Requiem and Shostakovich 13th Symphony. Past roles with Cellar Singers as The Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, Cantemus Singers, Opera in Concert, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, Opera Anonymous and Opera by Request.

Autumn Debassige (Cousin Hebe) is a singer of First Nations heritage with a ‘rich and expressive’ voice, whose performances have been described as ‘lovely and stylish…wonderful, varied and consistently engaging.’ A versatile freelance soloist/recitalist, Autumn has been featured by 4th Wall Music, Guelph Chamber Choir, The Cellar Singers, Symphony in the Barn, and by the Elora Festival in the inaugural roster of their Vocal Academy. Most recently, Autumn was alto soloist for the premiere of Justin Lapierre’s Stabat Mater, for Symphony in the Barn’s Messiah Amongst the Cows, and The Cellar Singers’ Duruflé Requiem.

Originally from Saskatchewan, baritone Peter McGillivray (Captain Corcoran) has recently relocated to Toronto after a decade living in Northern Ontario. He has been described in the national press as “a gifted comic actor,” with a “rich, flexible and strong voice.” In recent seasons he has been seen on opera and concert stages from coast to coast, specializing in comic roles such as Dr. Bartolo in Barber of Seville, Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola, Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sir Joseph in HMS Pinafore, Stubb in Moby Dick and Orff’s Carmina Burana. He also excels in interpreting more dramatic fare such as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Don Pizarro in Fidelio and concert performances of Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Haydn’s Creation and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

Meet Dick Deadeye and Bob Becket!
Join us on Saturday for a rollicking time on the HMS Pinafore! Tickets available from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

Bass-Baritone Nicholas Borg (pictured, Dick Deadeye) has been praised as "an engaging visual and vocal actor" (Opera Canada) with a "warm, sonorous baritone" (Stage Door Toronto). Recent performances include Dandini in La Cenerentola (Manitoba Opera), Alexander Graham Bell in The Bells of Baddeck (Parks Canada), and Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte (Brott Opera). Other credits include The Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, and Pangloss in Candide (Toronto Operetta Theatre), and several performances with the Canadian Opera Company Chorus. He has appeared as a soloist in concert with Masterworks of Oakville, Orchestra Toronto, the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Philharmonic Choir, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.

Klaas Koiter (Bob Becket) is a longtime member of the Cellar Singers. Never having had any formal musical instruction or vocal experience, Klaas was fortunate to join the University of Western Ontario non-audition choir, primarily in the hopeful pursuit of attention and affection of a lovely young lady named Wilma. What followed was many years of singing with Wilma in Cellar Singers and church choirs. Along the way, Klaas benefitted from vocal instruction by Albert Greer, John Dodington, and the excellent teaching of Mitchell Pady. Now a happily retired dentist, Klaas feels privileged to have sung 43 consecutive seasons with the CS, missing only 3 concerts, and is excited about his role as Bob Becket in this performance.

Meet Dick Deadeye and Bob Becket!
Join us on Saturday for a rollicking time on the HMS Pinafore! Tickets available from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

Bass-Baritone Nicholas Borg (pictured, Dick Deadeye) has been praised as "an engaging visual and vocal actor" (Opera Canada) with a "warm, sonorous baritone" (Stage Door Toronto). Recent performances include Dandini in La Cenerentola (Manitoba Opera), Alexander Graham Bell in The Bells of Baddeck (Parks Canada), and Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte (Brott Opera). Other credits include The Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, and Pangloss in Candide (Toronto Operetta Theatre), and several performances with the Canadian Opera Company Chorus. He has appeared as a soloist in concert with Masterworks of Oakville, Orchestra Toronto, the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Philharmonic Choir, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.

Klaas Koiter (Bob Becket) is a longtime member of the Cellar Singers. Never having had any formal musical instruction or vocal experience, Klaas was fortunate to join the University of Western Ontario non-audition choir, primarily in the hopeful pursuit of attention and affection of a lovely young lady named Wilma. What followed was many years of singing with Wilma in Cellar Singers and church choirs. Along the way, Klaas benefitted from vocal instruction by Albert Greer, John Dodington, and the excellent teaching of Mitchell Pady. Now a happily retired dentist, Klaas feels privileged to have sung 43 consecutive seasons with the CS, missing only 3 concerts, and is excited about his role as Bob Becket in this performance.

Meet two of our members, being featured on the HMS Pinafore! Join us on Saturday at 3pm and get your tickets from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

Emily Dyer (Buttercup) is happy to be back onboard the HMS Pinafore after a few years away. Favourite past roles include Edith (Pirates of Penzance) and Angela (Patience). She has been singing since childhood with various choirs and community groups in Toronto, including the Hart House Chorus and St. Anne's Music and Drama Society. She is thrilled to find somewhere to sing closer to her new home in Barrie, where she works as a lawyer.

Ken MacDonald (Boatswain) has been a chorister with the Cellar Singers since 2018. He has previous choral experience with Serenata in Midland, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Niagara Symphony Chorus. Orillia audiences may have also seen him play his clarinet with the Orillia Concert Band and Midland's Georgian Shores Concert Band.

Meet two of our members, being featured on the HMS Pinafore! Join us on Saturday at 3pm and get your tickets from choristers, at the door, or at thecellarsingers.com

Emily Dyer (Buttercup) is happy to be back onboard the HMS Pinafore after a few years away. Favourite past roles include Edith (Pirates of Penzance) and Angela (Patience). She has been singing since childhood with various choirs and community groups in Toronto, including the Hart House Chorus and St. Anne's Music and Drama Society. She is thrilled to find somewhere to sing closer to her new home in Barrie, where she works as a lawyer.

Ken MacDonald (Boatswain) has been a chorister with the Cellar Singers since 2018. He has previous choral experience with Serenata in Midland, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Niagara Symphony Chorus. Orillia audiences may have also seen him play his clarinet with the Orillia Concert Band and Midland's Georgian Shores Concert Band.

This is the week! Join us on Saturday at 3pm for a roaring good time on the HMS Pinafore! Tickets from choristers, at thecellarsingers.com, or at the door.

This is the week! Join us on Saturday at 3pm for a roaring good time on the HMS Pinafore! Tickets from choristers, at thecellarsingers.com, or at the door.

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