choirs

Featured in Magazine

My research was featured in an article in The Broadview Magazine. The article, Singing Together Makes Beautiful Music – and Social Change, was written by Tamed Shafiq, in which he describes his experience singing in a Toronto community choir to unpack associations between singing, community building, and social change. He interviewed me extensively for this article, asking me about the value of group singing, and about my research on the emergence of community music schools in Progressive Era Toronto. I was delighted to contribute to this article! Read the full article online.

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advice for choosing a choir

I was the guest editor for Whole Note magazine’s May 2012 edition. This Toronto area-based music magazine is known for releasing its ‘Canary Pages’ in May– a listing of choirs and other singing opportunities in the Greater Toronto Area for anyone who’s looking to join a choir, or perhaps looking for a change. I was asked to write about choirs and community for this year’s edition(you can read it here). I also had some long, wonderful discussions with two Toronto-based conductors: Isabel Bernaus, conductor of the Jubilate Singers and Common Thread Community Choir; and Becca Whitla, conductor of Echo Women’s… Read More »advice for choosing a choir

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