About Masterclass Lady
Rosanne (Giallonardo) Simunovic began her musical career in Timmins, Ontario. She studied piano with Anne Pizzale and later, at an advanced level, with Soeur Anita Vaugeois (Sister Cecile of Les Soeurs De L’Assomption in Timmins). Her vocal and accompaniment skills were nurtured by her aunt, the late Dorothea Mascioli.
When Rosanne graduated from O’Gorman High School, she moved on to the University of Toronto where she continued her piano and vocal studies while attaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was hired as a piano accompanist for several musical companies, most notably, the National Ballet Of Canada. She presently holds an A.R.C.T. Teacher’s Diploma in Voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Rosanne has studied choral conducting with numerous well known Canadian Conductors, including Wayne Riddell of Montreal, Quebec and the internationally renowned Dr. Elmer Iseler.
She has been a founding member of numerous community-based arts organizations: the Timmins Arts Council, later known as Arts & Culture Timmins, the Timmins Symphony Orchestra, and, the Timmins Youth Singers…as well as the TYS Alumnus choir, the Timmins Concert Singers. In 1987, she was also selected to be the conductor of the Timmins Board Of Education Choir, comprised of talented students from Grades 5 to 8.
In 1988, she was elected to the Board Of Directors of the Ontario Choral Federation (now known as Choirs Ontario), where she served as Chair of the Festivals Committee for six consecutive seasons. In 1996, in honour of the Ontario Choral Federation’s 25th Anniversary, Rosanne was selected as one of 25 recipients of the OCF’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution to the choral art. The ceremony was presided by Lieutenant Governor, Hal Jackman.
In November 1997, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Rotary Club Of Timmins to receive the prestigious Paul Harris Award for her years of dedication to the artistic development of young musical talent in Timmins.
In August of 2002, Rosanne Simunovic was selected by the Board Of Directors of Choirs Ontario to serve as Conductor of both the Provincial Junior and Teen Choir Camps, now renamed in honour of the Camp Benefactors, Don and Lillian Wright.
In November 2002, Rosanne was the one of the recipients of the Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, honouring her work in the development of the arts in Timmins.
Under Rosanne Simunovic’s direction, the Timmins Youth Singers and the Timmins Concert Singers have been featured in numerous choral festivals and performing opportunities outside of Timmins. In 1985, they were selected to partici
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Without question, the top performance of the night goes to:
Michael Johns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is closely followed by David Archuleta.
Honourable mention goes to Danny Noriega (not because of his singing tonight, but b/c I think he’s a born performer. Also want to mention Robbie Carrico b/c he sounded pretty good, but I don’t think he really ripped into it. Danny Hernandez too for his clear voice.
I was fairly disappointed with most of them and was expecting more for some reason. Can we bring back Brian Melo and have him perform “Bold As Love”? Haha….I’m biased, but I love Brian.
Without question, the absolute worst was Luke Menard…..the whole nine yards…even him saying he disagreed with the judges. Very unbecoming. Bad performance, no charisma = terrible.
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I’m on the fence about Michael Johns. I love him to death and he brings great vocal skills and charisma to this competition – but – I thought he was a vocally flat throughout his performance. His pitch seemed really off to me and he was very overpumped throughout this song. the pacing seemed off.
Now, David Archuleta was absolutely brilliant and he made me laugh so much during the interview session with Ryan and the judges. So adorable.
David Cook was also a standout – great vibe, great vocal skills.
I think Luke menard is being underestimated in the level of talent he would bring to this competition. I think his voice is so beautiful, but the song was not one that the judges were going to swoon over. But I appreciated his vocal performance very much. I hope he stays – I think he will surprise everyone with future performances.
And Chikezie was just plain annoying in his banter with the judges. Worse than Luke, I thought. To me, Luke is probably hurting from his absolute lack of exposure during the audition rounds and has not been given a fair shake.
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I absolutely loved David A. & Michael last night, too. Jason C. really surprised me as well. He has a really nice voice and is a great guitarist. Those were the only three singers I thought stood out from the rest. The other singers were bad or just somewhere in the middle.
I thought Garrett, Luke, and Jason Y. were pretty bad. I’d say two of those three will be heading home tomorrow.
Off-topic, but have you heard Melinda Doolittle’s full studio version of My Funny Valentine? You are going to be amazed when you hear it.
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I liked David Archuleta too. He made me smile the whole way through his performance and the interaction with the judges and Ryan.
I agree that Chikezie was annoying. I thought he sounded flat throughout the first part of his performance. The combination of the flat vocals of the first part of his performance, the orange suit (very unflattering!), his flip attitude with Randy and Paula, and then the way he argued with Simon, then insulted Simon’s taste in clothing, made him seem very off-putting.
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I loved the full rich sound of David Archuleta. I know he won a tv talent show as a youngster, but honestly, some of the children that win those things aren’t always the greatest, in my opinion. I was a bit concerned when David seemed to strain a bit towards the end of his song- will his past medical condition pose any problems for him? Especially if he makes it to the end- and I think he will.
I thought the dreadlocks guy (Jason?) had a very nice sound but I didn’t like the way his face seemed kind of frozen in one expression. It will be interesting to hear how he does with other kinds of music.
Not as impressed with anyone else as I thought some were flat or pitchy (Chikeze, Michael), boring (Moon River guy, David H.) or need more training/maturity?(Colton, Danny). Some I thought should have never made it this far- Garrett just doesn’t have the chops.
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I agree – Katherinesmom – sometimes these star search winners never fare well in the long run, especially males who have to endure a major change in their voice range when puberty decides to strike. But David seems really grounded – musically and socially – and that should carry him very far in this competition. Like you, I am concerned about the possible straining issues, especially as the competition unfolds over the next few weeks.
Jason? No too sold on this guy yet, although he did perform pretty well. I just didn’t see what the judges were seeing.
I think based on arrogance alone that Chikezie should leave this competition and I still think Luke needs another week to redeem himself.
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Erin – I have yet to listen to Melinda’s version of “My Funny Valentine”. Is it available online? Please say yes indeedy! 🙂
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Yes, it is available on ITunes and as an MP3 on Amazon!!!
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I thought Garrett Haley was far and away the worst – the song he selected did not suit his voice and he came across as inexperienced and uninterested. I think he and Chikezie are going home tonight, and Luke will have another shot, although I fear he might go home next week simply due to lack of exposure. The same goes for Jason Yeager – they showed his kid about 1000 times and that’s the only way he’ll survive this week. They need to improve – dramatically.
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