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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ALmost forgot hahaha
WYS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtPrT0nBZ4
Clip of SBM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIZTaEn9mBA
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Thanks Frogcooke. Looks like I will be really busy today. Lots of blogging today plus the Top 8 performances of Canadian Idol airs this evening.
I am feeling extremely tired today – adrenaline rush is over and I am feeling the after effects. Bleh!
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I attended the concert in Rochester last night, my American Idol Season 7 is now officially over.
I really enjoyed the show, our seats were about 3 feet from the stage barriers and we could see all of the Idols perfectly. I watched one of the youtube videos Frogcooke posted and several people commented about how subdued the audience was. It’s always that way here, I’ve never been
able to quite put my finger on why. Polite applause, listen, polite applause. The review in our paper this morning was not kind, he called it ” American Karaoke “, what a snob. Jason and Syesha
received standing ovations after their sets and the audience stood the entire time for both of the
David’s, like I told someone earlier in the day, Rochester audiences may not scream or applaud the longest or the loudest but we have big hearts and it was evident on the faces of the people that I could see in the crowd, they were very happy. All of the Idols sounded much better live and their
stage personas have greatly improved since the tour started.
Chikezie – Adorable, very animated and really moved well around the stage. I commented to my daughter that his clothes needed pressing and she rolled her eyes at me.
Ramiele – Tiny, very cute and she perfomed beautifully.
Michael Johns – Not as tall as I thought, very refined facial features and strikingly handsome. He sang great. I commented to my daughter that I didn’t care for his shoes, more eyerolls….
Kristy Lee – She’s a beautiful girl, her outfit was stunning and I think she thought she was singing to the living dead ( maybe that’s our problem here and we don’t realize it ). She spoke beautifully and ” God Bless the USA ” was very well received.
Carly – First surprise of the night for me. She looks terrific, I think she must have lost some weight and has a new softer haircut. Maybe it was my imagination but I think her right arm with all the tatoos may have been covered up with something to diminish its appearance. Her outfit was funky and she looked great in it. She moved around the stage with ease and to me seemed the most
comfortable of all of them doing her thing. She seems to have lost the scrunched up facial expressions when she goes into the power notes and overall I think she performed all of her songs extremely well. I hope that she finds her niche, she is extremely talented.
Brooke – Second surprise of the night for me. I always liked her singing and personality but last night she sounded fabulous on ” Let It Be “, rich, full and she really connected, to me at least. She’s very pretty and delicate looking but I didn’t think the clothing she wore did anything for her. I think we’re going to be hearing lots more from Brooke, at least I hope so.
Jason – This young man has a special place in my heart and always has. I never thought he had the best singing voice or stage presence but there is just something about him. He did not move around the stage, sat on a stool or stood on the runway with his guitar and just sang and touched me and made me feel glad, I just had this big smile on my face the entire time. His banter was adorable and I just overall loved his set. I’m a fan of his for life.
Syesha – She looked quite glamorous all done up in a very pretty gold dress with FABULOUS shoes, a stunning woman. She moved around effortlessly and sang beautifully. ” Listen ” was astounding.
I think she’ll be around a long while and I look forward to following her career.
David – The audience FINALLY went wild, ( if only for a minute…oh well…maybe it’s something in our water supply ) I was just so happy seeing him being elevated up onto the stage and he sounded divine. No surprises here except, if it’s possible, he sounded so much better live. He moved with ease and the dance moves on SBM were awesome. He spoke to the audience from his heart and genuinely seemed so grateful. I adore this kid, great, great, great. I could have listened to him all night long. Can’t wait for the single and then his CD, they cannot come soon enough for me. I had a couple of tears running down my face after WYSYLM, when he stretches his arm out and sings I LOVE YOU….killer. He’s an angel, I am besotted.
David Cook – Biggest surprise of the night. Huge applause, I think he took the popularity contest here. He was all done up in his rockstar apparel, the eyeliner freaked me out a little but overall he looked very fine indeed. I always recognized his talent, just not my personal favorite, but I have to say that this man can sing and perform like no ones business. He sounded great, I really, really enjoyed it. His voice cracked a couple of times but it didn’t seem to matter much, to me anyway. He knows how to work the audience and moved about effortlessly and his banter was equally entertaining. I was VERY IMPRESSED, good for him and I don’t think there’s probably much question about his future success, I look forward to it.
I guess that’s it, my daughter and I had a great time.
MCL – So glad you enjoyed the show in Toronto, can’t wait to read more of your comments and thanks again for everything.
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Castrocopia found this video of Jason’s Over the Rainbow from Rochester, uploaded by lilqt1413.
Thanks, Auntieaudie–there’s just nothing like a first-hand description!
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