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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MCL, I couldn’t agree with you more. David would be the first to thank his fans for his amazing success with Crush. And isn’t that one of his many traits that grabbed our attention in the early days of AI7? David including others in his success? Remember after Imagine when David clapped for his fellow contestants after Simon proclaiming “there are 19 miserable people here”?
There is no more deserving artist than this young man.
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Thank you MCL for this posting! David has already made that indelible mark on the music world – and he is just getting started!
Thank You Janey79 for recalling that “so David” moment when he first glanced up at the men on the staircase and then over to the ladies in the “dawg pound” and clapped and said you guys are awesome – or to that effect.
Thinking of the other contestants and not wanting to outshine them or have them feel bad took priority over allowing himself to enjoy the glory of his own performance and the glowing judge reviews.
That was the most defining moment for me – even over the stellar performance of the song. This is what “was so great about Imagine”.
When he was on XM radio and the music director said to the listeners to vote Crush to the number one slot – David says, awe that’s not important, I just hope they like the song! (ah, Yeah we do – number 2 debut!)
It is not just about the music – it is about the man behind the music.
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GAH! Hey MCL! Hey ArchieFanDoc! What sweet words about David…I think that’s what makes him so crazy-special. He’s just not like any other 17 year old “kid” out there. He’s exceptional in so many ways. He’s not perfect and I cringe when people say he is, but he’s different and special.
This is all so exciting I have a hard time containing myself!
MCL is THE BEST! What a champion! I’m still so glad you got to meet him!
Becky
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Why is my font all bold and wonky in the comments section? WordPress must be doing some upgrades or else someone “messed up” the Andreas theme.
Anyway – I am so pumped for my little Archie. SOOOOOO PUMPED. And Becky, thank you for your support and your encouragement. The FansOFDavid.Com staff are the best and you have been as much of a champion of MCL as you have been for David. I am so grateful to all of you and, the opportunity to meet David was so special. I will always hold this occasion close to my heart.
It has been such a wonderful ride and it will only continue to be ever so glorious as we watch David grow – physically and artistically. Can you imagine? He is only going to get better and he is presently such an astounding artist. Wow!
And Janey and ArchieFan – thanks for your support and for promoting David in such a powerful manner.
Oh my – this is a great day, the end of a great week and more to come. So much more!
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MCL, how kind, your thoughtful words mean so much to me. I thought you would enjoy this:
http://idolator.com/400736/whos-a-big-pop-star-yes-you-are-david-archuletas-post+idol-chart-debut
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