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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I don’t mind them holding back a little bit on possible front runners, but give us a teeny bit of a teaser! Personality? A note or two???
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Absolutely J! Absolutely!
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This young lady has talent to spare,what a great vocal gift! Both of those performances were stellar,but the second one,was amazing. I haven’t seen any spoiler lists yet,so I don’t know if she made the Top24,but if she didn’t then Idol really doesn’t deserve another season. I will definitely be watching this gal, even if she doesn’t make it on Idol,I’m sure someone in the music industry will notice, if they don’t they’re all blind and deaf!
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Vocab Mad, I think you will be seeing Jessica on the Idol concert tour. I can picture her in the TOP 3 already! She will give Idol a great boast and she already has a built in fan base. I remember Randy mentioning that their is a rapper on Idol this year. I was certainly surprised it turned out to be Jessica. I imagine she will find a way to fit it into a performance or two the way that Blake did. She has a great instrument as MCL has already mentioned!
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jessica sanchez is another this media,,,and then some…!!!!!!
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Look out WORLD… this young lady is about to BLOW PEOPLE OUT OF THE WATER…. ❤
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Love your spirit Gina! I was so impressed with her YouTube videos. Cannot wait to see and hear more of her!!
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what was the name of the second song that she did solo? it was amazing!
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Step – it is called “The Prayer”. Not technically good but she incorporated some lovely nuances.
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I checked out her version of Love on Top on Youtube. WOW!!!! This girl was born to sing. I will be watching her on AI.
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