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
September 24, 2012 
This competition is heating up, isn’t it? 
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I see that ‘The Voice’ has its own ‘Heejun Han’ this season.
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They have so many interesting singers this year it’s going to be hard to sort them out in the later rounds. I enjoyed the music teacher that did such a good Stevie Nicks cover. I hope to hear her sing something that doesn’t sound so much like someone else in the future, but that was an excellent performance. The young Soul singer toward the end had a good feel for classic Soul music but I’m not sure his voice has the nuance for it yet. I’ll be looking forward to hearing more from him. The last lady that went with Blake should be interesting as well.
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Suzanna Choffel is the music teacher who did “Landslide” that I mentioned earlier. It turns out that she has a quite a few original songs on You Tube and albums for sale on iTunes. I wanted to hear what “she” sounds like rather than the Stevie cover that she performed for the blind audition. She has a Reggie infused Indie sound ranging from Jazz to Funk with a tone similar to Norah Jones. Now that’s a little different. I haven’t heard much in the way of covers from her though. Given that she is pretty well developed as an artist and seems to be a veteran performer and considering that there have been quirky female singers in the two prior finales, I think there is a good possibility that she may make the final round this year.
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`Yesterday, I watched all the shows this season of “The Voice” and there are so many terrific singers on the show. I have really enjoyed the show and it has retained consistent ratings. Two of the shows I rewatched. “The X-Factor” bores me. I like “The Voice” so much better.
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