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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You know the commercial where the guy is sitting and talking to the little kids and he asks them which is better…More or Less and the little girl goes into the spill about wanting more?
Well that is how I felt about Adam last night…I want more, I want more!!! LOL I would just have rather he sang, Gosh I miss hearing him!!!
And then they cut him out and had Angie sing with whomever that was!!!
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I love Angie and was so desperate when she was voted out 3rd. In my opinion she is current and brilliant and Candy is not. Kree will prosper anyway being country. Angie is amazing. Loved seeing David Cook on tv with his new song. For he epitomises star quality.
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This was my favorite performance of the night.
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PS. The video is blocked in the US 😦
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Janey – the video is blocked in the US? Now THAT is strange.
Thanks for your comments everyone. Keep them coming!!!
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This was my favourite moment of the night, Angie was my favourite artist of the year.
I think that they were trying to position Candice as one of the great voices possibly along side greats like Aretha Franklin . Time will tell. That was a very different time with the Mahalia Jackson’s and so on.
The music scene is very fractured now, very few great ones
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Angie did a wonderful duet with Candice and a wonderful duet with Adam. I am always surprised when a list of the top moments of the season is given, the duet with Candice isn’t there.There is point in the Candice duet about a minute in where the combination is just beautiful, just beautiful. It wasn’t an accident that she did so well with Adam. They both came to sing and perform. They both always come to sing and perform. No one will ever get cheated out of their money with either one.
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interesting, yes the video is blocked, but apparently it wasn’t earlier because i did watch it earlier.
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Adam Lambert is my fav Idol contestant of all time and I am often surprised Adam’s vocal prowess is not discussed more on MCL blogs. To my ears vocally Adam has it all. Range, Power, Texture, Color, emotion. Angie was my favorite this season and I do find her much more current, marketable and more viable than Candice or Kree. Angie can sing anything. Titanium was so haunting, moving and I keep listening to it over and over. Amazing.
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Here is a youtube that is not blocked
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Adam is a truly generous costar. He reminds me of a great basketball player who can shoot or “dish the rock.” Like legendary athletes who raise the level of play of those around him, he knows that if he costars shine, he will too.
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This is a little old, but I wanted to post a video of Angie on Kelly and Michael singing her original song, “You Set Me Free.” A gorgeous song and performance!
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