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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If Sawyer doesn’t win it will be only because Blake’s fans voted to give him the win. Sawyer is completely authentic. The way he uses his voice to convey emotion is well beyond his years. His itune sales should be more than enough to crown him the winner.
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Boy that Fogarty – Fredericks duet was loud. The key was too high for Sawyer. They couldn’t transpose it down a step? Ridiculous.
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Fogerty was barely present. Not sure he even noticed Sawyer was there. Too bad, it could have been a great moment for both us and Sawyer!
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Congratulations Sawyer! 😃💕
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Placement order went exactly as I had guessed.
My mom tuned in to the finale with me last night. She wasn’t too impressed with Sawyer and Joshua because they could not be heard above the band. She thought that Koryn and Meghan were better because they could be heard more.
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I’m thrilled for Sawyer! He did a tremendous job, and that voice he’s got just kills me! His vocal skills are way beyond his age! Pharrell did a super job as Sawyer’s coach. It sounds like Republic Records is super excited to have Sawyer on their roster. This young man is certain to be the show’s first big star if they don’t screw this up!
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I found a song of Sawyer’s on YouTube that he recorded before being on the Voice called Good Storm. You HAVE GOT to check it out MCL! The songwriting is beyond exceptional, and his voice just soars. GORGEOUS!! That show sure found quite a gem of an artist. To me, both Sawyer and Mia Z were the most unique of the bunch this season.
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Thank you Anita!! Well check it out now. Can’t wait to hear it.
And, I agree, Sawyer and Mia Z were in a class of their own.
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