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 think that the two country girls are going to be in the finals with probably Hunter and Chris Blue.
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From what news I’ve read, the country performers seem to be having the most help post-show.
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I think you have it about right Idol Girl.
Lauren Duski is my personal favorite. She has decent support on iTunes as well. I love her voice and her style, and she seems to be a decent person. Her market timing is very good because the singers whose niche she shares peaked many years ago, yet remain popular. People like Tricha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride, and Lee Ann Womack, for example,will leave a hole in the market that she could help to fill. I think she may win this season and has the potential to have a good career in country music as well as crossover pop.
Brennley has a ton of heart, has a nice voice, and has made excellent song choices, but she needs a bit of polishing to be ready for prime time.
Hunter isn’t my cup of tea but he is good at what he does.
Chris Blue seems like a fine young man with an appreciation of the classics in his genre. He is a compeling performer but I can’t agree with Alicia when she compares his to Sam Cook etc. He dosn’t sing on that level to my ears. More polish.
There are several others who have performed well and / or been very entertaining including Vanessa, Aliyah and TSoul. I was suprised to see Casi eliminated.
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i LOVED stephanie rice and am so sorry she had to go. i wonder what the REAL votes said, not the darn twitter save. 😦 steph was ahead of mark on itunes, always.
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I cannot stand the Twitter Save, Hunter. Not everyone watches this show in real time. Ugh
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Hi everyone. I have not been watching until Monday night & then only caught last 3. Will try to catch more as time goes along. Did anyone else think Chris Blue’s contortions were a bit much & detracted from his delivery of a classic song? Thanks, MCL, for all you do to keep me current!!
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Jzgrl1 – I rarely watch. I have moved on to other topics. However, I know The Voice still has a huge following so I add a topic every week – when I think of it Ha!
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I agree that the two country girls will probably be the last two standing, but my personal favorites are Jesse whose voice I love, and Chris Blue.
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jzgrl1 (is that a new name?) 🙂 i normally like chris blue, however, i FF through his rendition of this song. i had looked forward to the song, i like it a lot, but just not how he was singing it.
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Rocker Chick – You bring up a good point. I think the type of music they do on their albums is a factor. Many of them are niche artists more suited to indie labels rather than mainstream artists.
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