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
January 28, 2018 
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network will broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. It will be the first time since 2003 that the ceremony is held outside Los Angeles (where the Staples Center had been the home of the Grammys since 2004). James Corden will return as host. (Via Wikipedia)
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Oooh, thanks for the reminder!
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I must say wow to Patti Lupone and her ICONIC performance of Don’t Cry For Me Argentina….. To reprise a song she did over 30 years ago and sing it like she did back then was just remarkable…… She has an amazing voice.
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Kelly Clarkson and Danny Gokey were nominated for awards, but neither took home the Grammy.
http://idolchatteryd.com/former-american-idol-standouts-shut-out-at-grammys/
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That is not a surprise really. I didn’t think they would have won..
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Ed Sheeran did win all the awards he was nominated for–but that was only two. He may or may not have deserved to win, but I think that he deserved to be nominated for best song and best album, and he was not. 😦
I didn’t see the whole show, but I was underwhelmed by most of the performances this year. I know Kesha got a lot of praise for her performance, and it was clearly emotional for her, and of course there’s the whole #MeToo moment-ness of it–but I don’t care for the song (it’s melodically very dull), and I was reminded of nothing so much of the old acting tip–if you cry, the audience doesn’t need to. I was more uncomfortable than moved.
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David Cook has a new EP out today. https://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idols-david-cook-drops-new-chromance-ep-audio.htm
He’s also going to be in a Broadway show. http://www.davidcookofficial.com/billboard-david-cook-to-make-broadway-debut-as-charlie-price-in-kinky-boots-beginning-tuesday-april-3-2018-for-a-strictly-limited-run/
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The Voice starts tonight. Goes up against the American Idol reboot in a few more weeks. One difference between the shows is that American Idol is stressing youthful contestants.
http://idolchatteryd.com/the-voice-is-back-heres-what-to-look-for-in-season-14/
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Rave reviews for Kelly Clarkson in her Voice debut.
http://idolchatteryd.com/rave-reviews-for-kelly-clarkson-in-her-voice-debut/
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Idol Girl,
I thought Kelly did a great job, she’s pretty funny. I didn’t care for the new “block” option, wish they would have given them an extra steal or a no chair turn second chance option.
Today’s thoughts are, I’m not going to watch idol, but I am a little/a lot wishy-washy, so that could all change in a hour or so; but as it stands now, I’m sticking with The Voice and not watching idol.
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