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 hate to sound cynical MCL, but this is just a two hour hype-fest for the latest and greatest from Disney Corp. I used to love everything Disney, but not anymore. Katy Perry is becoming more annoying than Jennifer Lopez was, and that’s not saying much. I find this whole format so dismal, the fact that fans can’t vote till top 10. I’m going to sound like a broken record but I miss the old Idol, like Season 7 the best of the best. When it was all about the contestants before it became a platform for the judges to promote their latest record. Of the three judges, Lionel Richie is the one most sincerely interested in helping the contestants.
I miss the way Idol used to be a platform for young singers to grow during the course of the show and let the viewers see their performances improve. I miss seeing people like Kris Allen, David Archuletta, Adam Lambert, and of course David Cook change into tremendous singers.
Speaking of David Cook, I don’t know MCL, if you’re aware that David made his Broadway debut on April 3rd in Kinky Boots and will run till May 5th. The reviews are in and he has impressed everyone from the cast to the director Jerry Mitchell and the composer Cyndi Lauper. I’ve seen an acoustic version of the highlight song from the show, called Soul of a Man, if you can find it on You Tube you must see it. His performance is astounding. I always knew he would make it on the Great White Way!
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It was really painful to watch Idol’s Disney episode last night. And, I agree, Katy Perry is becoming intolerable. I hope this show improves from here or I will probably stop watching. It is already clear who the voting public’s favorites are–Gabby, Caleb, Cade, Maddie.
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Vocab Mad – thanks for the summary of this show. Glad I didn’t and couldn’t tune in. Hard to believe that Katy Perry is still acting up. I think they need to rethink this AI platform and go retro to Season 7. That was such an amazing season. Simon and all. It was a treasure.
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Just read on line that people were upset about the live voting because the audience has to vote on performances from previous weeks and not just on last night’s performances. Voting is ended right after the last performance. So last night the last performer was unfairly voted off because people didn’t have time to vote for him.
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Louise – this sounds absolutely insane. I had such high hopes for American Idol 2.0 but I am throwing in the towel here. It is convoluted
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