The Choir’s second CD, “Connected. Songs for the Heart” was recorded live in March 2006 at a concert series at Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. The album is packed with 15 tracks of uplifting, emotionally charged music for the heart that spans many different genres and appeals to all listeners of all ages.
This latest musical endeavour also features guest artists including: Alana Bridgewater, Julie Michels, and Thom Allison.
The Choir Members featured on
“Connected. Songs for the Heart” Include:
Sheila Berry, Stefano Eudoxie-Wojedubokowski, Janice Gladstone,Morganna Kelly, Laura Lattanzio, Louise Lemaître, Jayne Lewis, Cathy Scott, Dawn Sinclair, Marg-Rheta Wright, Marlene Dlin, Tammy Everett, Liz Gildner, Lori Honeycombe, Sharon Khoo Sio Khuan, Ioana Lerchs, Heather Magee, Anne Morgan, Laura Ross, Romina Soria, Julie Wasylnka, Andrew Bourgeois, Llewellyn Goddard, Richard Haslam, Martin Kapustianyk, Ron Koning, Bill Kudla, Gilbert Ma, Andrew Newbery, Edwin Rodriguez, Robb Smith, Mark Stephenson, Terry Walpole, Bob Boxma, Ivan Canete, Wally Grosett, Eric Johnson, A. Frank Ruffo, Daniel Rutzen, Jerry Sumbler, Bruce Weese, Germaine Wong and John Wright.
Choir members featured performances include:
A. Frank Ruffo – That’s Life
Featured Artists
Alana Bridgewater
Toronto’s Alana Bridgewater is a singer/songwriter with depth, soul and power. She has toured the east coast with jazz great Joe Sealy and his quartet as a member of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. She has also performed extensively throughout the Mediterranean. Alana has performed for Quincy Jones and Peter Gabriel tributes in the World Leaders Festival. She was the voice for the 2008 Olympic Bid Song. Alana’s unmistakably rich and powerful vocals bring audience’s to their feet.
Julie Michaels
Julie’s intense, original and joyous sound grabs familiar melodies and welds them to original and wonderfully thick chords influenced by every international tradition. Her ability to phrase a lyric and improvise over a melody gives every song a clarity that stays in your mind long after the band stops playing.
Thom Allison
Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominee Thom Allison has graced the stage performing in musicals like Evita, Hello Dolly, Into the Woods, ThreePenny Opera and more, for some of the nations largest stage companies. Thom’s eloquent vocal styling and powerful voice polish his performances to a high shine.
- Seasons of Love*
- The Impossible Dream
- Connected*
- No One Is Alone
- He Lives In You*
- In A Mellow Tone
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow*
- That’s Life**
- Shed A Little Light*
- One Hand, One Heart/Somewhere
- O Siem
- You Raise Me Up*
- I Know Where I’ve Been*
- It’s In Every One Of Us*
- In My Life*
* Denotes track with Special Guest
** Denotes a Choir Member Guest Performance
House of Love is also available for purchase as a digital download on:iTunes | Napster | Audio Lunchbox | Puretracks
Musical Director: Diane Leah
Associate Musical Director: Jeannie Wyse
Album Graphics: Lori Honeycombe
Production Coordinator: Romelda Morson
Musician Credits
Piano: Diane Leah
Bass: George Koller
Drums: Tom Jestadt
Thank You To Our sponsors, Joan Mathers and Mark Samuel. And to Music Manufacturing Services and many others who made this CD possible.
The Choir’s debut CD, “House of Love” was recorded in 2003 and features guest artists: Louise Pitre, Mark Cassius, Mary McCandless, Julie Michels, Alana Bridgewater, and Maria Piazza.
The Choir Members featured on House of Love Include:
Michael Barwick, Brian Black, Marguerite Bolton, Bob Boxma, Lee Brown, Bill Corcoran, Michael Culp, Stefano Eudoxie, Robert Friesen, Llewellyn Goddard, Janice Gladstone, Wally Grosett, Jan Hardaway, Lori Honeycombe, Deb Houston, Martin Kapustianyk, Ron Koning, Ian Latham, Laura Lattanzio, Greg Lawrence, Louise Lemaitre, Bonnie Lesky, Heather Lindsay, Joan Lowden, Heather Magee, Adam McNair, Anne Morgan, Shawn Pendenque, Edwin Rodrigues, Mary Rowe, Cathy Scott, Dawn Sinclair, Robb Smith, Mark Stephenson, Jerry Sumbler, Marcello Tulipano, Wanda Underwood, Terry Walpole, Bruce Weese, Helen Wiber, Germaine Wong, John Wright
Choir members featured performances include:
Dawn Sinclair – Aquarius
Adam McNair – Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Wally Grosett – When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Featured Artists
The artists featured on House of Love gave generously of their time and their talents to this project. The choir thanks them for sharing, so selflessly.
Louise Pitre
Louise is best known for her Tony Award nominated role in broadway’s hit Mamma Mia! Louise generously lent her writing and vocal talents to the cd by co-writing and singing the title track House of Love.Marc Cassius
Mark is best known for his work in the highly acclaimed vocal group The Nylons. Mark’s energy and charisma shine in his outstanding vocal performance of Holy Ground.Mary McCandless
Mary is best known for her roles in such Tony Award winning musicals as Showboat & Ragtime. Mary’s wonderful rendition of Climb Ev’ry Mountain shows off her unique and refreshing vocal style.Alana Bridgewater
Julie Michels
Maria Piazza
Maria is known by many in the Opera and Classical music scenes. Her voice is unmistakable. Maria’s vocal talent is not to be missed in her outstanding Operatic version of O Holy Night.- Holy Ground*
- O Happy Day*
- Be Still House of Love*
- Aquarius**
- Sound Over All Waters*
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child**
- Hallelujah Hodie/Do You Hear What I Hear?
- O Holy Night*
- For Unto Us A Child Is Born
- When I Survey The Wondrous Cross**
- Worthy To Be Praised
- Climb Ev’ry Mountain*
- Benediction
* Denotes track with Special Guest
** Denotes a Choir Member Solo
House of Love is also available for purchase as a digital download on:iTunes | Napster | Audio Lunchbox | Puretracks
Musical Director: Diane Leah
Associate Musical Director: Jeannie Wyse
Album Graphics: Lori Honeycombe
Production Coordinator: Romelda Morson
Musician Credits
Diane Leah: piano, hammond organ
Jason Jestadt: keyboard
George Koller: bass
Tom Jestadt: drums
Steve Crowe: trumpet
Colleen Allen: alto sax, soprano sax
Janet Horne: violin 1
Laurel Mascarenhas: violin 2
Sheila Smyth: viola
Wendy Solomon: cello
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