: Vocal
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Grade 9: AMV1O

Grade 10: AMV2O

The vocal music program at Rosedale Heights offers young singers choral, apprenticeship and solo opportunities. There are 3 choirs made up of the students from the grade 9 to 12 vocal courses. 

The Rosedale Chamber Choir consists mainly of senior vocal students.  This choir acts as the core and mentor choir for the grade 9 and 10 Rosedale Choir. The Rosedale Women’s Choir consists mainly of girls in grade 9 and 10 vocal classes.  All choirs sing a variety of repertoire from Traditional World and Folk music to Western European masters from hundreds of years ago.

All choirs perform at the Winter and Spring Music Nights. All singers attend the extra rehearsals scheduled 4 or 5 weeks before each of these concerts.

In addition to the Music Nigts, Rosedale Chamber Choir sings a special concert in November with the Toronto Chamber Choir (TCC). This is a shared performance in which each choir sings some repertoire on their own and some together.  It is a wonderful opportunity for Rosedale students to sing harder music with the support of the adult voices. In addition, TCC’s conductor rehearses with Rosedale students in a special workshop rehearsal.  Some years, Rosedale Chamber Choir is featured on one of the spring concerts of the TCC’s regular concert season. Also, the Rosedale Chamber Choir performs at special assemblies and events at Rosedale such as Open House, African Heritage Assembly and Remembrance Day.

 Toronto Chamber Choir is an auditioned Toronto Choir which specialises in performing early choral music from before 1750 or the end of the Baroque era.  TCC is the official adult mentor choir for Rosedale Heights.  Each October, 1 or 2 vocal students audition to become apprentices.  Upon acceptance, apprentices attend all regular TCC rehearsals and concerts as a part of the adult choir’s regular concert season. This program is so successful that most of the apprentices chose to become full members of the adult choir in subsequent years. 

Some singers may wish to auditions for solo opportunities.  Each year, students sing solos with the various choirs, with the Senior Band and with the October Musical Theatre show “Divas and Divos Night”.  This last show is a staged performance of musical theatre solos, duets and trios from classic to modern Broadway shows.