Branch Competitions
Saturday, May 24, 2025 (Instrumental)
Location: Christ First (Sanctuary) – 1700 Mazo Cres., Mississauga ON L5J 1Y8
Sunday, May 25, 2025 (Instrumental)
Location: Christ First (Sanctuary) – 1700 Mazo Cres., Mississauga ON L5J 1Y8
Sunday, May 25, 2025 (Vocal)
Location: Christ First (Merigold) – 1700 Mazo Cres., Mississauga ON L5J 1Y8
Registration Deadline: April 11, 2025
Clinicians:
Instrumental – Arianne Ewing-Chow
Arianne Ewing-Chow has a passion for teaching students how to make music an integral part of their lives. She believes in finding joy in music making through freedom of expression through sound. Arianne runs a full studio in North York, is a member of the College of Examiners with the Royal Conservatory of Music, is a festival convener for the ORMTA North York-York Region branch, and is also an active adjudicator. She holds a Bachelor of Music from University of Toronto, and received an Artist Teacher of Pedagogy and Performance from the Glenn Gould School. She holds both Performers ARCT as well as Teacher’s ARCT diplomas.. She has received numerous awards and scholarships and is also the proud recipient of the Steinway Gallery Teacher of the Year Award in 2018. Arianne performed in international masterclasses in Bad Bertrich, Germany with John Perry, and at the Almalfi Coast, Italy with Luiz de Moura Castro and Brian Ganz.The ten-piano monster concert with Toyich International Projects in Rome was an incredible collaboration. She has organized fundraising concerts through Music With a Cause to raise funds for various charities including The Canadian Cancer Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.
Voice- Renée Salewski
Renée is a portfolio artist: voice teacher, role coach, director, dramaturge, playwright /librettist, teaching artist, clinician, mentor, consultant, and performer.
A few selected highlights:
“Master” Teacher/Clinician: National Opera Studio (London, England), University of Toronto, Western University, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, English Touring Opera Education Lectures (Cambridge, University of Exeter), Canadian Opera Company (rostered teaching artist and faculty member dramatic Summer Intensive for Emerging Artists), clients performing professionally (1000 Islands Playhouse, Stratford, We Will Rock You (North American Tour), Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables (London- West End) and as regulars at 54 Below in NYC.
Direction and Design: Quest (Cultureland- Tapestry Opera), Les Miserables/Battle of Boat (The Singer’s Theatre) Blitzkrieg Cabaret (Opera Revue- Dakota Tavern) Suor Angelica, Hansel and Gretel (Grand River Opera), L’elisir d’amore, Le Nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, (Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts), The Pocket: a folk opera (Peckham Fringe Festival, London, England), Noise Ensemble (Edinburgh Fringe, Korea and Central Asia), Echoes of Bisotoon, Quest (Cultureland)Performing Highlights Past and Present: D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, The Savoy Theatre (2002 Season), English Touring Opera (2004-2008), Kismet (bringing Marsinah to life at The Arcola Theatre in first UK production since the show’s premiere), The Creation (Canterbury Cathedral), Leonard Bernstein’s Mass (Queen Elizabeth Hall), Risk: A Climate Cabaret (Toronto and United Nations in NYC) and a recent appearance as a guest performer in Opera Revue’s From Cabaret to Modern Day at the Redwood Theatre.
Pictured: 2019 Vocalists with Adjudicator, Loralie Vancourt (left); Level 9 Pianists (right)
Application forms are to be filled out and submitted by teachers only.