, a former TYS member and voice student of Rosanne Simunovic for many years. Musical theatre and pop stars have also created memorable performances with the Timmins Youth Singers, including Phantom Of The Opera stars Paul Massel and Gregory Cross, Cats stars Greg Bond and Larry Herbert, Les Miserables star Michael Burgess and Stratford and Shaw Festival star, Karen Skidmore and world class a cappella pop artists,"The Essentials".
Performance highlights in Toronto include a showcase at the International Choral Festival in 1993, the Canadian Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Requiem" at Roy Thomson Hall in 1985 under the direction of Dr. Elmer Iseler and guest artists of the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998 under the direction of Howard Cable, a concert that was repeated the next year in Timmins with the Timmins Symphony Orchestral Ensemble.
The TYS have recorded three very successful CDs: I Remember December in 1994, A Christmas Legacy in 1999 and Scenes From A Dream
in 2000. As well, they were featured on the Mr. Dress-Up Christmas Special aired by CBC Television in 1997.
Plans are being formulated for the production of a DVD that will focus on the best of the live performances by the Timmins Youth Singers abd their Guest Artists.
Many current and alumni members of the Timmins Youth Singers have established exciting musical careers winning provincial, national and international recognition in solo and choral achievements, including Matt Humphreys, Patricia O'Callaghan, Maghan Stewart and Melanie Boisvert.
Over the past 23 years, over 40 TCS members have been selected to perform with the prestigious 40 voice Ontario Youth Choir and many have gone on to perform with the National Youth Choir.
