Rachel Giacomin

Sep 07, 2010

Although her classical training began at the age of 13, Rachel Giacomin has been singing all her life. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research in Windsor, Ontario. Rachel has recently been a member of the Calvin College Capella in Grand Rapids, and of the Windsor Classic Chorale. She studied opera and oratorio while at Calvin College and continues to study voice now in London, Ontario. Rachel is now living back in Sarnia where she has a small voice studio of preteen and teenage girls. She is a frequent Cantor in the Taizé services at All Saints Anglican Church in Sarnia, is artistic director of Sursum Corda, a men’s choir in the area, and is a music leader at Redeemer Christian Reformed Church in Sarnia. She is currently a founding member and executive director of the Bluewater Chamber Choir.

A founding member of the Canadian Chamber Choir and its Artistic Director since 2003, Dr. Julia Davids has led the ensemble on concert and workshop tours of every province, and conducted four recordings including their Juno-nominated 2015 release, Sacred Reflections. Born in London, Ontario, she grew up singing in the Amabile Youth Singers, the Ontario Youth Choir, and the National Youth Choir, for whom she was the first Apprentice Conductor. She is currently the Stephen J. Hendrickson Professor and Director of Choral Activities at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of choral conductors and committed to giving emerging and established Canadian composers a forum for their work. Read More

Dr. Joel Tranquilla is a conductor and music educator noted for his versatile musicianship and creative programming. Associate Conductor of the Canadian Chamber Choir since 2015, Joel also recently returned home to the Maritimes to assume the positions of Artistic Director of the Halifax Camerata Singers and Chorus Master of Symphony Nova Scotia. Formative choral experiences include touring with the American Boychoir as a boy soprano and singing as a member of the Nova Scotia and National Youth Choirs. He holds degrees from Mount Allison University, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University where his doctoral research was in the area of Canadian choral-orchestral works. Read More

Rachel Giacomin

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