Jubilate Singers of Toronto

04/12/2026

Gratitude to Choral Canada for its Benefits of Singing campaign. So many reasons to keep singing.

04/06/2026

More tips for keeping your voice healthy, courtesy of NIDCD. 1. Take vocal naps—rest your voice throughout the day.
2. Use a humidifier in your home. This is especially important in winter or in dry climates. Thirty percent humidity is recommended.

04/02/2026

Despite the inexplicable longevity of careers like Carol Channing and Ozzie Osbourne's, your vocal cords (not 'chords') are a tiny and delicate instrument. Your friends at Jubilate Central are providing FREE advice over the next little while for preserving what you're blessed to still have. Why? Our next concert's theme is 4 Weddings and a Funeral and we want you in fine fettle for either.

These tips are the first of several, quoted (plundered) from the NIH. If the second also sounds like your mother, that's not on Jubilate or NIH.

1 Drink plenty of water, especially when exercising.

2 If you drink caffeinated beverages or alcohol, balance your intake with plenty of water.

Looking forward to taking care of voice with lots more tips, soon.

03/31/2026

03/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our concerts this weekend with the and the . We had a great time with Andrew Balfour, and we hope you did too!

03/27/2026

Here's an interview that Isabel did on Radio Canada (in French)

Écoutez l’épisode de l’émission Y a pas deux matins pareils : Vendredi 27 mars 2026

03/27/2026

Here's an interview that Isabel just did with Radio Canada (in French)

Écoutez l’épisode de l’émission Y a pas deux matins pareils : Vendredi 27 mars 2026

03/27/2026

We've had a wonderful time this week rehearsing with Andrew and the other two choirs. Hearing him talk about how and why he wrote the pieces has added a lot of depth to our understanding.

Here's an interview he did with the CBC in Kitchener/Waterloo. Andrew talks about what it's like for him to work with Isabel and Marta and to have 120+ non-Indigenous singers performing his music. (Scroll down to the interview.)

There are lots of events this weekend including a soup-er showdown in Cambridge, a spring craft show at the University of Guelph, a tour of model train layouts, the K-W Titans will have an orange jersey game or you can sing along to the first three Big Shiny Tunes albums.

03/27/2026

We've been having a wonderful time rehearsing with Andrew and the other two choirs this week! Hearing him talk about how and why he wrote the pieces has added so much depth to our understanding.

And here's an interview with the CBC (Kitchener-Waterloo), where he talks about what it's like for him to have 120 non-Indigenous singers performing his music. (Scroll down to the interview.)

There are lots of events this weekend including a soup-er showdown in Cambridge, a spring craft show at the University of Guelph, a tour of model train layouts, the K-W Titans will have an orange jersey game or you can sing along to the first three Big Shiny Tunes albums.

03/27/2026

We've been having a wonderful time rehearsing with Andrew and the other two choirs this week! Hearing him talk about how and why he wrote the pieces adds a lot of depth to our understanding of the music and why we're singing it.

And here's an interview from the CBC in Kitchener-Waterloo, where Andrew talks about his enjoyment of working Isabel and Marta and such a large group of non-Indigenous singers. (Scroll down to find the interview)

There are lots of events this weekend including a soup-er showdown in Cambridge, a spring craft show at the University of Guelph, a tour of model train layouts, the K-W Titans will have an orange jersey game or you can sing along to the first three Big Shiny Tunes albums.

03/21/2026

We just got a fantastic Preview write-up in Ludwig van Toronto, including an interview with Andrew Balfour. Check it out!

Ambe: Choral Reflections from Indigenous Composers with special guest Andrew Balfour will be performed in Guelph and Toronto.

03/13/2026

Biboon (aka in the winter) rehearsals are going well and these concerts will be among our best in years. Get tickets for the Toronto show here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ambe-choral-reflections-from-indigenous-composers-tickets-1983185768018?aff=oddtdtcreator

And the Guelph tour here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ambe-choral-reflections-from-indigenous-composers-tickets-1984768765807