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300 Lonsdale Rd, Toronto, ON, Canada M4V 1X4
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About Our Choir
Oriana Women’s Choir explores the possibilities in choral music for the female voice, seeking out new experiences and opportunities. The choir collaborates with a wide range of artists to push the boundaries of what audiences might typically expect in women’s choral repertoire and performance, while adhering to a high artistic standard. In the 46 years since its founding, Oriana has continually aimed for excellence in performance. The choir has a strong focus on Canadian compositions, commissioning regularly to expand the choral repertoire for women’s voices and to promote Canadian composers. Since Artistic Director Mitchell Pady joined Oriana in 2011, the choir has collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including female folk group The O’Pears, the Juno-nominated Indo-funk trio Autorickshaw, jazz vocalist Debbie Fleming and an appearance with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2016 for Mahler’s Third Symphony together with the women of Amadeus Choir and the Elmer Iseler Singers, and the Toronto Children’s Chorus.
Our History
ORIANA Women’s Choir began in 1972 as an alumna choir of Bishop Strachan School. The choir was named The John Hodgins Singers after the choir’s music teacher. In 1977, under Artistic Director John Ford, the choir was incorporated as an Ontario not-for-profit corporation and renamed The Oriana Singers. When John Ford retired in 1996, William Brown was appointed Artistic Director. In 2004-05, the choir re-branded and became ORIANA Women’s Choir. Mitchell Pady, the current Artistic Director, was appointed in 2011.
