Formed in 1997, Island Bel Canto Singers is a women’s community choir. We love to sing, laugh, share friendships and enjoy each other’s company. Most of all, we love to sing!
Our repertoire is diverse, from early classics to contemporary, sung a capella or accompanied and in a variety of languages.
The choir performs at concerts in the Winter and Spring each year, at which guest musicians from around the Island are featured. The choir also performs at community events throughout the year, and networks with other choirs, participating in enriching and extending the lively choral tradition in Nanaimo and surrounding area.
Sharon Sinclair is the Artistic Director and is using her knowledge, talents and skills to encourage choral excellence in the group. Sharon is well known and respected in the Nanaimo music community. For over 20 years, she taught high school choir as well as musical theatre and elementary school music. In 2006, Sharon founded and continues to be the director of the Sinclair Singers, an award-winning chamber choir for youth and young adults. Sharon also has a thriving private music studio where she enjoys teaching piano and voice to students of all ages. She is a gifted soprano and sings with The Island Consort Chamber Choir.
The choir is also pleased to have Pat Rustand as their accompanist. She has been accompanying the Catholic choir at Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre for more than 9 years and has been a classroom teacher for 30 years, periodically teaching music and accompanying school choirs. Pat is currently on leave and is being very competently replaced by Andrew Martyn.
Women of all ages who love to sing, have some choral experience and sight reading skills, are welcome to try out. The choir accepts new members in January and September. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays at 7 pm at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. For more information, contact Vicki at 250-594-5264, or go to our website at http://www.islandbelcanto.com.
Director: Sharon Sinclair
Accompanist: Pat Rustand
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