The Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus was established in 2001 under the leadership of its longtime chorus master Jeff Joudrey to provide a highly trained symphonic chorus for performances with Symphony Nova Scotia. The Symphony Chorus includes auditioned singers from across the province, as well as the Halifax Camerata Singers as the core choir.

Each December the Symphony Chorus performs Handel’s Messiah with Symphony Nova Scotia. The ensemble also has appeared in exciting performances of Brahms’ Requiem, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

CHORUS MASTER
Joel Tranquilla

SOPRANOS
Molly Anderson*
Danielle Andres
Gabrielle Brydges
Jane Camsell
Anna Cordeiro-Santanach
Philomena Hughes
Joanne Lacey
Nicole Lantz
Judith MacDonald
Toinette Martin*
Catherine McDougall
Meggie McKay*
Meghan Nieman
Gisela O’Brien
Marilyn Orr
Patricia Robertson
Barb Rushton
Carol Westdal*

ALTOS
Lisa Annand
Julia Blundon*
Rosalie Dowling*
Laurie Ewer
Kelly Hart*
Jennifer Garvey
Deanna MacDonald
Iona MacLean
Janice Mah
Amelia McMahon*
Barb Main
Alex Meinzinger*
Paddy Muir
Jill Rafuse*
Denise Riel-Desilets
Sue Rubin
Rhonda Schofield
Tessa Short*
Kate Spencer*
Diane Zwicker

TENORS
William Austin*
David Caldwell*
Ken Field
David Gale
Geoff Gillespie*
Simon Hardman
Douglas Jones
Brian Joyce
Brent Karding
Mark Lucas
Jeremy Rutledge*
John Wallace

BASSES
Graham Bolton*
Steven DeWitt*
Ian Easter
Peter Fillmore
André Gaudet*
Philip Gnemmi
Spencer Gough*
Bertrum MacDonald*
John MacDonald
Daniel O’Neail
Vince O’Neail
Robert Pecknold*
Bill Perrot*

REHEARSAL ACCOMPANIST
Lynette Wahlstrom

*Members of the Halifax Camerata Singers