Nova Voce

Other Lives is a continuing series of posts about choir members. In this edition, we are pleased to feature Ron Macdonald. Section One: In the Choir Anyone that goes past ten years in the choir makes them a long-timer and Ron has over 13 years to his credit. He was positioned in the Baritone section for a number of years but because he has a large vocal range, he has moved recently to Tenor2. In addition to singing, Ron has shown he steps up for other responsibilities within

Generally speaking, Canadian choirs of the amateur persuasion try their very best to avoid scheduling concerts in the summer months. In fact, they rarely even get together to rehearse between the start of June and the end of August. The reasoning is that it’s just too blooming hot to be standing under the lights for forty minutes in sweat-soaked penguin suits whilst the venue’s ages-old a/c (or lack thereof) fights a losing battle against intolerable temperatures and energy-s