Yellowknife Choral Society
Sharing our passion for Choral Music with our community.
Daniel Gillis
Daniel has been singing for most of his life, starting as a boy chorister at the age of 7. He studied piano and voice with the Royal Conservatory of Music, and has sung professionally in Victoria, Ottawa and Montreal. Specializing in Early Music, Daniel also has years of experience singing in small ensembles, ranging in styles from jazz to pop and folk. He has sung as a classical soloist with very notable conductors, including Hervé Niquet and Christopher Jackson. Daniel is also an award-winning barbershop singer! He has had many lead roles in musical theater, including several with Ptarmigan Ptheatrics. He formed and directed the Yellowknife Boys' Choir in 2010, and will continue as director of the Boys' Choir. He is pleased to be the new director of the Yellowknife Chamber Choir in 2011, and hopes to carry on the excellent work started by its founder, Shad Turner.
Upcoming Events
Going for Baroque
The Yellowknife Chamber Choir is pleased to present our first full concert under the direction of Daniel Gillis. Featuring selections from the Early Music era, the concert is entitled 'Going for Baroque' and will include some of the most magnificent and moving choral works of all time. The Chamber Choir will be joined by the Yellowknife Boys' Choir for part of the concert.
H2Oh!
On March 30th and 31st our "H2Oh" concert has water inspired music on tap with works by contemporary and classic composers from North America and abroad. This concert flows through various eras and cultures, the music's only common element being H2O as each piece sings of the majesty, might, mayhem and mirth that we get from, over, around, on, in, and under water.