Welcome
The Creemore Community Children’s Choir will bring children and youth from Creemore and surrounding areas together to experience the joy of making and creating music, together. Our choir is non-denominational and completely inclusive. All young people between the ages of 8 to 18 are welcome to join, regardless of previous music experience. The choir will be free of charge but a commitment to attending practice regularly will be required. We will be teaching the elements of music to community students, expanding on, supplementing and enhancing what the students encounter at school.
Rehearsals begin Wednesday October 25th, 2023
About Us:
Gillian Wortley, B Ed, MA (Education)
Gillian is the CERTIFY Lead at Music Care by Room 217, an organization that brings music care delivery to a variety of care settings. She was an educator for 21 years in the UK, Toronto and in Simcoe County in the independent, alternative and public schools system. She is a strong advocate for public education and for high quality access to education and arts education for all children. Music has been an important part of Gillian’s life and in her role as an educator, incorporating arts education and fostering a holistic, arts infused program in every setting she has worked in. Gillian has been part of several choirs throughout her life and has directed student choirs throughout her years of teaching. Gillian lives just south of Creemore in the forests of Mulmur.
Marnie Hillier
Early retirement from a nursing/business career has allowed Marnie to enjoy many hobbies, interests and her love of music. She plays the piano, ukulele and most recently the Djembe drum. She has sung in multiple choirs over the years. Currently, she not only sings in the shower and the car, but in two choirs. There is always room for a song in one’s heart!
Robert Davies, OAA, AIBC, NSAA, FRAIC
Robert (Bob) Davies is an award-winning architect and a Director of Canadian-based practice Montgomery Sisam. Over the last 40 years, Bob has worked across many industry sectors, largely with not-for-profit public and private agencies tasked with important social mandates. Bob is a current Director and former President of the Board of Environmental Defense Canada, and Friend of the Awareness Foundation U.K., a charity devoted to peace building among children in Syria and Iraq. In addition, he sang as baritone for many years in the choir of St. Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican Church, Toronto. He was named a fellow of the Royal Architectural institute of Canada in 2014. He and his family divide their time between Mulmur and Toronto.