Welcome
The Creemore Community Children’s Choir brings 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 who will learn how to use their voices to be part of a choral group and to perform at community events.
Rehearsals: St. Luke’s Church, Wednesdays, 5pm-6pm
About Us:
Gillian Wortley, Choir Director, B Ed, MA (Education)
Gillian has been an educator for over 30 years, having taught in the UK as well as in the Toronto and Simcoe County District School Boards. A passionate advocate for public education, she believes that all children deserve high-quality, barrier-free access to the arts. Music has been a lifelong cornerstone of Gillian’s journey, shaping both her personal and professional life. As an educator, she has consistently integrated arts education into her teaching, fostering holistic, arts-infused learning environments.
Gillian has sung in several choirs throughout her life and has directed student choirs during her years in the classroom. She currently serves as the CERTIFY Lead at Music Care by Room 217, an organization dedicated to supporting caregivers with education, tools and standards on how to bring music into care. She lives in the forests of Mulmur, just south of Creemore.
Robert Davies, Chair of the Board of Directors, 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.