About Us

The Toronto Accolades is a women’s vocal group, singing four-part a cappella  harmony, primarily in the barbershop style.  The chorus is composed of about 35 members of all ages and backgrounds, who meet every Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Earl Bales Community Centre for an evening of singing and fun.  We also enjoy performing in the community, putting on shows and competing annually at contest.

Smaller ensembles are often formed within the chorus to perform at chorus shows and community events. The chorus also has an associated quartet which not only puts on performances but also competes at contest each year.

The Toronto Accolades is a member of Harmony, Inc., which consists of 65 choruses in Canada and the United States.  Harmony, Inc. holds area contests in the spring and an International Contest in November for those choruses and quartets that qualified in their area contests.  Classes and workshops are put on at these events, as well as at other times of the year, for those who would like to learn more about music and improve their singing. 

Wendy Arnold has been our director since the year 2000, and she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the job.  Coaches are also brought in from time to time to help us improve our singing skills. 

We have an extensive repertoire of songs, both old and new, fast and slow, and we are always learning new ones.  Members are given both sheet music and audio learning tracks of each song, so they do not have to know how to read music to belong to the chorus.

Interested in joining? Not sure if we're right for you? Join us for a rehearsal and see what The Toronto Accolades are all about.

Hosting a special event? We would love to entertain at your private or public, personal or corporate event.

	Joy and Lisa give it their all.	Learning the moves.	Ellyn and Fatima take a break.

Our Next Performance

Where: Area 3 Contest and Convention, Batavia, New York When: May 4-6, 2012 The Toronto Accolades chorus and its two quartets, Spellbound and Ricochet, will be competing at AC&C in Batavia, New York, in early May. The quartet contest will take place on Friday, May 4, and the chorus contest will take place on Saturday, May 5. Check the Area 3 website for more information as it becomes available. Please visit our Upcoming Performances page for more information on this and other upcoming events.

JOIN US

Discover the joy of singing a cappella harmony by coming out to one of our rehearsals, held Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Earl Bales Community Centre, located at Bathurst and Sheppard.  Get directions to come join us and share your voice.

HIRE US

The chorus is available for both private functions and public events.  If you would like to book the Toronto Accolades to perform for your organization or function, please email us.

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