Founded in 1968, Toronto Accolades is an all-female a cappella choral group singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. We are members of Harmony, Inc., an international organization promoting friendship and personal growth through music and music education. Our repertoire includes a variety of music, both old and new, fast and slow. We put on shows, compete at Harmony, Inc. annual contests, and perform within the community. Please browse through our website to find out more about us.
OLG CHARITABLE GAMING CENTRE
The funds we have received from volunteering at the Kennedy Road Gaming Centre recently allowed us to give a substantial donation to the North York Harvest Foodbank, which suffered the significant loss of a large freezer room and huge amounts of frozen food after flooding in early July. (See photos on the Latest News page.)
We have also recently been able to purchase new grey t-shirts and jackets with the Toronto Accolades logo on them, plus new sheet music and recordings to enhance our performance repertoire, thanks to Kennedy Road Charitable Gaming Association.
Local charitable gaming centres have raised over $90 million for charities and non-profit groups over the past year alone. If you belong to a charitable or non-profit organization looking for new fundraising opportunities, take a look at this link and consider volunteering at one of Ontario's Charitable Gaming Centres for a few hours a month in return for a share of their proceeds. https://www.globalheroes.com/successful-fundraising-with.../
VISIT A REHEARSAL
The Accolades meet every Thursday evening at Earl Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. (Bathurst and Sheppard) for fun, friendship and song! Rehearsals take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. We are thrilled to have added several new members recently. We invite anyone who is interested to come out and join us for an evening to see what our chorus is all about, and discover the joys of making music together. (Masks are optional.)Email our membership chair for more information. Join us and find your voice!
Text Lisa Taylor: 647-886-1766,
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SEPTEMBER 5 OPEN HOUSE, 2024
We are inviting everyone to come to our Open House at Earl Bales Community Centre on Thursday, September 5. Join Toronto Accolades members for the evening and learn about singing in a cappella four part harmony. If you find this is something that appeals to you, stay on for a six-week free trial with the idea of joining the chorus. Or just come out for the evening and have some fun with a friendly, fun group of women who love to sing.
AREA FIVE CONTEST AND CONVENTION, 2024
It was an exciting day for the Accolades at this year's Area 5 Contest. The chorus improved its score over last year by 46 points to win the Most Improved Chorus Award with its "Sunshine" song package. And, although we didn't qualify for Internationals this year, we received the Audrey Borsos Memorial Award for the chorus with the highest non-qualifying score.
In the evening, we changed from rays of sunshine to puppy dogs, as we got into costume to represent our movie theme of "101 Dalmations" at dinner and Moonglow. The audience enjoyed our rendition of "Cruella de Vil", watching us change from scared puppies to vengeful ones, capturing our director, Alana/Cruella, at the end of the song. At the end of the evening, we even won a couple of goodie baskets for our awesome table centrepieces, put together by Vimi.
OUR "LINKS" PAGE
If you click on our "Links" page in the Menu under "Other", you will find website addresses and information about our Harmony, Inc. organization, and Area 5, to which all the Ontario choruses within our organization belong. You will also find information and internet links to Sing Canada Harmony which promotes a cappella singing in Canadian schools and communities, Rama Toronto East where we volunteer, the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association which helps fund our chorus,and several charities which the chorus supports or has supported in the past.
Want Toronto Accolades to sing at your next function?
Why not hire Toronto Accolades to entertain at your next event? We can perform at corporate functions, charity events, community Entertainment events, birthday parties, christmas parties, awards nights, weddings, engagements, anniversaries, engagements, and even funerals and memorial services.
