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The
Marion Singers began informally in the early 1990s with a core of
voices from the Orpheus and St. Clement’s Choirs to celebrate
the wedding of Marion Thompson.
The continuing bonds of music and friendship have led to
the development of a distinctly accomplished choir whose chosen
restriction of performing (and rehearsing) a
capella enables it to meet the ultimate demands on the blend
and tonal shades of their collected voices.
The resulting fluency and ease within their discipline has
yielded an effortless joy of performance in a repertoire spanning
the sacred and the secular from the 15th to the 20th century.
The Marion Singers is an all-volunteer group, performing
recitals in and around the Greater Toronto Area, raising funds for
various humanitarian, non-profit causes from relief work to
restoration. Their
first CD, self-titled The Marion Singers, was released in 2000.
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Marion Thompson |
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“...a
choir ranking among the finest to have performed in the
distinguished list to have appeared at Sharon Temple.”
Ruth
Mahoney, Site Director, Sharon Temple |
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Tony Browning began his career playing double bass in the National
Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and singing counter tenor in the
Minster Choir while studying at the University of York.
He is a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music and an
Associate of the Royal College of Music.
On coming to Canada, he joined the Cathedral Choir of St.
James, Toronto; performed in oratorios throughout Ontario;
performed for CBC and in recital.
On assuming directorship of The Marion Singers in 1997,
Tony’s depth and range of experiences has flourished in
conducting and composing.
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 Tony
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notes by Ann Corkett , Maria Ringo and Robin Harmer
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by Ruth Mahoney, Site Director, Sharon Temple
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