Amabile Youth Singers

Conducted by Katrina Zadorsky, the Amabile Youth Singers welcomes experienced treble singers from ages 13 – 21. During the course of it’s journey, the AYSsa have won 11 national competitions, including the CBC National Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs Youth Category, and the overall Best Performance of a Canadian Work. While touring internationally, this highly accomplished choir features our Canadian composers and have won top awards and medals in 6 competitions and top award for Youth in the European International Choral Festival, ‘Let the People Sing’, as well as being recipients of the Jack Richardson’s Best Classical/Choral Ensemble 2007, 2011 and 2014.

One of the memorable moments in AYSsa history, was performing in the Panes of Glory documentary, highlighting the history of the magnificent stain glass windows of St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel at St. Peter’s Seminary, under the loving care and direction of Father Michael Prieur. As a result, they were invited to be featured choir for the televised 10th Anniversary Gala Concert for Salt and Light TV in Toronto. The second recent highlight was performing for the Conference for Violence Against Women and receiving a standing ovation.

Under the direction of Thomas Corken, the Amabile Youth Singers - Tenor/Bass (AYStb) is a tenor-bass choir made up of secondary and post-secondary school students. Trebles from the Concert Choir have immediate access to the AYStb as their voices change. The choir focuses on healthy vocal development during the expanding voice period and introduces singers to advanced tenor-bass voice repertoire. This choir rehearse and performs with, and is mentored by, Primus and conductors Carol Beynon and Mark Payne on a regular basis.

AYStb has won national and international recognition through its success in invited tours, various competitions, and has performed for Choral Canada and the American Choral Directors Association national conventions.