We are excited to present our very own choir member and local jazz vocalist Sheila Brand, joined by Beach United’s Music Director Dr. Steven Webb on piano, and Malcolm Connor on bass as they present a selection of vocal jazz favourites on Saturday, March 1st at 4:30pm to welcome in the start of spring.
Entry is pay-what-you-can, with a suggest minimum of $15 with proceeds going towards our music and community programs.
Sheila Brand has appeared in leading roles in London, New York and across Canada. Graduate of the Dalhousie University Bachelor of Music Program, Sheila’s career took her to opera school in London, England, then to the world premiere of Britten’s “Death In Venice” at the Royal Opera House.
With English Music Theatre (Colin Graham), she played Pamina in “The Magic Flute”, Sophie in Tom Jones and several other roles in London and Europe.
Sheila moved into music theatre playing Sonia Walsk in “They’re Playing our Song” in London’s West End, Nellie in “South Pacific” (Leicester Haymarket), Doatsey Mae and Mona in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (West End and Broadway), Vera in “Pal Joey” (Theatre Calgary), Julie in “Carousel” (Rainbow Stage). She also played leads in “The Shooting of Dan McGrew”,“Menopositive” (Theatre Orangeville and Ontario tour) and “Colours in the Storm” (Theatre Aquarius).
Her film and television roles include Martha Inc, and Dancing In the Dark, starring Victoria Principal.
On her return to Canada, she taught singing and acting in music theatre at Sheridan College. With the TDSB, she led several choirs, which appeared at the Skydome and Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts and Sheila now runs a jazz choir.
Her most beloved productions are her two sons, Michael and Sam.
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Steven Webb is a Tkarón:to based composer, performer and sound designer. Webb creates new music from an eclectic mix of influences including retro science-fiction, horror, 1990s computer software, and the orchestral cinematic tradition.
Webb creates art primarily by investing in community-based music making, aligning his musical output and practices to create closer communities through public performances, sound installations, and musical recordings.
Webb’s artistic output ranges from works for orchestra, to choirs, to glitch electronica scores for video games. A recent graduate from the Doctorate of Musical Arts program at the University of Toronto, he currently works as a full-time composer, performer and sound designer.
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Malcolm Connor is a Toronto based bassist with over a decade of freelance experience in the city’s vibrant music scene.
In this time, Malcolm has performed and recorded an eclectic array of music from jazz, to indie and hip-hop.
Malcolm was the recipient of the “SUBA institute award for performance excellence” (2013), and the “TD Discovery Series bursary” (2017).