Enriching lives through choral excellence and community engagement...

The Karen Schuessler Singers is one of London's premiere concert choirs. Founded in 1993 by Artistic Director Karen Ann Schuessler to explore the wealth of choral music, the choir has become well known for quality performances and widely varied, accessible and innovative programming. The choir was proud to be voted Best Classical Choir in London's 2009 Jack Richardson Awards.

Each season the 40 voice Karen Schuessler Singers presents a three-concert subscription series and several other performances designed to appeal to all ages and musical tastes. The choir performs choral repertoire rarely performed by other choirs in addition to traditional repertoire with music ranging from Bach and Haydn to jazz to Broadway - from the Renaissance to the 21st century - a cappella or accompanied by orchestra or band.

The Karen Schuessler Singers has been highly acclaimed for its performances based on great themes of humanity: slavery, the environment, multicultural understanding, war and peace. Some concerts have been  intentional spiritual journeys,. Otheres have been  "feel good" concerts: "Strawberry Fields", "Pirates of Penzance" and "100 Years of Broadway".

Since 1994, the choir has been performing Paul Winter and Paul Halley's celebration of Creator and Creation,  "Missa Gaia/Eath Mass". In 2000 the choir released its recording of "Missa Gaia" as its first CD.

In 2005 the choir performed its first "Road to Freedom" celebration of Black History Month. Through music and spoken word "Road to Freedom" weaves a powerful story of hope and courage of the people who, through the Underground Railroad, found their freedom in Canada. In March 2007, the Karen Schuessler Singers was honoured to perform selections from "Road to Freedom" before Her Excellency, Governor General Michaelle Jean at the opening of The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples at York University. In February 2009 released its CD of "Road to Freedom". The choir has performed these special concerts throught Southwestern Ontario and in Michigan.

The Karen Schuessler Singers has been pleased to commission works and/or perform world premieres of works by London composers Gerald Bales, Jeff Smallman, Jeff Christmas and Stephen Hardy. Our choral composition competition in 2002 attracted entries from across Canada with the winning entry by Edmonton composer Robin John King being premiered at our 10th Anniversary Gala in May 2003.

The Karen Schuessler Singers has been pleased to commission works and perform the world premieres of workes by London composers Gerald Bales, Jeff Smallman, Jeff Christmas and Steve Hardy. The choir's 2002 choral composition cometition attracted entries from across Canada. The winning entry by Edmonton composer Robin John King was premiered at our 10th Anniversary Gala in may 2003.

The choir has performed at the 2004 inauguration of the Wolf Performance Hall in London, at the 2005 London Organ Festival held in conjunction with the National Convention of RCCO, the Royal Canadian College of Organists and at the 2006 Kaleid london Choral Festival.

The Karen Schuessler Singers is proud to work with some of Canada's finest soloists: mezzo-soprano marion Newman, tenor John Tessier, bass-baritone Daniel Lichti, and jazz vocalist Denise Pelley. The choir also provides solo and instrumental opportunities for up-and-coming talent.

The Karen Schuessler Singers has performed benefit concerts for several not-for-profit organizations. The choir is a proud supporter of Arts for All Kids, a not-for-profit organization that provides instruction in music, drama and visual art for underprivileged children, and Friends of the Coves, an ecological organization protecting and restoring one of London's most environmentally sensitive areas. The choir also sponsors a trophy and a scholarship for a secondary school choral class in the London Kiwanis Music Festival.

The choir continues to look for ways to fulfill its mission statement:
   Enriching lives through choral excellence and community involvement....