Splash Show Choir has a rich history performing around the Greater Toronto Area and abroad internationally, earning seven Championship titles at Show Choir Canada. Splash also is the only Canadian show choir to win multiple accolades at FAME Show Choir Competitions in the United States. The group was featured in the TVO Documentary Unsung: Behind the Glee, and has performed on TV and at many charity and corporate events.
Directors: Janine Hynes, Patricia Warnock, Kerry Gage
The Etobicoke School of the Arts Chamber Choir is an auditioned mixed-voice choir that explores a wide variety of both Canadian and International choral repertoire. The choir has performed in a variety of community and school performances, regularly achieving the National Musicfest's Gold Standard. One of the Chamber Choir's mandates is to workshop and perform student compositions. A recording of the choir's work is available on all streaming platforms.
Director: Patricia Warnock
WoCo is ESA’s award-winning choir for treble voices, often exploring traditional classical works, contemporary music, and multi-disciplinary performances. WoCo has been awarded Gold Standard from Musicfest and was the runner-up in its category for the National Choral Competition. WoCo has participated in numerous charitable performances for organizations such as Women of Distinction and Sick Kids Hospital, performing with Carly Rae Jepsen, Nick Jonas and Hilary Duff.
Director: David Ambrose
Since 2009, the TSO choir has performed as part of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Pops concerts of Broadway and Holiday music. The choir has received rave reviews from patrons, orchestra members and choirs for their professionalism, enthusiasm and high quality of vocal performance. They have shared the stage at Roy Thomson Hall with such performers as Jann Arden, Matt Dusk, the Canadian Brass and Measha Brueggergosman.
Directors: Patricia Warnock, David Ambrose
Jamme is our 12 voice jazz choir that performs primarily a cappella jazz standards and contemporary jazz-based songs or arrangements. JAMME has won numerous awards at the Ontario Vocal Jazz Festival and Musicfest Canada. They have participated in workshops with vocal jazz legends such as Darmon Meader, Greg Jasperse and Heather Bambrick. In addition to performing at school, JAMME regularly performs at fundraising events and its annual JAMME night.
Director: Aimee Claxton
Lunch Bunch is our department-wide co-curricular choir that performs at our annual Festive and Showcase concerts. Lunch Bunch explores a wide variety of choral styles and traditions and builds on the choral skills learned in class. Lunch Bunch and the ESA Symphony have a decades-long tradition of closing our Festive concert with Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus to an appreciative audience. Lunch Bunch is open to all students at ESA and rehearse weekly at (you guessed it) lunch!
Directors: Patricia Warnock, David Ambrose