The Bell'Arte Singers is one of Canada's finest community choirs. Founded in 1988 by Dr. Lee Willingham, they have established themselves in all genres of repertoire and styles through concerts, recordings, and broadcasts. Three European tours have established the choir's reputation outside of Canada.

The Bell'Arte Singers released a first compact disc entitled, A Childe is Born, in December of 1991 (sold out). This CD featured various Christmas selections with Ian Sadler at the organ. A second recording, A Sacred Concert was released in September, 1994 and features the splendid acoustics of Holy Trinity Church, Toronto. Both recordings had gone into a second pressing and had received wide acclaim and air play in North America and in Europe. Our third successful recording, Awake, My Heart! features the music of contemporary Canadian composers. Additional recordings include the Solitudes CD In the Midst of Angels and 15 new arrangements of Christmas carols recorded for the United Church of Canada titled Hope is a Star. These may be available in music stores.

Media support has been nothing short of wonderful with frequent radio broadcasts, including a 90 minute CBC Radio national program with the Hannaford St. Silver Band on Christmas Eve, 1995, and a showcase in the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa, 1997. In June 2002 the choir was featured as part of the Toronto International Choral Festival combining forces with the Budapest Central Choir (Baptista Központi Énekkar) presenting Bernstein's, Chichester Psalms and Kodály's, Missa Brevis. The concert received excellent reviews both in Toronto and in Hungary and was recorded for broadcast by the CBC.

The choir participates in special benefit concerts for charity and church outreach organizations and has been featured as part of the Toronto Star Christmas Children's Fund concerts.

CD Sales

Email requests to purchase the Bell'Arte Singers CDs Awake, My Heart! and A Sacred Concert. They are CDN $5 each + postage. (Sorry, A Childe is Born is sold out.)