Join Choirs Ontario and guest presenter Zimfira Poloz, for a workshop on singing from home! Brush up on your vocal technique with pedagogue while we all wait to get back to singing with our choirs. This is a great way to stay in shape, vocally. Zimfira is Artistic Director of the Hamilton Children’s Choir and leads this session, open to both members and non-members of Choirs Ontario. Free of charge.
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Zimfira Poloz Biography
Zimfira Poloz is a passionate musician, educator, award-winning conductor, and internationally respected adjudicator and clinician.
Ms. Poloz has been decorated with numerous awards, including Honoured Representative of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the city of Hamilton’s VIP Award, and the Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting (Ontario Arts Council). Recent adjudication and guest conductor highlights include: Choralies- International Choral Festival (France 2019), National Choral Competition (Japan 2019), Europa Cantat (France 2018), 1st International Choral Alberto Grau Composition Competition (Venezuela, 2017), America Cantat (Bahamas, 2016), World Choir Games (China 2010, Cincinnati 2012, Latvia 2014, Russia 2016). Conductor in residence for Corfy Ionian University – Summer Academy in Choral Conducting Course (Greece), Orebro University (Sweden), International Choral Conductors Seminar (South Africa) Ministry of Education and Culture in collaboration with Pedagogical Institute, Nicosia (Cyprus).
Zimfira established her musical credentials in Kazakhstan, where she served as founder and principal of the nation’s first choir school. Upon her arrival in Canada, Zimfira’s skill and passion found a home with Toronto Children’s Chorus, St. Michael’s Choir School, and eventually as Artistic Director of Hamilton Children’s Choir and Young Voices Toronto.
In 2018, Zimfira celebrates her 15th anniversary as the Artistic Director of Hamilton Children’s Choir (HCC). Under Zimfira’s direction, the choir has transformed into one of the most widely acclaimed youth choral programs in the world, including appearances at “Podium” Choral Canada Conference (Newfoundland, 2018 and Ottawa, 2012), sharing stage with King Singers as a children’s choir in residence at the International Festival for Children and Youth Choirs (Hong Kong 2019), ACDA National Conference (Minnesota, 2017), America Cantat 8 (Bahamas, 2016), Polyfollia (France, 2014), and IFCM World Symposium (South Korea, 2014), 1st Xinghai Prize International Choral Competition (China, 2013), “Let the People Sing” Euroradio Choral Competition (Norway, 2009).
In addition to her performance season with HCC and her travels as clinician and guest conductor, Zimfira teaches in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. As of 2017, her curated Canadian choral collection can be found with Cypress Choral Music: The Zimfira Collection.