Meet John Steele, tenor
Background
John Steele is a classically trained lyric tenor with a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Saskatchewan. His repertoire includes works from French, Italian, German and Polish opera, English and German oratorio, German and Russian art songs and contemporary Christian and popular music.
He has performed leading roles with the Saskatoon Opera Association (Donizetti’s The Night Bell), Saskatoon Gateway Players (Strouse’s Charlie and Algernon) and Prairie Opera (Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and Barab’s Only a Miracle). John was a featured soloist with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra in The Best of Broadway, with Prairie Consort in Bach’s Magnificat in D and in Kingston with Divine Voices choir.
In Ottawa, John has twice performed Schumann’s Dichterliebe with more contemporary songs in St. Luke’s recital series and recently performed in concerts at Notre Dame Basilica, St. Hyacinth Church, the Embassy of Poland, Trinity Anglican Church and in the North Grenville Concert Choir’s 2022 Messiah production.
Upcoming performances
Friday & Saturday, December 6th & 7th, 2024
Friday & Saturday, December 6th & 7th, 2024
Friday & Saturday, December 6th & 7th, 2024
The Divertimento Orchestra under Gordon Slater and the North Grenville Concert Choir under Phillip Konopka present Handel's Messiah in a two hour concert at St. James Anglican Church in Kemptville, Ontario. I'm delighted to be joined by soloists soprano Ania Hejnar, contralto Beverly McArthur and bass Mark Wilkinson. Here's the poster from two years ago, updated with new information; I'll replace it once the official poster is out.
Tickets available online - https://aftontickets.com/event/group/68x2gg4jg2/messiah-2024
Sunday, December 8th, 2024
Friday & Saturday, December 6th & 7th, 2024
Friday & Saturday, December 6th & 7th, 2024
CORRECTED LOCATION & TIME
A Christmas celebration of music, family and faith beginning at 4:30 PM with a reception afterward. St Aidan's Anglican Church, 934 Hamlet Road, Ottawa.
Saturday, December 15th at St. Aidans and Sunday, December 16th at Mackay United Church
Saturday, December 15th at St. Aidans and Sunday, December 16th at Mackay United Church
Saturday, December 15th at St. Aidans and Sunday, December 16th at Mackay United Church
A Christmas concert of solo, ensemble, choir and singalong popular and classical music produced by Tea Mamaladze.
CORRECTED TIMES:
St. Aidan's Anglican: Saturday, Dec 14th at 7:00 PM
MacKay United: Sunday, Dec 15th at 7:00 PM
Wednesday, December 18th
Saturday, December 15th at St. Aidans and Sunday, December 16th at Mackay United Church
Saturday, December 15th at St. Aidans and Sunday, December 16th at Mackay United Church
Doors Open for Music at Westminster United Church presents a noon-hour concert. 15 Aylmer Avenue at Bank Street. More details on the Doors Open for Music at Southminster webpage at https://doms613.com/
Recent performances
28th of May, 2024
28th of May, 2024
28th of May, 2024
A wonderful and packed celebration of Polish achievements and Polish and European music for the whole family in the Embassy's beautiful performance hall.
09 March, 2024
28th of May, 2024
28th of May, 2024
A wonderfully attended concert, despite a rainy afternoon. Thank You, Fabien Tousignant, for making offering us this performance opportunity. Thanks to the Polish Embassy for their sponsorship.
30 Dec, 2023
30 Dec, 2023
30 Dec, 2023
I’m very pleased to be performing on Saturday evening, December 30th beginning at 7:30 at Holy Canadian Martyrs Church, 100 Main Street, Ottawa, just North of St. Paul University. The concert and singalong is sponsored by the Embassy of Poland, and also features professional guitarist Anna Pietrzak from Vancouver. I hope you can join us.
23 Nov 2024
30 Dec, 2023
30 Dec, 2023
Some of the most beautiful music for voice from the Old World: sacred and secular songs, arias, duets and ensembles from the Baroque through Post-Romantic eras.