Rachelle Courtney is a Canadian jazz singer and music educator with over 15 years' experience teaching musical theatre and contemporary voice to professional and aspiring singers.
Recipient of the 2023 Forest City London Music Award for Jazz Vocals, Rachelle attributes her success as a jazz singer to the years she spent studying music at Humber College in Toronto with some of the finest jazz musicians in the country. In complement to her jazz background, Rachelle also holds a Diploma of Music Theatre from the Randolph College for the Performing Arts, which has significantly informed her performing practice, and is evident in her captivating stage presence, and ability to find the emotion and intention in a song's lyric. Her understanding of jazz has been shaped not only by the training she received from world-class musicians and educators, but also by the opportunities she has been given to perform and be part of the broader jazz community. From choral ensembles to big bands, Rachelle has enjoyed a rewarding career performing and collaborating with many different groups. She has been a featured singer with the Swing Shift Big Band at venues such as The Rex, and the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, and has recorded accompanying vocals for singer Lori Cullen on her album "Buttercup Bugle", with performances at Hugh's Room and the Harbourfront Centre Theatre. She has graced the stage in her hometown at the Westben Arts Festival Theatre, and Stirling Festival Theatre; and has performed as both a lounge singer and main-stage vocalist aboard Holland America and Celebrity cruise lines, touring the world and developing an international following. Her debut album "Unforgettable" has been featured on Toronto's Jazz FM91 and other radio stations across the country.
In addition to performing, Rachelle holds a Masters of Music Education from Western University where she has worked as a teaching assistant and vocal coach. She loves working with youth, and enthusiastically devotes her time as a voice teacher and adjudicator to young students pursuing careers in musical theatre and contemporary music. Rachelle is a contributor to the Conservatory Canada Contemporary Voice Exam Syllabus, and is a member of both the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association.
Rachelle lives in Southwestern Ontario with her jazz pianist husband, Nevin Campbell, and three daughters. She enjoys performing locally at concert halls, festivals, restaurants, and private functions.
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - Chapel
54 Queen St. N.
Kitchener, ON N2H 2H2
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Evelyn Mackintosh | Titles: Zombie by Dolores O'Riordan Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:9:15 AM | Name:Shanaya Dhillon Birmhan | Titles: All I Want by Olivia Rodrigo To Love Somebody by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:9:30 AM | Name:Aaratrika Dubey | Titles: All I Ask by Adele Adkins Hopelessly Devoted to you , Grease by John Farrar | Home Festival:Oakville |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Kynda Noureddine | Titles: Rollin' in the Deep by Adele and Paul Epworth Hurt by Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry, and Mark Ronson | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:10:00 AM | Name:Charlotte Kolas | Titles: Eternal Flame by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg Cough Syrup by Sameer Gadhia, Eric Cannata, Jacob Tilley, Fancois Comtois, Ehson Hashemian | Home Festival:Newmarket |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Nolan Peace | Titles: Uptown Funk! by Marc Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Fire to the Rain by Adele Atkins and Fraser T. Smith | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Julianna Sunga | Titles: Remedy by Adele Adkins and Ryan Tedder Carry You Home by Elof Loelv | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Lucy Knapp | Titles: Lacy by Olivia Rodrigo We Belong by David Eric Lowden | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Lily Roberts | Titles: What Was I Made For? by Billie O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell That's So True by Gracie Abrams & Audrey Hobert | Home Festival:Oakville |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Junior Van Geffen | Titles: Skyfall by Adele Adkins Supermarket Flowers by Ed Sheeran | Home Festival:London |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Eadin Shpak | Titles: California by Kayleigh Rose Amstutz & Daniel Nigro Valerie by Dave McCabe, Sean Payne, Abigail Harding, Boyan Chowdhury & Russ Pritchard | Home Festival:Grey County |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:1:00 PM | Name:Micah Arul | Titles: Before You Leave Me by Alex Warren A Thousand Years by Christina Perri | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:1:15 PM | Name:Aubry Balcom | Titles: All I Want by Olivia Rodrigo Ex's and Oh's by Elle King and Dave Bassett | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Allie Tschakovsky | Titles: I Love You, I'm Sorry by Gracie Abrams, Aaron Dessner and Audrey Hobert Pretty's On the Inside by Chloe Adams and Matthew Lonsdale | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:1:45 PM | Name:Sunny Title | Titles: Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett I'm Still Standing by Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Julian Facciolo | Titles: Writing's on the Wall by Sam Smith and James Napier The Door by Teddy Swims | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.
The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - Chapel
54 Benton St., Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2