ABOUT CHROMA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
From his beginnings as a boy treble with Derek Holman, to Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir under Robert Cooper, Mitchell Pady went on to study voice and composition at Western University, and has had the great fortune to work with many other visionary choral conductors, including Sir David Willcocks, Helmuth Rilling, Paul Hillier, Tõnu Kaljuste and Kaspars Putnins.
In addition to Chroma Vocal Ensemble, Mitchell is the artistic director of The Cellar Singers, Oriana Women’s Choir, and the project based ensemble A Choir’d Taste. Mitchell has served as guest conductor for the Elmer Iseler Singers at their Toronto Symphony Orchestra appearance in Holst’s The Planets, an EIS series concert featuring David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion and Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, as well as conducting additional performances of The Little Match Girl Passion at Ottawa’s Music and Beyond Festival and the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound.
Mitchell is a member of the faculty of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the Interprovincial Music Camp, and is a regular guest coach with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Dora and Juno award winner, Mitchell sings professionally with the Elmer Iseler Singers under Lydia Adams, and Choir 21 with David Fallis. Mitchell has recorded for Naxos, Perimeter Records, Centrediscs and Chandos.
Chroma Vocal Ensemble was formed in 2022 by a group of musicians who share a passion for creating uplifting and exquisite choral music. Chroma aspires to evoke the intensity of infinite colour that its name represents. This exciting new Canadian choral ensemble draws from different communities within the Greater Toronto Area, sharing a collective purpose through their love of singing.
Under the leadership of founding conductor Mitchell Pady, Chroma celebrates Canadian composers, showcasing music that inspires a love of the choral arts in its audiences. In collaboration with established and emerging composers, Chroma Vocal Ensemble is dedicated to exploring new possibilities for ensemble singing.
SOPRANO
Annie Bird
Corinne Chapman
Ellie Hogan
Maureen Pecknold
Lynne Smythe
Sarah Workman
Current Members
ALTO
Rée Andrews
Kathleen Hutten
Kate Matthews
Emma Richardson
Erin Smythe
Clare Tremain
TENOR
Kevin Chen
Joe Donahue
Ben Sproule
Christopher Tanaka-Mann
Lionel Tona
BASS
Scott Bell
Carl Jackson
Mark Lee
Dale Miller
Ben Wright
Isaiah Yankech
Honorary Patron
Lydia Adams