Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

YRCC 2026 Spring Solos

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Here are the solos for this season with main soloist and back-up soloist. These are the solos in our choir pieces. This does not include any...

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review March 10th

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Wow! I'm so impressed with the progress we made at this rehearsal, and also generally with how well eveyone is learning the music this s...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review March 3rd

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I'm grateful for my church for providing the space for us to rehearse, and thankful to you all for your patience, generosity, and creati...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review February 24th

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Notice! Next week's rehearsal is at Trinity United Church in Newmarket again .  We got bumped, and my church is welcoming us again. Ente...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review February 17th

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I'm so sad that I had to miss choir! I've had a terrible flu, and even today can hardly speak, let alone sing. I'm tired and cra...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review February 10th

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We had another very busy Tuesday evening learning our music for our May concert. I try to remember, whenever we're not perfect, that we ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review February 3rd

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We worked hard again, learning ahs, which are not our favourite. And, we had some beautiful moments of harmony, friendship, and esprit de co...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Renate's Exercise Video with the song Shine

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I meant to do this ages ago. I used the song Shine by Jaslyn Edgar for a warm-up song one Tuesday evening, or maybe two? I really like that ...

The Coldest Night of the Year Fundraising Walk 2026

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What a severe winter we're having! Snow, frigid temperatues, more snow, and blizzards, and cold, cold, cold.  On one evening every Febru...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review January 27th

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We got a lot of work done, and had a lot of fun, but it wasn't the same without Donna. We really missed her and realize how much we depe...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review January 20th

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We had a wonderful time getting to know one another a bit better at breaktime! Lorraine set up the coffee and tea even though she couldn...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

YRCC 2026 Rehearsal Review January 13th

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                        It was so good to be back among my choir friends!   The holidays were excellent, but that was almost too much time t...
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Renate Naghavi
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
I conduct the York Region Community Choir. It's such a big part of my life! I love singing and I love leading the choir. It's a great way to support our community: Newmarket, Aurora, and beyond. The choir itself is a wonderful community. Although I worked full-time near home for 7+ years with brilliant engineers in the nuclear supply chain, and earlier in my life taught ESL to adults full-time in Toronto for 8 years, being a stay-at-home mother was the biggest, most satisfying, part of my life. I enjoyed the time I spent with my children and I continue to put family first. I had a large garden for many years and still love being outdoors. I enjoy walking, reading, and writing.
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