Western University Singers

Ensembles and Performance Groups Chamber Music Chorale Contemporary Music Studio Dance Early Music Studio Jazz Combos Jazz Ensemble Les Choristes Opera Percussion Ensemble Pop Band Salsa Band Student Composers Symphonic Band Symphony Orchestra Western University Singers Wind Ensemble

Western University Singers is a mixed-voice ensemble at the Don Wright Faculty of Music that includes singers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is conducted by Dr. Mark Ramsay. The choir has premiered numerous commissions and new works, including Matthew Emery’s “Be Still My Heart”, and enjoys collaborating with other choral and instrumental organizations. Recent collaborators include Sherryl Sewepagaham and the Canadian Chamber Choir, and London Gospel Collective.

The choir has received numerous national and international awards, including several CBC Radio Choral Competition prizes, first place in the BBC International Choral Competition, Canadian Music Educators’ Association Performance Awards, the London Music Awards' Most Popular Classical Vocal Group, and the Jack Richardson Music Award for Classical Choir. Tours have included performances at the national conventions of Choral Canada, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Kodály Society of Canada.

Conductor: Mark Ramsay, Choral Coordinator
Audition required. Open to all Western University students. Audition information
Rehearsals: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays Rehearsal information
Voice Division

2026-27 Performances

Coming soon

Recent Repertoire

Dawn – Emily Green
Silence – Nancy Telfer
okâwîmâw askîy (Mother Earth) – Sherryl Sewepagaham
Sleeping Out: Full Moon – Joshua Shank
Speak to Us of Joy – Sami Anguaya
Six Chansons – Paul Hindemith
St. Francis’ Prayer – Margaret Bonds
The New Colossus – Saunder Choi