The SOUTH PEEL CHOIR meets on Sundays at 9:30 am to practice in the Great Hall.  Our excellent Choir Director is Miles Hearn.

Songs may be from contemporary or religious sources.  There is a UU songbook along with additional pieces selected by Miles.

Miles Hearn grew up in the Toronto area and has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto.  He  played French Horn with a number of professional symphonies including the Toronto Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, the Hamilton Philharmonic, Canadian Opera, National Ballet of Canada and the O'Keefe Centre.  He is currently a member of the Toronto Mendellson Choir.  Miles leads the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga Choir, which meets most Sundays before service at 9:30am and always welcomes new members.

CHOIR NOTES

On September 12, 1912, the first performance of the 8th
symphony by renowned composer Gustav Mahler was
given. On that occasion the number of musicians
involved totalled 1,030: 171 instrumentalists and 859
singers. As a result, the symphony has the nickname of
“Symphony of a Thousand.” Last month, I had the
pleasure of spending a week in Vancouver as a
participant in the Cultural Olympics. 100 members of
the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir joined 150 members of
the Vancouver Bach Choir, a 50 voice children’s choir,
8 soloists and the Vancouver Symphony for several
performances of this powerful work. It was a very
nostalgic week for me as I was a member of the french
horn section of the Vancouver Symphony way back in
1974.

- Miles (March 2010)