Linda Street – Music Director

Linda Street was raised in a musical family in Clinton, Ontario. She has been singing in choirs most of her life, some as far away as Paris, France. She studied French and music at the University of Waterloo, singing in two choirs there. Linda began directing the choir at the Holmesville United Church and then at Wesley-Willis United Church. She loves directing the MacKay Choristers, having them sing old favourites and as well as broadening their horizons with new music. She has had the Choristers participate in a workshop with Victoria Meredith, (Western Ontario University) and also Rachel Renksink-Hoff (Brock University) and looks forward to planning other choral events for the active choir members.

In addition to choral conducting, Linda is a member of the A Cappella Choir, thatotherchoir, teaches voice and plays flute in the Goderich Laketown Band.

She works at the Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich.

Deborah Bailey – Accompanist

Deborah has been accompanying Choristers for about 5 years. She is the Director of the community chorus ‘HuronSong Chorus’ based in Seaforth, and is a former accompanist for the Blyth Festival Singers. Deborah did her Associates and piano pedagogy through the Western Conservatory of Music and has taught piano for several years in the Exeter area and has been the Director of Music at various churches in Hensall, Exeter and Seaforth

Other Cogs in the Choral Leadership Wheel:

Rob Evans, President

Nick Vandermey, Vice President

Roy Price, Past President

Nancy Adams, Secretary

Chris Evans, Treasurer

Mary Hay and Jane Hoggart, Librarians