Every Little Voice

An inspiring chat with Martin Abel, Chair of the Regent Park School of Music Board of Directors. Having joined the board in 2013, we unpack his journey with the school and his contributions to community music in the City of Toronto.

A wonderful chat with RPSM graduate student, Charlotte Siegel. We talk about her growing career after having recently completed a Graduate Diploma in Opera and Voice at McGill University! Take a trip down memory lane with the incredible Charlotte Siegel.

Welcome to Season Three of Every Little Voice, the podcast on community music, produced by the Regent Park School of Music in Toronto. This socially-distanced season, we dig deeper into the many unique stories and perspectives of our graduate students, board volunteers and more. Stay tuned for an incredible ride ahead! Learn more about RPSM at our website www.rpmusic.org

A feature interview with Lucas, one of our esteemed choir directors, who helped bring a vinyl recording project to life last year around this time. Enjoy!

A trip down memory lane with our camp counselors from last year, all graduates of our program, reflecting on their time together helping our camps thrive last summer. Sadly, we're not able to run our summer camps in July-August 2020, but we will continue to do all that we can to remain connected online, and will keep in touch at www.rpmusic.org with updates. Stay safe and healthy, everybody, and t...

In this episode, we unpack another song from the Song to Studio program, started up by Casey Mecija and James Bunton. This year, our guest artist/mentor was Kieran Adams, who worked with our student Selam, on a heavy tune called "Feeling Blue".

An indepth interview with one of our all-star volunteers, Saskia. If you'd like to learn more about our programs, and how you can volunteer, please visit rpmusic.org

RPSM collaborated with BBDO and Kingsway Music Library with producer Frank Dukes on a project that landed our students on a Taylor Swift song! Hear how it all came together in an exclusive interview with one of the pivotal players in realizing this project, RPSM Student Development Manager, Jasper Gahunia.

This season, we delve into more topics of community music, including our sample pack collaboration with producer Frank Dukes, our first vinyl pressing from our Make Me a Song program, a new tune from Song to Studio, Summer Camp and much more! Subscribe today, and enjoy new episodes on the last Friday of every month!

Episode 7 unleashes a new track fro RPSM graduate student Sabrina, that she worked on with Casey Mecija and James Bunton, part of their Song to Studio program at RPSM. Sabrina is joined by her longtime teacher, Zorana Sadiq in conversation with Richard Marsella about the role RPSM has played in her life, right before she moved to New York to study at NYU!

Join RPSM graduate student Shahrzad, as we listen back and reflect on an interview she did over five years ago when she was a student at the school. Shahrzad has grown into a great community leader, volunteering at RPSM on weekends, and joining our paid administrative staff during the week. What an inspiring story!

RPSM student Stefan is the 2017 Royal Conservatory of Music gold medalist for grade 4 classical guitar! To win the provincial gold medal a student must achieve a minimum "1st Class Honors" standing (80% or higher) on their instrumental examination, and attain the highest mark in Ontario for their grade level. Stefan received a "First Class Honors with Distinction" mark of 91% which also qualifies...

In this episode we catch up with RPSM faculty member Nathan Petitpas to discuss the music program that he's helped develop at First Nations School of Toronto. Enjoy!

A chat with RPSM faculty member and soprano, Zorana Sadiq about the RPSM's Song Interpretation program. This diverse project leads to original annual works by Canadian composers, a compilation published by the Canadian Music Centre, titled The Park Songbook.with the great support of the Aaron Brock Foundation.

Enjoy this talk with RPSM graduate, Blane!

A chat with long time RPSM student Piaras, who recently wrote his own song with the help of Toronto songwriter, Casey Mecija, producer James Bunton, and RPSM piano teacher Marc Michalak. Enjoy!