Mike Pottie
Mike (he/him) has been a lifelong singer. Coming from a musical family and growing up in Halifax, he sang in choirs throughout elementary, junior high, and high school, and later with the Chebucto Community Singers. After a few years’ hiatus from singing while raising a family, Mike returned to choral music and has since sung…
Read MoreAnna Cordeiro-Santanach
Anna Cordeiro-Santanach (she/her) began singing in choirs at the age of five and hasn’t stopped since. Since moving to Halifax in 2017, she has been involved with several ensembles, including the Halifax Music Co-op, Xara, the Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus, and Polaris. In addition to her vocal work, Anna is a multi-instrumentalist who plays the…
Read MoreLeah Boulos
Leah Boulos is a singer, librarian, and mom of two living in her home city of Halifax. She grew up singing in church choir and school musical productions, but did not truly fall in love with choral singing until joining the Elliott Chorale while a student at Mount Allison University. After graduating with her Bachelor…
Read MoreCaleb Fagen
Caleb Fagen is thrilled to join the Camerata singers. He began playing the piano at the young age of 4 with the Music for Young Children’s program. He continued his learning with the Conservatory of Canada. This led him to attend the University of Ottawa Bachelor of Music program for piano performance, under the direction…
Read MoreIan Easter
Maj (ret) Ian Easter was born in BC but has lived in India, Turkey, Holland and various provinces in Canada. He grew up singing in church, school and community choirs before singing at a more elite level with the Trinity Western University Chamber Choir where he enjoyed performances with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Chamber…
Read MoreTamara Freeman
Tamara Freeman has been singing and playing piano since the age of four and wrote her first song at age eight. She found a lot of joy singing in choirs and playing flute and piccolo throughout her school years. Tamara is a classically trained performer — under the study of Patricia Lee & Wendy Nielsen…
Read MoreSarah Slemko
Sarah (she/her) grew up in Ottawa, studying trumpet at the arts high school and singing with the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir. She majored in Music at Mount Allison University, and after two years abroad teaching ESL, she moved to Halifax in 2009. She has sung with a number of choirs in the city, including Xara,…
Read MoreMaiti McGrath
Maiti McGrath (she/her) is excited to be joining Camerata this 2024/2025 season! She has experience in many local choirs including Choirs for Change’s Polaris and Eastern Horizon, the Galileo Baroque Choir, Xara Choral Theatre, Cantatrice Ensemble Honour Choir, and many years with the Nova Scotia Youth Choir. She also performed with the National Youth Choir…
Read MoreCameron Bennett
Cameron Bennett (he/him) is thrilled to be joining the Halifax Camerata Singers for their 2024/25 season! Originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Cameron recently moved to Halifax after completing his Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Musicology from Memorial University of Newfoundland. While at MUN, Cameron sang with the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, where he also served as…
Read MoreJessica Amador
A graduate of UPEI’s Bachelor of Music program, Jessica Amador is a hornist, singer, and conductor based out of Halifax, NS. Currently she is a co-director for the Halifax Queer Ensemble, and has also helped in roles as assistant or guest conductors for smaller ensembles and groups over the years. With experience in classical, contemporary,…
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