Kim Brown, alto, has loved singing with Canzona for over 20 years. She also teaches choral music at École Secondaire Kelvin High School, and has worked with many choirs as a singer, conductor and accompanist. When not immersed in music, Kim enjoys spending time outside with her family, cooking and reading.

A member of Canzona since 2009, Karla Ferguson is a versatile singer known for her solo and ensemble work in both classical and folk music. In addition to Canzona she sings with Polycoro and the Canadian Chamber Choir, of which she is a founding member. Karla has performed with the Elmer Iseler Singers, worked under the baton of famed German conductors Helmuth Rilling and Frieder Bernius, and has been known to moonlight as an accordionist in a roots band from time to time.

Mezzo-soprano Donnalynn Grills is excited to be back with Canzona after an extended hiatus. A graduate of the UBC School of Music in Voice Performance, she has close to 35 years of choral experience under her belt and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon! Equally at home in opera, oratorio and musical theatre, Donnalynn has had the privilege of performing as a guest artist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Rainbow Stage, The Little Opera Company, Dry Cold Productions, Manitoba Opera, Manitoba Theatre Centre, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, The Regina Symphony, the Winnipeg G & S Society and the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir. She is also a long-time member of the Winnipeg Singers and has recently joined Camerata Nova.

Mezzo-soprano Kirsten Schellenberg is considered “one of Manitoba’s most consistent singers” and has been described as “a young Maureen Forester” (Wpg. Free Press). She has appeared as a soloist with the WSO and the MCO on many occasions. Kirsten has sung with Canzona, Winnipeg’s Baroque Choir, for 28 years and is often featured as a soloist in major works by Handel and Bach. She has also enjoyed guest solo appearances with The Winnipeg Singers, The Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, the Mennonite Festival Chorus and other choral groups in the city. Kirsten’s day job is teaching music to students in kindergarten to grade 4 at École Margaret Underhill in Transcona. She is also in demand as a choral clinician and guest conductor for children’s choirs. Kirsten loves spending time at the cabin at Lester Beach with her husband Conrad and their two daughters Rebecca and Sarah.