Musical Staff
Janice Beninger is delighted to have been working with the Burlington Welsh Male Chorus since 2008, when she fell in love with the Welsh hwyl — that feeling of deep expression and meaning in traditional Welsh singing. She became involved, also, as Music Director for their affiliated Burlington Welsh Ladies Chorus when the women’s choir was founded in 2017.
Janice received her MMus from the University of Western Ontario. She has directed numerous vocal ensembles including community, church, university and school choirs, and has worked at a number of Church Organist/Music Coordinator positions. Her artist/choir collaborations with the Welsh choirs include the Hannaford Silver Band, Margaret Bardos, Shannon Mercer, Burlington Concert Band, Sangerfest Male Choir in Boston, Montreal Welsh Choir, Marion Samuel Stevens, Oakville Children’s Choir, John Fanning, Adria McCulloch, Tempus Choral Society, Donna Ellen Trifunovich, North Mountain Chorus, Sarena Paton, John McDermott, Canadian Orpheus Male Chorus, Hamilton Children’s Choir, Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir, Brantford Community Symphony Orchestra, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Band, Garnet Rogers, Haydn James, Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir, Loralee McGuirl, Heather Bambrick, Andrew Tees, Hope Schneider, Burlington Teen Tour Band, Bristol Male Voice Choir in England, Bridgend Male Choir in Wales, and Holy Heart of Mary Alumni Choir in Newfoundland.
Currently, along with directing both of the Burlington Welsh choirs, Janice maintains an active piano/theory teaching studio in Dundas, Ontario (jbeningerstudio.ca).
