Individual fundraiser

Gillian Alexander

by Gillian

In 1997, I joined the Hamilton Children's Choir at 8 years old. Nearly 30 years later, I am still with HCC, but now, I serve as their Executive Director. I know firsthand how incredible touring can be - it's when I gained the most independence, experienced what it was like to grow and adapt as a musician, and made the most meaningful, lasting friendships. (Pictured: me, with some of those friends, in 2006 in Spain with HCC.) This summer, 39 of our choristers will be travelling to Macau, China, for the World Symposium on Choral Music. This is a very unique and prestigious opportunity for HCC - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our choristers. They will sing amongst the best choirs in the world, experience a new culture, and hopefully, create some amazing, lasting memories. Work and life will keep me in Hamilton for this tour, but I am so excited that the colleagues going in my place will be able to experience the magic of these types of experiences for themselves.