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The Canadian baritone, Gabriel Delannoy, obtained his Ontario College Advance Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians from Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology (2015-2018). He joined the St. Matthews Men & Boys choir when he was 10 under the direction of Stephen Candow. Music quickly became a big part of his teenage years through participation in various choirs throughout high school, notably Capital Chamber Choir under the direction of Jamie Loback. After a year in Europe where he joined the Poland-based Warsaw Men and Boys Choir, he joined the Christ Church Cathedral Choir for Men and Boys where he formally started singing under the direction of Matthew Larkin.
Music plays a continued role in Gabriel Delannoy's life as “something more than a hobby” when he is not busy doing general contracting work, building furniture, brewing beer or planting trees in British Columbia. A highly skilled group, a high-level music repertoire and the occasional solo ensure his continued participation in Caelis Academy Ensemble. In March 2021, he sang J.S. Bach's Johannes-Passion BWV 245 for the first time and it has proven to be a welcome challenge after a quieter than normal year in terms of music-making. "From the blockbuster and truly awesome Herr, unser Herrscher to the introspective and powerful Ruht Wohl and the final chorale, enjoy Bach's greatest choral work that I have sung so far." He currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario. |
