Pirates of Penzance - Shoreline ChorusPirates of Penzance - Shoreline Chorus

Music in Middle Grey presents The wonderful singers and musicians of the Shoreline Chorus are back at Annesley, Markdale with a concert version of a tale of Victorian piracy, both delightful and complicated from the repertoire of Gilbert & Sullivan. Shoreline is a 50 member soprano-alto-tenor-bass (SATB) Owen Sound based community choir under the direction of Ann-Marie MacDairmid. Ann-Marie started Shoreline simply out of a desire, “… to conduct her own choir and sing music that I wish I had had an opportunity to sing when I was to high school.” Ann-Marie, a native of Thornbury, Ontario, is the founder, director and accompanist of Shoreline Chorus in Owen Sound. She graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master of Music degree in organ performance from The University of Western Ontario. In June 2025 Ann-Marie received a June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism, which recognizes people for their “exceptional contributions to their communities and the province of Ontario.” Ann-Marie’s leadership of Shoreline Chorus, which she developed and continues to manage entirely as a volunteer, has created opportunity for engagement through concerts supporting many volunteer community activities including local food banks, therapeutic riding programs, and church outreach initiatives.  Ann-Marie MacDairmid proudly shows off her 2025 June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Volunteerism. Mon. Nov. 3, 2025.