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  • February 25, 2017 – RCA and RCUE

    Thanks to all who enjoyed or live performance at Harcourt Church.  Who knew we would have so much fun with the Royal City Ukulele Ensemble!  The chords were ringing all night for a well-packed (and warm on the inside) audience.  Thanks to MC Tom Watson for demonstrating the incredible musical capabilities of a Marinka.  In all,…

  • 2016 – RCA makes Donation to Wee Talk

    ROYAL CITY AMBASSADORS barbershoppers Will Polak and Howard Simpson present – on behalf of the Harmonize For Speech Fund – a cheque in the amount of $2000 to Meghan Austin – Speech Language Pathologist with WEE TALK – Wellington  Dufferin Guelph Public Health. WEE talk provides professional services to preschool children from birth to age five. Barbershoppers across…

  • 2016 Christmas Performances

    Wow!  we survived another busy Christmas season.  Thanks to all our supporters at our seasonal shows:  St Josephs, Holy Rosary, Q-Ball, Guelph Lake Commons, City of Guelph’s Museum, etc.!  The Baker’s Dozen has some too, including at Marden and the undisclosed location in the photo below:

  • Monday May 2, 2016 – Music Monday at JF Ross

    What a way to start the week! About a dozen of us were able to be at John F. Ross CVI by 8:30 AM on Music Monday morning to experience Yonge Guns in action with the students‎. They sang with and for the excellent Ross choir and then conducted a packed workshop for students who…

  • October 1, 2016 – Guelph’s Culture Days

    At Basilica of our Lady.

  • Dec 19, 2016 – Guelph City Council Meeting

    O Canada and a couple other tunes.  What else can be said?

  • 2016 Christmas season

    Wow!  we survived another busy Christmas season.  Thanks to all our supporters at our seasonal shows:  St Josephs, Holy Rosary, Q-Ball, Guelph Lake Commons, City of Guelph’s Museum, etc.!

  • August 16, 2016 – Tri-chorus show in Kitchener Park

    We joined with Kitchener and Simcoe for another awesome summer show.

  • April 23, 2016: Concert in Support of Refugees

    The Royal City Ambassadors in partnership with Holy Rosary Parish Community and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church PRESENT: Concert in SUPPORT of Refugees April 23 at 7:30 pm Holy Rosary Church 175 Emma St., Guelph Master of Ceremony: City of Guelph Mayor, Cam Guthrie Soloists: Rachel Guthrie & Carolina Rossi Sunday Express Quartet Baker’s Dozen Basilica of Our Lady Choir

  • Oct 9, 2014 – Pine Meadows

    The Royal City Ambassadors An evening of song with Bill Goulding The Royal City Ambassadors, a chorus of barbershop harmony singers in which Bill Goulding has sung for many years, visited Pine Meadows October 9 to sing a few tunes for Bill in the hope it would cheer him up and speed his recovery. Bill was very…

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