Sunday services at Kingsway-Lambton benefit enormously from our very talented soloists.
We are grateful for each stunning voice that sings praise every week.
Here is some background on our Choir Section Leads and soloists:
Sunday worship at Kingsway-Lambton is enriched by the remarkable gifts of our Choir Section Leads. Through their talent and dedication, each service is elevated with voices of praise that resonate throughout our community.
CAMILLE LABONTE Coloratura soprano Camille Labonté is an active young performer based in Toronto, Canada. A versatile artist, Camille enjoys performing a variety of repertoire including opera, oratorio, art song, and musical theatre. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in opera performance at the University of Toronto, where last season, she sang the roles of Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Cathleen in Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea, and Anna Massey in the world premiere of Avenue of Avarice. Other operatic credits include Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Frasquita (Carmen), and Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea). Recent concert appearances include soprano solos in Carmina Burana with the Bergmann Duo and TorQ Percussion (Stratford Summer Music) and Considering Matthew Shepard (Concreamus). Camille’s 2025/26 season will include singing as the soprano soloist in Messiah (York Chamber Ensemble), as well as performances as the Prima Donna in Donizetti’s Viva la Mamma!, Lucia in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, and Antigone in the world premiere of With the telling comes the magic, a new opera with libretto by Michael Patrick Albano (UofT Opera).
KATE TAPP MOCK was born and raised in Burlington and always loved to sing. She started lessons at age ten and during her youth travelled and sang with her father, well known entertainer Gordie Tapp. Kate graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. She went on to post-graduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England. When Kate returned from England, she married Ed Mock, and while raising her family, she joined the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. For twenty years, she had many wonderful musical experiences, including tours of Europe and Canada. In 1978 Kate become a member of ACTRA (Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists). Through that association, she had vocal performances in opera, musical theatre, TV commercials, CBC Radio and movies, including background chorus for films by HBO, ABC, Universal Pictures, and IMAX. Kate joined the Elmer Iseler Singers in 1996 and for fourteen years toured North America from Yellowknife to Miami. Recently, Kate has retired from her position as the Soprano Section Lead with the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto which she held for twenty years. Kate's involvement with these groups included performances on over twenty audio CD recordings. She has been teaching singing for over forty years and now lives in Hamilton and is enjoying semi-retirement with her husband Ed and trying to keep up with four grandchildren.
KAREN HU is a music educator, choral conductor, and soprano based in Milton, Ontario. They recently completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Voice Performance at Western University. As an avid choral artist, Karen has performed in various choral ensembles across the country including the Western University Singers, the Ontario Youth Choir, the Ellison Canadian Honour Choir, and Modern Sound Collective. In addition to their role within the community, Karen currently serves on Choral Canada’s Student Chapter Executive Committee. Karen is the recipient of the Ken Fleet Choral Conducting Scholarship (2025) and Deral Johnson Legacy Award in Choral Music Conducting (2023) and holds Levels One and Two Kodály Certifications from Western University. As a conductor, Karen has previously participated in Exultate Chamber Singers’ apprentice conductor program, and is the assistant conductor of Bach Children’s Chorus Choir I and Preparatory Chorus Rehearsal Assistant with VIVA Singers Toronto.
RIANNA ROBINSON grew up in Nova Scotia in a small town called Windsor with her grandparents. As a little girl, singing did not come naturally. Her grandmother said: “the poor little thing can’t carry a tune.” But when she was determined to get a role in the elementary school musical, things changed. Determination won her a part. At fourteen, her first opera debut was as the First Spirit in The Magic Flute by Mozart, and she never looked back. She knew then she wanted to study music and become a professional singer, and the place to make her dreams come true she felt was Toronto and the Faculty of Music. She has been determined to reach for goals and casting opportunities. Her most surprising audition was for a dancing part. The director wanted to see if she could dance, so everyone around the table started beating a rhythm, and she danced and was awarded the role. A recent grad with a Master’s in Voice Performance, Rianna plans now to audition for young artist programs and hopefully perform live again.
William Salinas-Crosby is a dynamic artist-performer based in Toronto, Canada. Praised for his musical sensitivity and shimmering timbre, William is quickly establishing himself as a versatile opera and concert performer with an expansive repertoire of art song, early music, and contemporary works, spanning diverse cultures and languages. Recent highlights include his soloist debut in Carmina Burana (Stratford Summer Music Festival) and The Atonement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Orpheus Choir of Toronto).
A devoted champion of song literature, William is an active recitalist with a particular interest in Iberian, and Latin American repertoire. He has refined his craft through studies at the University of Toronto, l’Académie Francis Poulenc, and the Art of Song Fellowship at the Toronto Summer Music Festival. As a chorister, William is an active member of Pax Christi Chorale, Babεl, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, the Chancel Choir of Kingsway-Lambton United Church, and as a Sidgwick Scholar in the Orpheus Choir of Toronto.
MATTHEW TISSI knew as a youngster that he was destined for the stage. At twelve, he began his professional career in the Mirvish production of Rogers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. He now has more than thirteen years working in television as an actor and singer.
He is proud to be a working television actor and a current member of both ACTRA and Equity. Matthew is considered a compelling storyteller and has performed with the Canadian Opera Company, the Canadian Children’s Opera Company, the Toronto Symphony and Mirvish productions. The choir is fortunate to have his deep baritone voice supporting so many of the recordings made for Kingsway-Lambton United Church Worships at Home recordings. Matthew holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Vocal Performance from the University of Toronto.
SIMON VANDENBERG (he/him) is a music psychotherapy intern based in Toronto, Ontario where he is pursuing his Master of Music Therapy at Wilfrid Laurier University. Currently, Simon is interning at Credit Valley Hospital - Trillium Health Partners where he provides music psychotherapy for palliative, oncology, and mental health patient populations. His approach to music psychotherapy is client-centered and resource-oriented as he uses elements of positive and humanistic-existential psychology to meet clients where they are at in their music therapy journeys.
Simon has had a strong connection to choral singing and music education throughout his life and is always finding new ways to engage with and appreciate music
Evan Hammell (he/him/his) is a Toronto-based composer, arranger, music engraver, and choral vocalist originally from Prince Edward Island.
Evan received his Bachelor of Music in Composition from the University of Toronto in 2017. Winner of three national composition awards in Canada, and a Finalist in the International Young Talented Composers Competition, Evan’s music includes over a dozen commissioned works, with over a hundred known performances heard across eight countries.
Having joined in January of 2025, Evan is thrilled to return to Kingsway Lambton as a bass choral lead for his first full season.
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