As a teenager in Canada in the 1990s, Greg Skidmore could not fully pursue his passion for Renaissance polyphony. Having since become a London-based baritone, he founded the Canadian Renaissance Music Summer Schools to offer others what he himself had lacked: the opportunity to study, sing and pass on this repertoire at the highest level. 
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This summer, Canada is shaping up as a prime destination for early music lovers! Since 2018, Canadian baritone Greg Skidmore, who has been based in London (UK) since 2003 and has worked with ensembles such as The Tallis Scholars and I Fagiolini, has been bringing together students, young professionals and amateur singers around a shared repertoire: Renaissance vocal and instrumental polyphony. Founded in Ontario, the Canadian Renaissance Music Summer Schools, or CRMSS, pronounced “crumbs”, have gradually grown in scope, thanks to a team of professional singers Skidmore has met over the course of his career. After London, Ontario, and Burnaby, British Columbia, the organisation is opening a third site this year in Halifax, Nova Scotia, confirming the momentum of a project set to become a lasting fixture in the summer course calendar.
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