About the Harlequin Singers

A community choir with over 25 members, we are a mixed-voice choir that offers its members an opportunity for personal and musical growth in a safe, supportive, and creative environment.

The Harlequin Singers currently rehearse at St. Luke’s Anglican Church,
1382 Ontario St. Burlington, ON.

Artistic Director – Nicole Guse

With nearly 40 years in show business, Nicole Guse brings a wealth of experience as a performer, educator, musical director, and producer to her new role as Artistic Director of The Harlequin Singers of Hamilton. A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours Bachelor of Music in both Performance and Education, Nicole has built a dynamic career that bridges professional excellence and community connection.

Her performance career has taken her across North America and around the world—appearing on stages in Branson, Opryland, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, New York, and nearly every province in Canada. She spent a decade as a headline act with Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Cunard, and Celebrity Cruise Lines, and has shared the stage with entertainment legends including Roy Clarke, Bill Anderson, and Milton Berle.

Closer to home, Nicole is recognized for her extensive work with Drayton Entertainment as both a performer and musical director, as well as for her leadership of Guse Productions and Guse Music Academy in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Through these ventures, she has directed countless students and performers across all ages, fostering a lifelong love of music and the performing arts.

Inspired by her son Joshua’s journey with KidsAbility—where he received speech and occupational therapy from 18 months to age five and graduated from their JK program—Nicole created The Sounds of Christmas and Sentimental Journey, two large-scale musical productions that have collectively raised over $285,000 for KidsAbility. Her commitment to community impact through the arts has earned her both the Elaine Ormston Outstanding Supporter Butterfly Award and the KW Oktoberfest Woman of the Year Award for Arts
and Culture.

Nicole is thrilled to join The Harlequin Singers, bringing her signature blend of professionalism, passion, and positivity to guide the ensemble into an exciting new chapter—celebrating music, connection, and joy through performance.

Collaborative Pianist – Ian Green

Ian Green was born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario and resides in Hamilton, Ontario. Playing piano since he was 5 years old, Ian enjoys playing all styles of music including: jazz, classical, pop, ragtime, blues, and freely improvised music. A graduate of Queen’s University (BMus, 2006) and the Royal Conservatory of Music at Toronto (A.R.C.T., 2006), Ian maintains a thriving music studio teaching piano lessons, music rudiments, history, and theory at all levels of the curriculum for the Royal Conservatory of Music.

In addition to teaching music lessons and working as a piano and theory examiner with the Royal Conservatory of Music, Ian is also active as Music Director at St. John’s Stevensville United Church in Fort Erie, Ontario. He helps plan the weekly music selections for the church service, leads the choir in rehearsals and performances, and also helps to plan special events in the local community.

As a recording artist, he has released dozens of piano recordings as single releases and albums under two artist profiles: “Music Dreams” and “Ian J. Green”. His music can be on all music streaming platforms.

Ian is excited to be working with the Harlequin Singers as collaborative pianist, and enjoys creating enjoyable, artistic, and engaging performances.

The Singers

Sopranos

Carol H.
Deanna K.
Maureen G.
Laura W.
Pam K.
Penny A.
*Shileen P.
Victoria R.

Altos

Andrea R.
Andrea W.
Brittany G.
Cate M.
Cathy B.
Gaye B.
Lorraine B.
Nancy G.

*currently on leave
^understudy member

Tenors

Homer G.
Matt M.
Peter V.
Richard V.
Scott D.

Baritones / Basses

Abel T.
Aivars J.
*Arnold L.
Bob S.
David B.
Doug K.
Michael B.