Conductor | Composer
See here for weekly Sunday services with the Choir of St. John’s, Elora.
Upcoming Events
Bach Meditations: Cantata 23 “Du wahrer Gott und David’s Sohn.” Choir of St. John’s Elora, January 19, 2025, 3:15pm.
WaterSong: A Concert in Honour of UN World Water Day. Alex Berko’s Sacred Place, Leonard Enns’ This Thirsty Land, and other works. Presented in partnership with Antler River Rally and poet/activist Tom Cull, Chor Amica, London ON, March 22, 2025, 7:30pm
New Work premiere (title TBA), Utah State University Treble Choir, Logan UT, April 24, 2025.
Back to Bach (J.S. Bach Mass in G minor, new work by Sarah Quartel), Chor Amica, London ON, May 24, 2025, 7:30pm.
Duruflé Requiem, Choir of St. John’s Elora, June 22, 2025, 3pm.
Conducting masterclass, Royal Canadian College of Organists National Conference, Kitchener ON, July 10, 2025.
Summer Institute of Church Music choral program, Guest director, Whitby ON, July 21-24, 2025
Past Events
A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten), Choir of St. John’s Elora, December 14, 2024, 2pm.
“Building Community through Interdisciplinary Choral Performance: Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields in Philadelphia, PA.” Arizona State University graduate choral conducting seminar, December 6, 2024.
Sing Praises (Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Andrew Balfour’s Mamachimowin, and other works), Chor Amica, London ON, November 16, 2024, 7:30pm.
“It’s Who Knows You: Building Arts Organizations through Community Partnerships.” Invited talk for Florida State University Entrepreneurship in Music Program. October 30, 2024.
Herbert Howells: Requiem, Choir of St. John’s Elora, June 16, 2024, 3pm.
Alzheimer’s Stories (Oratorio by Robert Cohen), presented with Western University Centre for Brain and Mind and Alzheimer’s Society Southwest Partners, Chor Amica, London ON, June 1, 2024, 7:30pm
“Community Choral Soundscapes: Building bridges through collaborative choral music creation.” With Katerina Gimon. Invited presentation for PODIUM 2024 conference, Montreal QC, May 17, 2024.
FLOAT, Bach Children’s Chorus, Toronto ON, May 5, 2024, 4pm.
“In the Night We Shall Go In.” University of Waterloo Chamber Choir. Guest Conductor. April 5, 2024, 7pm.
“Baroque Boreal (Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu nostri and other works)”, Chor Amica, London ON, March 24, 2024, 7:30pm.
“Celebrating Eleanor Daley.” Bach Children’s Choir and Amadeus Choir. Toronto ON. February 24, 2024. 7:30pm
“Carols for Our Community.” Chor Amica with London InterCommunity Health Centre. London ON. December 10, 2023, 7:30pm.
“Winter Wonder.” Bach Children’s Chorus, Toronto ON, December 9, 2023, 7:30pm
“Brahms’ Requiem.” Chor Amica, London ON, October 28, 2023, 7:30pm
“Exploring Sonic Lifeworlds: Collaborative soundscape composition with large choral ensembles.” With jashen edwards. Invited workshop at Sound, Meaning, Education conference, University of Guelph, October 21, 2023.
“i carry your heart: A concert for our community.” Choir of St. John’s Elora, Elora ON, June 18, 2023, 3:30pm
“Among Angels.” Chor Amica, London ON, May 27, 2023, 7:30pm
“Cry Out.” Bach Children’s Chorus, Toronto ON, May 7, 2023, 4pm
J.S. Bach Cantata 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden. Bach Meditations at St. John’s Elora, Elora ON, April 16, 2023, 3:15pm
“Spring Awakening.” University of Toronto Scarborough Concert Choir and ensembles, Scarborough ON, April 1, 2023, 7pm.
Choirs at Laurier Winter Concert. Waterloo ON. March 26, 7:30pm
“The Hope of Loving.” Chor Amica, London ON, March 4, 2023, 7:30pm.
Verdi La Traviata. Opera Laurier with KW Symphony (chorus preparation), Kitchener ON, February 11 and 12, 2023.
J.S. Bach Cantata 111: Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit. Bach Meditations at St. John’s Elora, Elora ON, January 22, 2023, 3:15pm.
“Carols by Candlelight.” Chor Amica, London ON, December 11, 2022, 7:30pm.
“Holiday Concert.” Bach Children’s Chorus, Scarborough, ON, December 10, 2022.
“Fall Flourish.” UToronto Scarborough Concert Choir, Band, and String Orchestra, Scarborough, ON, December 3, 2022, 7pm.
“Duruflé Requiem: Music of rest and comfort.” Chor Amica, London ON, November 13, 2022, 7:30pm.
“In the Beginning: Songs of Creation.” Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church NYC Fall Concert. October 21, 2022, 7pm. Includes a performance of my Morning Hymn.
Paul’s Case, chamber opera by Gregory Spears, Music Director, Ad Astra Music Festival, Russell KS, July 26, 2022.
PODIUM 2022 Choral Conference, Toronto ON, May 19-23, 2022.
Invited interest session and co-chair of community engagement initiatives
“Raise Your Voice.” Oakville Choirs for Children and Youth. Oakville ON, May 7, 2022. Interim Director, A Few Good Men
“Earth Speaks.” Music by Reena Esmail, Morten Lauridsen, Johannes Brahms, Patrick Murray. With guest poets Penn Kemp and Jennifer Chesnut. Chor Amica, London ON, April 10, 2022.
Guest Conductor
“Spring Awakening.” Ensembles at University of Toronto Scarborough. Scarborough ON, April 9, 2022. Director, Concert Choir
“Choral Celebration.” Choirs at Wilfrid Laurier University. Waterloo ON, April 3, 2022. Director, Laurier Singers
One Evening at the Turn of a Century, premiere. Text by Oliver de la Paz, commissioned by College of the Holy Cross College Choir, Allegra Martin, director. Worcester MA., March 28, 2022. Composer
Awake, Timid Soul, premiere. Text by Patricia Orr. Metropolitan United Church Choir, Toronto ON, March 20, 2022. Composer
Borderless: A Pirate Opera (opera by Ashley Seward). Wilfrid Laurier University Opera Program. Waterloo ON, March 4-6, 2022. Chorus Director
“Composing Community: Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields in Philadelphia, PA.” National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference, Atlanta GA, January 22, 2022. Poster Presentation
“Return to Song.” Choirs at Western University. London ON, December 6.
Director, Western Chorale
“Contemporary choral composition as musical social practice.” SIMM-posium 6: The social and cultural commitment of the musician. Philharmonie de Paris, France, November 2, 2021. Invited paper presentation
“In Relation.” Music of Jocelyn Hagen, Laura Hawley, Andrew Balfour, Nathaniel Dett, Christopher Harris, Eleanor Daley and others. Laurier Singers at Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Waterloo ON, October 30, 2021. Director, Laurier Singers
“La Vie en Rose,” premiere arrangement. Commissioned by Carmel Bach Festival Chorale and Andrew Megill. Carmel, CA, October 27, 2021.
Composer
Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School. London ON, August 29-Sept 4, 2021. Guest teacher