Born in Toronto, Ontario, Matthew Boutda obtained his Bachelor of Music in Piano from the University of Toronto in 2017 and Master of Sacred Music in Organ in 2020. Matthew is currently studying Master of Music in choral conducting at the University of Western Ontario, where he serves as the Assistant Conductor of the Western...
Mattias Lundberg is a baritone, conductor, and composer from Washington, DC, currently completing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the Yale School of Music. He is a proud graduate of Haverford College, where he received a B.A. in music. During college, Mattias was the musical director of his acapella group, the Haverford College...
Raoul Carlo (Miggi) Angangco is a Filipino choral conductor and sopranist currently pursuing his Doctor of Music degree in Choral Conducting at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. As an Associate Instructor for the Choral Department, he has served as director of the IU All-Campus Chorus, and assistant conductor for the Singing Hoosiers and...
Organist With playing described as having “bracing virtuosity” (Chicago Classical Review) and being “fearless and extraordinary” (Amarillo-Globe News), Isabelle Demers has enraptured critics, presenters, and audience members around the globe. Her 2010 recital for the International Society of Organbuilders-American Institute of Organbuilders convention “left the entire congress in an atmosphere of ‘Demers fever’.” That same...
Baritone Renowned for his luminous voice “capable of the most powerful explosions as well as the gentlest covered notes” (Toronto Star) baritone Russell Braun rightfully claims his place on the concert, opera and recital stages of the world. His intelligent and thoughtful portrayals of Chou En-lai, Billy Budd, Prince Andrei, Figaro, Papageno, Count Almaviva, Don...
Raneem Barakat (she/her) is a Syrian Mezzo-Soprano based in Toronto. She has just earned her bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance, with Honours, from the University of Toronto – Faculty of Music, under the supervision of Prof. Darryl Edwards. As a soloist, she performed with many orchestras and choirs, in Canada and around the globe, including...
Chorister Representative Jennifer brings over twenty years of professional experience leading multi-disciplinary teams on large complex projects. She currently specializes in public transit operations. Jennifer is a dynamic people-leader and brings a values-based approach to mentoring others in her profession. Having sung in choirs for most of her life, Jennifer is grateful to have had...
Shireen Abu-Khader is a Palestinian Jordanian Canadian artist, composer and educator. She holds a PhD in Music Education from the University of Toronto, a Master’s in Choral Music from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Oberlin College Conservatory. In 2002, Shireen founded Dozan wa Awtar Music Establishment...
Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider writes music of direct expression and vivid narrative that has been hailed as “rapturous” (The New York Times), “groundbreaking” (The Boston Globe), and “poignant, deeply personal” (The New Yorker). Recently named one of the “Top 35 Female Composers in Classical Music” by The Washington Post, Snider’s works have been commissioned and/or performed by the New...