My interests as a choral conductor lie in the areas of creating a vibrant and flexible ensemble tone and exploring, commissioning, performing, recording, and promoting worthwhile repertoire. My choirs are known for their expressive legato tone with a focus on word stress to engage the listener equally in the music and text. My work as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator is with teenaged and adult choirs of any voice type and level of experience.
As a mentor and advisor, I am a strong and supportive ally who is always aiming to connect people to the resources they need to thrive. I am always happy to share ideas about repertoire for women’s choirs, as evidenced by Elektra’s “Repertoire Resources” website tool, a labour of love documenting the over 550 works for adult treble voices programmed by Elektra since 1987. Having commissioned and premiered over 120 compositions and arrangements, most of them by fellow Canadians, I enjoy working with choral composers to ensure their ideas are realized clearly on the page for successful rehearsals and performances.
In the area of arts administration, I have extensive experience with grant-writing as both a writer and juror, as well as non-profit management, budgeting, and governance, including serving on the Boards of Chorus America (2013-2022) and Choral Canada (currently serving as Past President).