After The War

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Baritone Nicholas Allen is a native Calgarian who endeavoured into a life of music at an early age, making his start with the Calgary Boys’ Choir. He went on to sing for 2 seasons with the prestigious Vienna Boys Choir and many other choirs for the next 25 years. He completed his BMus at the University of Victoria, studying voice under Benjamin Butterfield and singing with the UVic Chamber Singers and UVic Vocal Jazz.

As a classical soloist he has performed with Early Music Voices, the Calgary Bach Society, the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus (where he also served as the Bass section principal), Mount Royal Kantorei, and sings often with Luminous Voices, where he was recently bass soloist in the Mozart Requiem. He currently teaches band and choir at a junior high and high school in Chestermere.

Soprano

Dawn holds a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from the University of Toronto, a Master of Music in early music performance from McGill, and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta. Dawn is a familiar face in Edmonton's choral and early music communities, performing often with Pro Coro Canada, Early Music Alberta, and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble.

She has performed and recorded extensively with early music ensembles in Canada and Europe, including appearing as a soloist on Ensemble Caprice’s Juno award-winning album “Vivaldi and his Angels." In addition to making music every day with her own three children, Dawn teaches grade one at the WISE Charter School for Waldorf Education.

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Ian is a conductor, soloist, teacher, and ensemble member with a distinct interest in vocal music. Ian has performed with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, musica intima, Early Music Vancouver, Victoria Symphony, Okanogan Symphony Orchestra, Voicescapes, Luminous Voices, and Early Music Alberta. Ian conducts A Joyful Noise Monday Choir and teaches voice privately and as a sessional instructor of voice at Concordia University of Edmonton.

Ian holds a B. Mus. from The University of British Columbia, and a B. Ed. and M. Mus. from The University of Alberta.

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Jane is an award winning educator, composer, conductor, coach, and professional musician. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Composition, Bachelor of Education, Master of Arts in Music Theory, and PhD (abd) in Music Theory and Educational Psychology. She teaches music full time, conducts both ETown Minors and ETown Augmented, and performs with a wide variety of ensembles including FEMME Vocal Quartet, ProCoro Canada, and Vocal Renegades.

As a composer and arranger her works have been performed around the world and she is well known for using her voice and platform to amplify marginalized voices. In her spare time Jane is an avid painter, equestrian, volleyball player, and proud mother.

Tenor

Well known in Edmonton's choral community, RJ Chambers has served as conductor, tenor, and/or accompanist all throughout the city. Currently, RJ is the Artistic Director for the Dawn Chorus Choir and ALIVE. RJ also sings regularly with ensembles in and around Edmonton.

In addition to his work in Edmonton’s choral community, RJ has served as a choral clinician throughout Alberta and serves on the Board of a handful of music organizations, including the Alberta Music Festival Association. Happily married to his beautiful wife Janette, RJ enjoys leisure time with her and their adorable animals, Kurby and Jango.

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Sable is a professional choral singer based in Edmonton. She has sung with ensembles such as, Pro Coro Canada, Edmonton Opera Chorus, Canadian Chamber Choir, and is co-founder and singer with FEMME Vocal Ensemble. Sable has also been working as a Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice and specializing in the area of voice therapy.

She is the author of The Choir Girl Blog, where she publishes articles and interviews with choral individuals from across Canada. In 2019, Edify Magazine named Sable as one of their Top 40 Under 40.

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Graeme is a Calgary-based singer, arts administrator, and choral specialist with experience across a wide range of ensembles and styles. He has performed with Luminous Voices, Pro Coro Canada, the Elora Festival Singers, Calgary Opera, Spiritus Chamber Choir, and others, and co-founded the Vocal Renegades Collective. A four-time member of the National Youth Choir of Canada, he is currently Bass Section Leader of the World Youth Choir, where he has represented Canada since 2019.

Graeme serves as Assistant Director and Business Manager of Cantaré Children’s Choir, an organization he’s been part of for over 23 years. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary and also works as a freelance marketing agent for arts organizations, combining business expertise with a passion for videography.

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Erin (they/them) is a conductor, vocalist, composer, keyboardist, and educator born and raised in Edmonton. They spend most of their time planning seasons and leading rehearsals for Accord Ensemble and Edmonton Vocal Minority; teaching piano, voice, and music theory students and coaching new teachers in their studio; and writing music for choir, organ, and piano. When they aren’t doing something music-related, you can usually find them playing video games, hyper-focusing on a new art or craft, writing stories, or serenading their cats, Sif and Dale, with their partner, Matthew.

Erin is a proud advocate for gender equality and diversity in music. In their work as a choral conductor, they always aim to program music by composers of diverse backgrounds at parity with, or over and above, music from the Western Classical canon. They believe that performers and audiences alike are enriched by experiencing music outside the choral norms, and are always searching for music by composers who are yet unknown to them.

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Rob Curtis wears many hats in the choral community as a conductor, singer, and composer. Rob is the Artistic Director of i Coristi Chamber Choir—one of Edmonton’s premier chamber ensembles—and has helmed a number of other groups including the University of Alberta Concert Choir.

He has performed as a professional choral singer across Canada and beyond, and is also frequently seen around Edmonton as a church musician and collaborative pianist. When not making music or chasing after his three kids, Rob also works as a freelance writer and communications consultant.

Soprano

Christina Debusschere hails from northeastern Alberta, where she took piano and voice lessons from an early age. She holds a BA in Music and a BEd After-Degree from Concordia University of Edmonton. She has sung with multiple choirs in Edmonton, as well as Alberta Youth Choir, National Youth Choir, Pro Coro Canada, and Chorus Inspira. 

She currently performs with piano trio Ombra di Musica and has an ARCT in Piano Performance. After 4 years living in Quebec, she and her husband have returned to Edmonton with their 3 (soon to be 4!) lovely children.

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Originally from Nova Scotia, Susan Farrell (B.Mus. Mount Allison University, M.Mus. University of Alberta Choral Conducting) has been making waves in Alberta the last several years as a rising choral conductor.

Susan conducts the Better Together choirs, which serve adults and children with disabilities in Edmonton. With the Korora Choir Association, she conducts Tamariki (ages 5-9), is an associate conductor of Òran (adults), and can be found leading music at St. Paul’s United Church on the weekends, too! Susan’s sense of fun guides her singers to create a sense of community and her enthusiasm for singing encourages them to find and celebrate their own unique voices.

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Britney is an Edmonton-based teacher, singer, and choral conductor who is passionate about bringing people together through music. As an educator and conductor, she strives to inspire confidence, collaboration, and a lifelong love of music.

Britney currently teaches elementary music and junior high band with Edmonton Catholic Schools. She holds degrees in Music and Education from the University of Alberta and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of British Columbia. Her performance experience includes singing with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Pro Coro Canada, Chronos Vocal Ensemble, and Pop Goes the Opera. She has conducted the Edmonton Military Wives Choir, served as assistant conductor of Vocal Alchemy, Emerging Artist conductor with Pro Coro Canada, and was named Apprentice Conductor of the 2023 Alberta Youth Choir. In 2026, she also represented Alberta in the National Youth Choir of Canada.

Tenor

Tyson is a stylistically diverse composer, arranger, pianist, organist, singer, and accordionist. Tyson has collaborated with and written commissions for a variety of Edmonton groups, including Citie Ballet, Musango, 6 Minute Warning, Pro Coro Canada, and Cosmopolitan Music Society. An award-winning graduate of the University of Toronto, Grant MacEwan, and Banff Centre for the Arts music programs, Tyson has released several albums as leader/co-leader with free improvised classical folk quartet Myrtle's Turtle and jazz collective The Writers' Guild.

Tyson is the organist for St Paul’s United, teaches through the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, Winspear Conservatory, and uses a degree in social work to help build more inclusive environments for artists and youth. He also once worked in a pie factory.

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Andrew had an early start in choral music thanks to parents who sang (and continue to sing!) in a number of choirs and groups around the city. He is the product of Edmonton's thriving choral community, having sung with many ensembles, including Pro Coro Canada, Edmonton Children's Choir, Korora (formerly Kokopelli), the TIME Association, and Chronos Vocal Ensemble.

He has also sung in several small vocal ensembles including 6 Minute Warning, of which he was a founding member. Andrew is a proud husband to his incredibly supportive wife, and also an adoring father to his 3-year-old daughter.

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Christian is a Grade 2 teacher at SML Christian Academy in Stony Plain, Alberta. A graduate of Concordia University of Edmonton, he completed a B.A. in history and music (voice) in 2017 and a Bachelor of Education in 2019.

Christian conducts the Spiritus boys’ choir of the Edmonton Youth and Children’s Choir organization and sings regularly with Pro Coro Canada and other ensembles in the Edmonton area. In his free time, Christian enjoys time with friends and family, cooking, reading, and keeping active.

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Josiah is an active member in the Edmonton choral community as a singer, section leader and soloist with numerous choirs. In early 2024, he was appointed as music director of the St. David’s Welsh Male Voice Choir, and in May 2024, he represented the province of Alberta in the National Youth Choir of Canada/Choeur national des jeunes du Canada.

Josiah recently accepted a Johann Strauss Foundation Music Award and is excited to study at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg, Austria later this year.

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Believing that ensemble music-making is a transformative experience, Abby (she/her) sings regularly with Haven and Chronos Vocal Ensemble. She has also performed with Concordia Concert Choir, Ariose and Pro Coro Canada, and was a participant in Opera NUOVA’s 2025 10-Day Vocal Intensive. She holds a BA in Music and a Vocal Pedagogy and Performance Certificate from Concordia University of Edmonton. 

Abby is committed to providing accessible, community-centred musical opportunities for youth and adults alike – she has served as a choral scholar with the Edmonton Youth and Children’s Choirs, was a founding member of Trinity Summer Chorale, and works as a Site Coordinator with YONA-Sistema and is the Program Delivery Specialist for the Alberta Children’s Choir.

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Caleb has been a key figure in Edmonton’s music scene for over 20 years. A versatile tenor, he specializes in classical, contemporary, and pop vocal techniques. He has worked with Alberta’s top choirs, including the 2025 Juno-nominated Luminous Voices. Caleb’s recent performance highlights include Monteverdi’s Vespers, Carmina Burana, and For Always by Josh Groban. He is also the lead singer of Mixtape, a Top 40 cover band, and coaches over 10 community choirs in Edmonton.

Caleb owns Silver Studios, offering voice lessons, group clinics, and workshops. He works as a recording technician and sound engineer for ensembles across Edmonton. Caleb’s current project, Vocal Renegades, supports professional development for vocal musicians, inspiring his collaboration on his first original choral composition To Wash the World co-written with poet Anna Marie Sewell. Outside of music, he enjoys camping with his family (including his three miniature schnauzers) and caring for his plants and fish.

Soprano

Sarah has performed as a soloist for music organizations throughout Western Canada. In addition to her work as a soloist, Sarah works as a professional chorister with Pro Coro Canada. Sarah Schaub has a Bachelor of Music, a Bachelor of Education, and a Masters in Education.

Sarah is passionate about bringing high-quality music education to children. She teaches elementary music with Elk Island Catholic Schools in Fort Saskatchewan, is the Past-president of the Alberta Kodály Association, conducts the youngest singers in Angeli with Edmonton Children's Choirs, and is mom to Henry and Maggie.

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Katrina Smith is an Edmonton based soprano, currently singing with Pro Coro Canada. She graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Music, where she sang and toured with numerous choirs, including the University of Alberta Madrigal Singers.

Currently, Katrina is a junior high band and choir teacher with the Edmonton Catholic School Division and is the rehearsal assistant for the ECSD All City High School Choir under the direction of Lyndsey Olsen.

Soprano

Vancouver Island-based soprano, pianist, and composer Chloé Thiessen boasts an eclectic musical career spanning a wide range of instruments and genres, with a strong passion for choral music and community building within the arts.

Her skills as a soloist, choral singer, accompanist, and conductor have brought her across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. She has collaborated with world-class ensembles including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Manitoba Underground Opera, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Dead of Winter, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and several other professional and semi-professional ensembles from coast to coast.

This past season, Chloé had the privilege of performing in concerts and recitals across the prairies, with tours in Alberta and Ontario with twice Juno-nominated Canadian Chamber Choir, and a Manitoba-wide children’s opera tour. She recently appeared as soprano soloist in J.S Bach’s Cantatas BWV 150 and BWV 225 with Winnipeg-based Canzona, as well as the Atlantic Canadian premiere of David Owen Squires’ Gardens. Chloé holds a Master’s degree in Voice Studies from the University of Manitoba. 

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Born and raised in Edmonton, Tim can be found singing in a variety of ensembles in the city ­— renaissance polyphony with some, and percussive accompanying bass lines with others.

Outside of rehearsal, he is an elementary music teacher, and loves all things to do with learning and pedagogy, music or otherwise.

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Amy is an all-round fixture of the Edmonton choral community. She teaches elementary music, conducts Harmonia and Luminaria with The Edmonton Youth and Children’s Choirs, and sings with a variety of professional ensembles including Haven and FEMME Vocal Ensemble. Amy has had the pleasure of singing with Pro Coro Canada and conducting for Korora Choirs (Tamariki) and Edmonton Young Voices (Junior Choir) and is sought after as a children’s choir and elementary music clinician.

She holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from Concordia University of Edmonton. Amy is known for her exuberance and her artistry, her ability to foster joyful and inclusive music-making communities, and the sound of her unmistakable laugh!

Soprano

Tessa is a lifelong musician whose passion for choral music shaped both her personal journey and professional career. She graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2020 with a Bachelor of Music and has since devoted herself to teaching, performing, and sharing the joy of music.

As a performer, Tessa has had the privilege of working with esteemed conductors such as Jonathan Darlington, Les Dala, John Corigliano, and Tim Shantz. Her choral experience is wide-ranging, extending from local ensembles to international stages. In 2017, she competed with the UBC University Singers at the Fleischmann International Choral Competition, where the ensemble placed third. That same year, she was selected to sing with the National Youth Choir of Canada under the direction of Tim Shantz.

Tessa’s performance credits also include collaborations with the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and Luminous Voices. In 2016, she appeared as the featured soloist in John Corigliano’s Fern Hill. Most recently, Tessa was the featured soloist in the Calgary performance of Tundra under the direction of Irene Messolores and Ola Gjeilo. 

She also serves as the manager of the Alberta Youth Choir, supporting and celebrating the voices of talented young choristers each year.

Tenor

Born in Richmond British Columbia, Andrew is an avid conductor, tenor soloist, and chorister living in Edmonton for the past four years. He holds a BA in Music degree from Trinity Western University and a MMus in Choral Conducting from the University of Alberta.

Choirs that Andrew works with regularly are ProCoro Canada, Kappella Kyrie as assistant conductor, the Richard Eaton Singers, and the Joyful Noise choirs. Andrew is also Worship Coordinator at Inglewood Christian Reformed church working as an organist and contemporary music worship leader.

Tenor

Anthony was born and raised in Edmonton, and has sung in a variety of choirs in the city throughout most of his life. He currently sings with Pro Coro Canada, the Schola Cantorum at Saint Joseph's Cathedral Basilica, and A Joyful Noise.