National Youth Choir Guest Conductor

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​Search Guidelines
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The candidate must be

• a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• a member in good standing of Choral Canada
• be actively working in the Canadian choral community​

Nominations may be submitted by: 

• conductors of the general Choral Canada membership
• former National Youth Choir of Canada conductors

Selection criterion is based on: 

• letter of nomination
• candidate’s established record of excellence in choral music making
• candidate’s established career as a choral conductor
• proven ability of candidate to work effectively with singers aged 18-25

Nomination submission should include: 

• completed nomination form
• letter of nomination 
• biography and brief CV (if possible) of candidate
• names of two conductors who support nomination

Nomination submission instructions:
Please complete the nomination form and attach all supporting documents. 
If you have any questions about this process, please email programs@choralcanada.org .

Past NYCC Conductors
John Standing (1984)
Jon Washburn (1986)
Wayne Riddell (1988)
James Fankhauser (1990)
Elmer Iseler (1992)
Diane Loomer (1994)
Robert Cooper (1996)
Iwan Edwards (1998)
Leonard Ratzlaff (2000)
Lydia Adams (2002)
Kathryn Laurin (2004)
Richard Sparks (2006)
Julian Wachner (2008)
Victoria Meredith (2010)
Ivars Taurins (2012)
Hilary Apfelstadt (2014)
Michael Zaugg (2016)
Timothy Shantz (2017)
Jeff Joudrey (2018)
Jean-Sébastien Vallée (2020)