Conductor

Karen Burke

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TweetProfessor of Music, York University & Artistic Director / Conductor, Toronto Mass Choir, Toronto, ON. Born: Brantford, ON. Karen Burke is a Professor of Music at York University and the co-founder, artistic director and conductor of the Toronto Mass Choir, a unique Canadian contemporary gospel choir which has been recording and touring over the past [...]

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Brainerd Blyden-Taylor

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TweetFounder / Artistic Director / Conductor, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago.   Brainerd Blyden-Taylor is the founder, artistic director and conductor of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Canada’s first professional chamber choir dedicated to the creation and performanceof Afrocentric music of all styles. Born in Trinidad & Tobago, Brainerd immigrated to Canada [...]

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