The Vancouver Chamber Choir Singers

An accomplished clarinetist as well as a singer, Steven is a graduate of both Queen’s University (BMus, BA) and McGill University (MMus). He has performed with ensembles of all sizes and genres across Canada including the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (SMAM), Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec, Opéra de Montréal, VivaVoce and the Canadian Chamber Choir. He has also appeared as soloist with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM), the McGill Baroque Orchestra, Voix Libres, Le Choeur du Vieux-Montreal, Les Grands Ballets canadiens de Montréal, the Kingston Symphony Orchestra, the Queen’s University Symphony Orchestra and the Quinte Symphony. Recent solo engagements include a chamber version of Messiah in Vancouver and a performance of Saul with the Grand River Chorus in Brantford, Ontario.

Steven has appeared at music festivals across North America including the Montreal Baroque Festival, the Festival international de Lanaudière, the Montreal/New Music International Festival, Festival Vancouver, the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival in New Brunswick and the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Mexico. He has participated in over a dozen recordings for such labels as Decca, ATMA and Naxos, and has recorded music for television as well as for the Cirque du Soleil. Of particular note is the Naxos Early Music recording The Complete Magnificats of Pierre de la Rue which was awarded the “Choc du mois” by Le Monde de la musique in France.

A passionate devotee of Early Music, Steven was thrilled to be invited to participate in the National Theatre School of Canada’s 2001 production of Sabina Berman’s Molière, playing the role of Jean-Baptiste Lully as well as providing musical accompaniment on period instruments. An equal interest in new music has also led him to take part in a workshop on contemporary vocal music at Domaine Forget under the direction of Rachid Safir.

Relatively new to the Vancouver area, Steven currently also sings with the Vancouver Cantata Singers and has appeared with the Erato Ensemble and the Laudate Singers. He is honoured to be a member of the prestigious Vancouver Chamber Choir and looks forward to many more inspiring musical experiences in the seasons to come!