Chœur des enfants de Montréal
Montreal Children's Choir
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About the Choir
Chœur des enfants de Montréal performs a diverse and spirited repertoire encompassing music from the Renaissance to the present day. Their work focuses on classical music, but also includes folk, gospel and contemporary music. The choir celebrates the work of Canadian composers and the rich musical traditions of Québec.
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Andrew Gray
Artistic Director, Andrew Gray
Born in the UK, Andrew joined his father's church choir at the age of six but even before his seventh birthday had left home to start a formal choral education as a resident chorister at Durham Cathedral, England. As a young treble he was a member of a choir that sang eight services a week and he also worked as a soloist on the Lloyd-Webber Requiem and for performances of Messiah as the angel.
Andrew went on to obtain a Bachelor of the Arts Combined Honours Degree in Music and Drama from the University of Birmingham, UK, studying orchestration, performance practice, singing, music & movement therapy, stage lighting and design, acting methods, history of the theatre and modern dance as well as forming an a cappella octet, a Big Band, conducting the chamber orchestra, directing the University Musical Society and singing with a number of University and semi-professional groups.
Andrew then worked extensively with choir & orchestra 'Ex Cathedra' (dir. Jeffrey Skidmore). Whilst with Ex Cathedra he helped establish and develop their country-wide choral education project and worked as a tutor for these and similar projects for the British Federation of Youth Choirs. He taught music in secondary schools, was a private singing teacher, voice & elocution coach and trained in 'positive assertive discipline.'
Amy Henderson
Amy Henderson, Associate Director
Amy Henderson discovered her love of choral singing at the age of 12 with La Jeunesse Northumberland Girls' Choir in her hometown of Cobourg, Ontario, and she hasn't stopped singing since! She graduated from McGill with a B. Mus/B. Ed in 2006, and most recently from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting. Currently, Ms. Henderson sings with Voces Boreales under Michael Zaugg, conducts Seraphim, a chamber choir of mixed voices, and teaches music at Royal West Academy.
Iwan Edwards
Director Emeritus, Iwan Edwards, C.M.
Widely known and respected as one of Canada's finest choral conductors, Iwan Edwards is recognized for his accomplishments as an educator, adjudicator, and coach nurturing the next generation of professional singers. His life-long dedication to the development of Canadian music and singers is a hallmark of his musical programming. The director of the Chœur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for 21 years and founder of the 90-voice St. Lawrence Choir, he has been involved in many choirs for young people, including the F.A.C.E. (Fine Arts Core Education) Treble Choir which he directed for 20 years.
Iwan Edwards retired as Artistic Director of Chœur des enfants de Montréal in June 2009. He will continue to participate as guide and advisor to the Choir, the Board and its Director.
