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Nov. 6, 8 & 9 – Free Choral Leadership Workshops with Dr. Kiera Galway from Mount Allison University

Kiera Galway, Assistant Professor of Music Education and Choral Conducting at Mount Allison University, will be offering a 2 hour workshop for singing leaders of all kinds – choir directors, music educators, music education students welcome!

Wednesday, November 6 – 6:00 – 8:00pm
New Glasgow – Trinity United Church (151 Temperance St.)
Friday, November 8 – 6:30 – 8:30pm
Halifax – NSCF Central Space (1113 Marginal Rd.)
Saturday, November 9 – 10:00am – 12:00pm
Rm 226 – Denton Hall, Acadia University School of Music

Re-energize your choral rehearsals and engage singers of all ages with playful, creative warmups and vocal exercises that spark imagination and enthusiasm!  Gain some valuable skills and tools to add to your leadership toolbox for your students and singing groups! And who doesn’t love the chance to sing together with friends new and old, with new repertoire and incredible leadership?

  • Inspiring Warm Ups, Rehearsal and Teaching Techniques (for music classroom and more formal choral settings)
  • Vocal Health (for singers and teachers!)
  • Conducting Gestures
  • The value in the collective experience of singing together!

Workshop is in partnership with the NSCF, New Glasgow Youth Choir, Acadia University. Register now using button below!

REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP HERE!

More about Kiera Galway:

Choral conductor, musician and educator Kiera Galway was born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where a supportive family and community encouraged her musical growth. She completed Bachelors’ degrees in Bassoon Performance and Music History/Literature and Music Education and a Masters in Choral Conducting at Memorial University. Kiera then relocated to Toronto, Ontario, where she was active in the music community as a choral conductor and educator. While there, Kiera founded and directed the choral ensemble Toronto Chamber Voices and conducted the Massey College Choir. She also directed choirs and taught musicianship at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Dixon Hall Music School and University Settlement House. Kiera completed a Masters’ degree in Musicology and a PhD in Music Education at the University of Toronto.

Kiera returned to St. John’s in 2015, teaching at Memorial University and serving as the Director of Music at the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. She also played bassoon with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and worked as an administrator in the St. John’s music community, acting as the Executive Director of the Calos Youth Orchestras, Vice-Chair of provincial choral organization Choral NL and project manager for Podium 2018, Choral Canada’s national choral conference and festival. Kiera joined the faculty at Mount Allison University as Assistant Professor of Music Education and Choral Conducting in 2020.

Kiera’s research interests centre on placed-informed approaches to music and music education. Her PhD dissertation focused on cultural and musical geographies in Canada, mapping the intersections of space, identity, and music.