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THE SCOOP | Robert Cooper Honoured With Choral Canada Distinguished Service Award

By Michael Vincent on May 27, 2016

Robert Cooper (Photo via The Orpheus Choir)
Robert Cooper (Photo via The Orpheus Choir)

Robert Cooper, Artistic Director Orpheus Choir, has been awarded the 2016 Distinguished Service Award by Choral Canada. The award is given every two years in recognition of significant and transformative service in building, nurturing and promoting choral music in Canada. Previous winners include John Barron (2014), Iwan Edwards (2012), Howard Dyck (2004), and Dr Elmer Iseler (1990).

The Jury summarised Cooper’s contributions to choral arts throughout Canada and commended him for his lifelong commitment to choral music throughout the country and beyond. “His meticulous preparation of choirs, innovative programming and diverse experience have equipped him to masterfully serve the choral communities in which he has worked.”

Beyond his work in the choral community, Cooper has worked on over 150 operas, symphonic concerts, and was an advocate of choral music as producer of Choral Concert on CBC. He has been involved on the Boards of Choirs Ontario, Choral Canada, Chorus America, IFCM and the World Choir Council. He has mentored countless young singers with the National Youth Choir of Canada, the Ontario Youth Choir, the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, and the Orpheus Choir’s Vocal Apprentice and Sidgwick Scholar Programs.

The Orpheus Choir of Toronto stated they were honoured to work with Robert Cooper, and called him an “extraordinary artistic director, conductor, teacher and mentor.”

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