Richard has been involved in community music making from an early age, starting with the community band in his hometown in Austria. In Canada he has conducted a wide variety of choirs, community choirs, church choirs, youth choirs, college choirs, choirs for people with disabilities, and ethnic choirs. In addition to his work with the South Huron Community Choirs, he serves as music director and organist at the Anglican Church of St. Andrew’s in Scarborough, as music director of the Aurora Evergreen Choir and the County Town Singers of Durham Region.

Richard believes in the power of music as a tool for outreach and community building. At Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church, under his guidance, the music outreach program expanded by touring in the area with the South Huron Community Choir.

For three years, he worked as Adjunct Professor of Music at Seat of Wisdom College in Barry’s Bay, conducting two choirs as well as teaching ensembles, organ, piano, music theory and music history. Richard has also held positions at All Saints Catholic Church in Etobicoke, Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, and St. James the Apostle Anglican Church in Brampton.

He graduated from Carleton University with a B.A. in music, from University of Arkansas with a Masters in conducting, and from Ball State University in Indiana with a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting.

Since 2001, Richard has lived in Richmond Hill with his wife Lourdes and their sons Christopher and Benjamin.
 

 
Lori has been accompanying choirs since the age of twelve. She studied music at The University of Western Ontario (B.Mus.Ed.),B. of Ed., as well as earning Associate in Piano Performance from The Western Conservatory of Music.

Lori was an elementary music educator in Waterloo Region for 31 years and was the accompanist of Schneider Male Chorus for 22 years. For 5 years, she was the accompanist of the Kodaly Choral Festival, a two night event in which over 1000 students from Grades 4 to 6 performed on stage at The Centre in the Square in Kitchener.

Since moving to Exeter in 2020, Lori has been busy setting up an online studio for all ages, using a recreational approach to the piano.

Lori is very excited to be a part of this community and to share her love of music with this choir.
 

Katherine continues to do a wonderful job as director of KidsChoir.

She taught voice at Tindale University in Toronto and at the Beckett School at Laurier. She has a private voice studio in Exeter.

She also holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance and Vocal Pedogogy from The University of Toronto.
 

Lori Danylchuk, Secretary

Mary Ann Walper, Membership

Ned Courtney , Marketing