- Julia Davids
Julia Davids née Olson (born March 17, 1972) is a founding member and
Artistic Director of theCanadian Chamber Choir .Early life
Davids was born and raised in
London, Ontario .Education
She has two degrees from the
University of Western Ontario (B.Mus.Hons.Ed. and B.Ed.), two Masters degrees from theUniversity of Michigan (Voice Performance and Conducting), and a Doctorate in Music fromNorthwestern University .Career
Davids is a
performer ,educator , and conductor. As asoprano soloist, she is an avid performer, having appeared with the Amabile Youth Singers, the Ontario Youth Choir and the National Youth Choir, Opera Atelier, the Vancouver Cantata Singers, the Toronto Chamber Choir, the Toronto Consort, the Guelph Chamber Choir, the Aradia Ensemble, the Forces of Virtue, the Peninsula Music Festival, the Publick Musick and the Mark Morris Dance Company inChicago .As an educator, Julia has given workshops on vocal pedagogy with many groups, including the Royal Canadian Guild of Organists. She is on faculty at
Loyola University Chicago .As a conductor, Dr. Davids has directed several choirs including the Canadian Chamber Choir, the Northwestern University Women's Chorus, the Camerata Singers of Lake Forest, the 2006 Nova Scotia Youth Choir tour.
In 2004, Davids took over from
Iwan Edwards as theArtistic Director of Canadian Chamber Choir.Davids serves as Director of Music Ministries at Trinity United Methodist Church in
Wilmette, Illinois . She is married tobaroque violinist Martin Davids.External links
* [http://www.canadianchamberchoir.ca/about/director.html Canadian Chamber Choir]
* [http://www.cameratasingers.org/about.html Camerata Singers of Lake Forest]
* [http://www.trinitywilmette.org/staff.htm Trinity United Methodist Church]
* [http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=299619066 ZoomInfo Bio]
* [http://earlymusichicago.org/musicians_vocal.htm Early Music Chicago Bio]
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