Artistic Diretor Scott Leithead
Mr. Leithead is the founder and artistic director of Edmonton’s Kokopelli Choir Association and the T.I.M.E. Vocal Jazz Association. His choirs have traveled to Africa, Asia and Europe and have participated in such renowned choral events as Podium, the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors Conference; the International Society of Music Educators Conference; the International Association of Jazz Education Conference; the American Choral Directors Association Conference; Festival 500; and the Stratford Music Festival.
Scott has passion for music from southern Africa and he has been hired to work with choirs in South Africa and Namibia on numerous occasions. Scott is currently on sabbatical leave for a year and traveling throughout southern Africa.
He has been invited to direct honour concert and jazz choirs in 6 provinces and 1 state as well as the National Youth Choir of St. Lucia. In addition, he was a guest presenter at the 2005 Festival 500 International Choral Festival in St. John’s Newfoundland and he was resident guest conductor of the 2006 Juvenata! Festival of Choirs in Nova Scotia. Scott is the Chairman of Choral Music for the Canadian Rocky Mountain Music Festival.
Scott is the recipient of the Syncrude Award for Innovative Artistic Direction at the Edmonton Mayor’s Awards for Business and the Arts. He is also the recipient of the Con Spirito Award presented by the Alberta Choral Federation.
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