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At the age of 16, I was asked to lead our localUkrainian Catholic church choir.What choirs have you sung with?I have fond memories of singing in the principal Ukrainian churchchoir on la Rue du Bae when I lived in Paris and studied at theSorbonne. In Canada, I gravitated towards singing in several community-baseda cappella church choirs. During my undergraduatestudies in Montreal, the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral contacted meto explore the opportunity of leading their SO-voice cathedral choir.While I was initially apprehensive, these years were, to date, someof my best choral experiences. The cathedral choir travelled throughoutOntario, the U.S. and Ukraine. It was at this juncture that I decidedthat I needed to find a healthy balance between pursuing mycorporate career and developing my love for choral music.Are you currently with a choir?Leaving Montreal for a career in the US, I stumbled upon an opportunityto direct the South Florida Men's Chorus while I worked witha Canadian business enterprise in Fort Lauderdale. After three yearsin the US , I moved to Toronto to be with my family. However,before I re-entered the corporate world, I took the time to completemy graduate studies in choral directing at the University of Toronto.Upon graduating, I "harmonized" my corporate life with my choraldirecting pursuits by establishing Counterpoint Chorale. In addition,I am privileged to have also assumed the responsibility of ArtisticDirector for the Toronto Welsh Men's Voice Choir.Where does your choral singing fit into other aspects of your life?I see a link between my two careers. 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I find that with such aplethora of cultures in our midst,our religious institutions offer uschoral experiences often at a very high calibre ... and for virtually nocost.How do you feel about "choralography"?I grappled with this subject matter and my choristers on manyoccasions. Choralography, or song performance with motion/movement was first introduced to me by Professor RodneyEichenburger of Florida State University. At his annual choralworkshops, he promotes the benefits of movement . When usedappropriately, choralography can be an effective and high impactenhancement to what can sometimes be a mundane and redundantperformance. Some notable examples I've seen are: Boys Choir ofHarlem and their rendition of the Haitian Broom Dance; Ukraine'sVydubychi Chamber Choir; and my favourite on-line example:Turtle Creek Chorale's stage performance of Handel's HallelujahChorus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D09DCZryG2UComment on the difference between paid and unpaid choralopportunities?I firmly believe that to foster a "learning and development" choralexperience, you must invest in your product. Paid lead singersenhance the choral experience for those less experienced. As abusinessperson, I have found that you must invest in the brand todistinguish yourself in Toronto's robust choral community. Iembrace the notion of hiring choral graduates to help develop mysingers. They, in turn, get real life experience that will help themgrow in their chosen profession - it's a win-win.A Choral Life Q & A invites you to talk about your choir and where it fitsinto your musical life. 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