SCOTT LEITHEAD
Scott Leithead is the founder and Artistic Director of both Korora Choir Association and TIME Vocal Jazz Association in Edmonton, Alberta. As a conductor, he has led provincial and state choirs on thirty-three occasions and presented workshops internationally. He has adjudicated numerous prestigious events
including Finland’s Tampere International Festival, Hong Kong ICF Festival and the Kathaumixw International Choir Festival.
Under his direction, Korora achieved significant acclaim, winning the 2015 CBC National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs and both the 2015 and 2016 Canadian National Music Competition. In 2019, Korora proudly represented Canada at the IFCM World Choral Expo in Portugal.
Scott has a passion for music from southern Africa, having worked extensively with choirs in South Africa and Namibia, including conducting the Mascato Youth Choir during a sabbatical. He recently led the ISSEA Mass Choir in Johannesburg. Over the past year, he conducted the Nova Scotia and British Columbia Youth Choirs for the second time and the Ellison Canadian Honour Choir for the tenth time, in addition to
adjudicating several national festivals. In 2027 he will return to Hong Kong to adjudicate their school’s music festival and he will once again co-direct the Ellison Canadian Honour Choir – in Calgary this time.
A long-standing advisory committee member for major Canadian music festivals, Scott has been recognized with Choir Alberta’s top honour, the Richard S. Eaton Award,
Edmonton’s Salute to Excellence award, and the Syncrude Award for Innovative Direction.
Scott Leithead is sponsored by Ellison Travel & Tours.
KIT PASAGUI
Kitbielle Pasagui is a Filipino soprano who moved to Canada in early 2012. She joined Kokopelli at the end of 2011-2012 season and is now a member of Òran and Nuf Sed (from the TIME Association), but she continues to work with Kokopelli in the capacity of assistant conductor. Kitbielle was a vocal performance major from the University of the Philippines, College of Music, and has been singing in choirs since she was six years old. Kitbielle is an alumna of and soloist with the world renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers. Kit is the Associate Conductor of Korora and most recently was the assistant conductor or the National Youth Choir of Canada.
