Conductor, composer, educator and keyboardist, Mark Sirett was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2022 in recognition for his work as a conductor, composer and community leader. He is Founding Artistic Director of the Cantabile Choirs of Kingston, a multi-choir programme recognized internationally for its high standards and imaginative programming. He holds both masters and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from the U. of Iowa and has taught at the University of Alberta, Western and Queen’s. He has won two international awards in conducting: the International Jury Prize for Imaginative Programming and Artistry at the Cork International Choral Festival, and Outstanding Conductor at the Young Prague Festival. He is recipient of the President’s Leadership Award from Choirs Ontario, Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International, A Distinguished Alumnus of Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, and The Mayor’s Award for the Arts-Creator, City of Kingston. Dr. Sirett is award-winning choral composer and arranger published in Canada, UK, USA, Germany and Sweden. Two of his works have been awarded ‘Outstanding Choral Composition’ from Choral Canada.
