About
Michael Denomme
Is a Canadian musician, educator and conductor originally hailing from North Bay, Ontario, and now calls Toronto home. Michael holds a Bachelor’s in Music Education and a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Toronto, where he studied with Dr. Jamie Hillman. He is the 2022-23 and 2023-24 recipient of the Elmer Iseler National Graduate Fellowship in Choral Conducting, the 2023 recipient of the Faculty of Music teaching award, and the 2022 recipient of the University of Toronto Student Leadership award. Michael has also had the pleasure to participate in choral conducting workshops around North America, including the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s conducting symposium, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music’s international conductors training program, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s Conducting symposium, where he has studied with Dr. Kari Turunen, Dr. Joe Miller and Dr. Jean-Sebastian Vallee respectively.
Michael is currently the Associate Conductor of Mississauga Children’s Choir, where he leads the Senior choir, and continues to work as an Assistant Conductor with the Toronto Children's Chorus, and VIVA Youth Singers. Michael has also performed with the North Bay Symphony Orchestra as a soloist, and conductor alike. He spends his spare time training and running marathons around the world, and has a keen interest in fancy running sneakers.
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Full Biography
Michael is a Conductor, Music Educator, and pianist originally from North Bay, Ontario, and is now based in Toronto. Michael holds a BMus in Music Education, as well as an MMus in Choral Conducting from the University of Toronto where he studied with Dr. Jamie Hillman, Dr. Zimfira Poloz and Uri Mayer. While at UofT, Michael worked as the Assistant Conductor of the MacMillian Singers and the Tenor-Bass Choir. He was the recipient of the Elmer Iseler National Graduate Fellowship in Choral Conducting in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, he received the Faculty of Music’s Teaching Award in 2023, for teaching assistant of the year, and finally the 2022 University of Toronto Student Leadership award.
Outside of the University setting, Michael is extremely passionate about children's choir and community choir, and is ardent about building community through choral singing. He is involved as a conductor at numerous youth and children’s choir organizations, specifically, the Mississauga Children’s Choir, the Toronto Children’s Chorus, and VIVA Singers Toronto. He has also contributed to the organization of multiple provincial treble choir festivals, most recently acting as the project manager for the 2024 Ontario Youth Treble Festival, which hosted 8 choirs and over 300 singers in Toronto for a full day of collaboration and performance.
Michael has also had the pleasure to participate and conduct in choral conducting workshops across North America, including the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s conducting symposium, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music’s international conductors training program, and most recently the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Conducting Symposium. Michael also has a deep passion for orchestral conducting, having performed with orchestras across Ontario over the past few years.