Michael Denomme is a Canadian musician, educator, conductor, and performer, holding a Bachelor of Music with honorary standing from the University of Toronto. With a background in
classical piano and music education, he is currently studying choral conducting at the Masters level with Dr. Jamie Hillman at the University of Toronto. Michael has also had the pleasure to participate in choral conducting workshops around North America, including the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s conducting symposium, and the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music’s international conductors training program, where he has studied with Dr. Kari Turunen and Dr. Joe Miller respectively.
Further, Michael was a Choral Scholar in the Near North Voices choir (North Bay), and has studied conducting and vocal pedagogy with Dr. Adam Adler (Nipissing University), acting as his assistant conductor for the 2018 season. This experience was extremely influential in his current love and passion for the choral arts.
Michael is now the associate conductor of the Mississauga Children’s Choir, where he leads the Junior choir. Additionally, Michael is the assistant conductor of the Main Choir at the Toronto Children’s Chorus, VIVA Singers Toronto’s Every Voice Matters chorus and the University of Toronto’s Tenor Bass Choir. He has worked previously as an assistant conductor with U of T’s MacMillan Singer’s, as an apprentice conductor with Exultate Chamber Singers, and Toronto Children’s Chorus. Michael is looking forward to returning to North Bay to conduct the North Bay Symphony Orchestra in April 2024.