Edward Connell—Music Director

Edward Connell has been Forte's Music Director since 2002. His diverse musical career includes many years creating music for professional theatre, as well as head of music theory and piano at the Alberta College Conservatory, and Music Director of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, one of the largest church music programs in Canada.

His choral career includes being a singer, pianist and conductor with ProCoro Canada, the Artistic Directorship of Cantilena Consort, and founder and first conductor of Edmonton Vocal Minority.

Mr. Connell's many academic honours include being named a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists with the Healey Willan Prize.

He is currently organist of St. Timothy's Anglican Church in Toronto, where he works with Brainerd Blyden-Taylor.

Since 2005, he has also been concert pianist with the National Ballet of Canada, where he has performed as soloist for many productions. Recently, he and the National Ballet performed the 24 Preludes by Chopin as part of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, as well as the several performances here in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.