Two years ago, I attended Podium in Montreal and was utterly smitten by it. Being able to attend in-person really opened my eyes to what the choral music community looks like outside the bubble into which I’ve ingratiated myself.
My Podium 2026 Playlist is at the bottom of this post – and also available through this link.
…also below is a list of my involvement should you want to catch up with me as I race around in an enthusiastic fury.
Vancouver Chamber Choir | Saturday, May 16th | 8:00pm at Christ Church Cathedral. – a performance of my most memorable choral conflagration; Alouette Meets Her Maker.
Cypress Publishing Reading Session | May 15th | 10:30am to 2:15pm, Cypress Publishing is hosting a reading session that will feature my setting of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I’ll be conducting the piece during the session which is something I don’t often have the luxury of doing. This is a lovely little piece that’s been described as, “a miniature secular mass” by a conductor colleague I know. It’s a surprisingly dark take on the well known nursery rhyme.
Canadian Experimental Choir | May 15th @ 5:00pm | May 16th @ 11:45am The Canadian Experimental Choir will be reading excerpts of my Au Clair De La Lune which was originally written for Chor Leoni. A link to their excellent premiere performance is here. This piece is a setting of a french nursery rhyme that I remember singing in elementary school. The text is actually shockingly carnal for a children’s lyric and yielded a pretty sumptuous piece. The version in this session is a transcription I’ve made for mixed voices and I’m very much looking forward to hearing it.
Meet The Creators Booth | May 17th | 12:30am to 1:30pm I will be set up at a “Meet The Creators” booth in the Podium marketplace. This would be a great time to connect and talk about the melee we’ve just been a part of. I’ll have scores and recordings on-hand for anybody who wants to partake.
Chris Sivak | Composer 