Dr. Rejskind serves on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of
Music in Toronto, where she is a member of the Choral and Voice
Faculties. She received both her Doctorate in Music Arts (Choral) and Master
of Music (Choral) from the University of Illinois, and attained her Bachelor
of Fine Arts (Vocal Performance) degree from Concordia University in
Montreal.
Dr. Rejskind has directed choirs of all types, in both the US and
Canada; currently she directs The
Men of Note, a male voice choir based in Stouffville, Ontario, and
also serves as Choir Director at Melville Presbyterian Church in West
Hill, Ontario. Dr Rejskind now resides in Toronto with her partner
Dick, their daughter Amelia and two cats.
Lee ended his 20 year association with the Bell’Arte Singers as
Music Director at the end of the 2007 – 2008 season. As of Sept. 2007:
Lee Willingham is Associate Professor of Music at Wilfrid Laurier
University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where he specializes in music
education and choral programs. Prior to his appointment at WLU, he served on
the faculty of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of University
of Toronto.
He is the founder and former director of the Bell’Arte Singers of Toronto, and
has re-established the Laurier Singers Chamber Choir.
Dr. Willingham devotes much time to teacher education and choral
singing. He has adjudicated and provided workshops for students and choral
conductors across Canada and in the U.S. This year he has worked with the
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, MusicFest in Ottawa and London, Ontario
Men’s Choral Association, Centre Wellington Choir, Peel Honour Choir,
various other ensembles and associations.
He serves as editor of the Canadian Music Educator, a national
journal for teachers, and was cochair of the Uniting our Voices national
music education symposium at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in June 2008.