Meet our Artistic Director

After her initial vocal and choral education in Victoria, Canada, Madeleine Humer continued her music studies at the Music Universities in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria.

As an acknowledged soloist specializing in Baroque and Classical music, she has performed in concerts and Festivals in Europe and in North America, working with such internationally renowned musicians including Ton Koopman and Paul Hiller. More recently she has performed with the viol consort Fretwork and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra.

Madeleine Humer’s own directing experience, particularly as the founder and current Artistic Director of the Victoria Children’s Choir, has resulted in invitations for her choirs to participate in international festivals and symposiums. Her choristers are regularly asked to perform as soloists in professional opera, orchestral and choral productions.

She is a highly respected music educator, having inspired singers of all ages both in schools and throughout the community. Ms. Humer is also the Director of the St Christopher Singers, a specialist choir that sings the Choral Evensong at Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral.