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Michael Zaugg

Michael Zaugg

Personal Information

First Name Michael
Last Name Zaugg
Gender Male

Location

Country Canada

Musical Information

Musical Activities Conductor
Member of Choirs voces boreales, Cantata Singers of Ottawa, St. Lawrence Choir, Pro Coro Canada

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Website www.michaelzaugg.info
About Me Since moving to Montreal, Swiss-native Michael Zaugg has distinguished himself as an innovative and versatile conductor on the Canadian choral scene. Active as Artistic Director, Guest Conductor, pedagogue and clinician, Michael Zaugg brings a wealth of experience and creativity to his work.

As Artistic Director of both the St. Lawrence Choir in Montreal and the Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Michael is constantly exploring new ways of integrating art forms with choral music, featuring live paintings, poetry and light /multi-media to name a few. His concepts feature traditional orchestras as well as rarely-heard instruments such as the alphorn, accordion or the gamelan.

Most recently Michael founded the Montreal Choral Institute, an umbrella organization dedicated to the advancement of choral education. The Institute’s main mission is to educate the choral leaders of tomorrow through master classes, workshops and performances. The Institute’s in-house choir, voces boreales, showcases contemporary a cappella music of Scandinavia and the Baltics along with the masterpieces of choral history. Under Michael's leadership, the 24-voice ensemble has been featured in the Montreal International Bach Festival, the NAC eXpressions Music Series as well as on CBC Radio 2.

As Guest Chorus Master of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Michael successfully prepared groups of up to 1500 singers for OSM Artistic Director Kent Nagano, including the award-winning performance of St. François d’Assise by Messiaen. Michael also prepares the Cantata Singers for their appearances with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under conductors such as Franz-Paul Decker, David Lockington, Trevor Pinnock, Helmuth Rilling and Graeme Jenkins.

Active also as a Guest Conductor, Michael Zaugg has worked with Canadian groups including Halifax Camerata, musica intima, Pro Coro and the Nova Scotia Youth Choir. In Europe he has appeared with the Danish National Youth Choir and the Academic Chamber Choir of Ljubljana (Slovenia) at the Bramstrup Performing Arts Festival in Denmark, as well as with the International Choir of the Zimriya Festival in Israel. In Switzerland, he was Chorus Master of the Swiss Oratorio Choir Regiochor for five years before moving abroad.

Michael Zaugg was the first Swiss conductor to be accepted to the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, in its prestigious post-graduate Diploma for Professional Choir Conducting. Throughout this two-year program, Michael worked weekly with singers of the world-renowned Swedish Radio Choir and also had the opportunity to conduct concerts with Sweden’s gems - the Adolf Fredrik’s Girls Choir and the Mikaeli Chamber Choir.

Originally an accomplished tenor, Michael Zaugg toured Europe and Asia with professional groups including the Swiss Chamber Choir, the Chamber Choir of Europe, the World Chamber Choir and the Stockholm Chamber Choir.

A passionate pedagogue, Michael Zaugg is strongly committed to his work not only with choirs but also with other conductors. He teaches privately and has given numerous master classes on conducting and rehearsal technique. The annual Montreal Choral Masterclass attracts conductors from Canada and abroad. Michael’s students, coming from diverse choral backgrounds, appreciate a hands-on approach when working with his ensembles.

When he’s not busy conducting or initiating creative collaborations, Michael loves to cook gourmet meals for his wife and two-year-old daughter.

www.michaelzaugg.info

voces boreales

1 member

Formed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is an elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal and its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of Scandinavia and the Baltics, as well as North-American co... more
Cantata Singers of Ottawa

1 member

The Choir was founded in 1964 by Gerald Wheeler, organist and choirmaster of St Matthew's Church in Ottawa. The choir consisted of 20 singers. The first concert was December 1964 at the National Gallery. After one season, Gerald moved to Montreal and... more
St. Lawrence Choir

1 member

Recognized across North America as one of Canada’s best choral ensembles, the 80-strong, mixed-voice St. Lawrence Choir performs music from the classical choral repertoire as well as contemporary works by Canadian and other composers. 2011-2012 marks the... more
Pro Coro Canada

1 member

Founded in 1981 by Canadian Michel Marc Gervais, Pro Coro Canada is a resident ensemble at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. In addition to a subscription concert series in Edmonton, the choir performs regional concerts in surrounding Alberta centres... more

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Michael Zaugg posted a new video:

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Die Erste Elegie - Einojuhani Rautavaara
voces boreales in concert 2012 LEGENDS Michael Zaugg, conductor Boucherville, QC, Canada

July 22, 2012
Michael Zaugg posted a new video:

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Regn og Rusk og Rosenbusk by Bo Holten
Holten's magnificent a cappella work, base on a text by Danish Hans Christian Andersen. Performed by voces boreales under Michael Zaugg. Solo: Gwen Bergman Solo Trio: Kristal Calvert, Meagan Zantingh, Marcel de Hêtre live at Redpath Hall, Montreal, Can...

July 22, 2012
Michael Zaugg added a new choir

Pro Coro Canada

Founded in 1981 by Canadian Michel Marc Gervais, Pro Coro Canada is a resident ensemble at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. In addition to a subscription concert series in Edmonton, the choir performs regional concerts in surrounding Alberta centres... more

July 22, 2012
Michael Zaugg added a new choir

St. Lawrence Choir

Recognized across North America as one of Canada’s best choral ensembles, the 80-strong, mixed-voice St. Lawrence Choir performs music from the classical choral repertoire as well as contemporary works by Canadian and other composers. 2011-2012 marks the... more

November 5, 2011
Michael Zaugg added a new choir

Cantata Singers of Ottawa

The Choir was founded in 1964 by Gerald Wheeler, organist and choirmaster of St Matthew's Church in Ottawa. The choir consisted of 20 singers. The first concert was December 1964 at the National Gallery. After one season, Gerald moved to Montreal and... more

November 5, 2011
Michael Zaugg added a new choir

voces boreales

Formed in 2006 by conductor Michael Zaugg, voces boreales is an elite vocal ensemble, performing to great acclaim in Montreal and its surrounds. Concerts by the group feature a cappella music of Scandinavia and the Baltics, as well as North-American co... more

November 5, 2011

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