Emily Parker

Emily Parker is a Toronto-based conductor and singer. Emily holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toronto, where she majored in voice and studied conducting. In addition to her position with Toronto Young Voices, Emily works with MSC choirs as director of its soprano-alto choir Duende, and associate conductor of its concert choir Frisson. Emily has also worked with the Etobicoke Centennial Choir as intern conductor, and the Kingsway-Lambton United Church’s Junior Choir as assistant conductor. Emily’s passion for choral singing emerged at a young age while participating in the Toronto Children’s Chorus, and today she sings professionally with a number of choral groups including the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, the Toronto Festival Singers, and the Senior Choir at Kingsway-Lambton United Church. Herextensive choral background includes participation in the National Youth Choir of Canada, the Orpheus Choir of Toronto, the Ontario Youth Choir, the University of Toronto’s MacMillan Singers, and the Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School.