James Caswell

a graduate of the University of Ottawa with degrees in music and education, and is in demand in the National Capital Region as conductor, accompanist and clinician. James is the vocal performance teacher in the Arts Canterbury programme at Canterbury High School in Ottawa. Mr. Caswell was the Music director of the Canadian Centennial Choir from 1994 -2009. From 1992 to 2001 James was the Director of Music at First Baptist, and the accompanist for the University of Ottawa Choir from 1991 to 1998. As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Cantata Singers of Ottawa, the Ottawa Choral Society and the Opera Lyra Ottawa Chorus. He has also appeared as organist with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. In 1998, he was a participant conductor at the Oregon Bach Festival, under Helmuth Rilling.