Phoebe Voigts

Phoebe Voigts, the founding Artistic Director and Conductor Emerita of the Saskatoon Children’s Choir is an accomplished choral clinician, instructor, and conductor of children’s choirs. Appearing on choral stages across Canada, as well as in Europe, Asia, the United States and South Africa, the Saskatoon Children’s Choir is recognized internationally for their commitment to high artistic standards, humanitarian initiatives and creative performance practices. Ms. Voigts received her initial training from the University of Regina Luther College and the University of Saskatchewan, pursuing further studies at the University of Alberta, the University of Manitoba and the Royal College of Church Music in Croydon, England.

Well respected within Canada and internationally, Ms. Voigts was included in Herstory, a Calendar featuring inspiring Canadian women, and in Ned Powers’ book, Here’s to My Heroes. She is the recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction in Arts Award, the Saskatchewan Music Educators Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Saskatchewan Choral Federation Pro Musica Award, the Saskatchewan Music Educators Association Honorary Lifetime Membership Award and the Rotary Golden Wheel Award. She was chosen as the 2011 Children’s Champion of the Child and Youth Friendly Saskatoon and in 2020 received the Golden Note Award from the Saskatchewan Choral Federation for her life-long contribution to the choral arts in Saskatchewan. In 2023 Ms. Voigts was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in acknowledgement of her contributions to arts and culture in Saskatchewan.