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Phoebe Voigts
Artistic Director
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Fong Photography Limited
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Phoebe Voigts, Artistic Director
Saskatoon Children’s Choir
Saskatoon, Canada
Phoebe Voigts, the founding Artistic Director of the Saskatoon Children’s Choir, is an accomplished choral clinician, instructor, and conductor of children’s choirs. Her choirs are recognized for their commitment to high artistic standards, humanitarian causes 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 is the recipient of the YWCA Woman of Distinction in Arts Award, the Saskatchewan Music Educators Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Saskatchewan Choral Federation Pro Musica Award in recognition of her exemplary service and contribution to choral music, and the Rotary Golden Wheel Award. Ms. Voigts is a music specialist with the Saskatoon Public School Division and a frequent presenter at music education conferences.
Under her artistic leadership, the Saskatoon Children’s Choir grew from humble beginnings in 1996 to a formidable and inspired choir that has toured the world and earned international recognition. With an emphasis on high artistic standards, coupled with a focus on humanitarian causes, the choir has performed on choral stages across Canada, as well as in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Email may be sent to Ms. Voigts at voigts@sasktel.net.
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