After graduating from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance with concurrent studies in Piano and Music Education, Michael began a career in music that would not only involve performing on various opera and 
music theatre stages but also expand to include teaching, composition and 
choral conducting.
 

The Queensmen of Toronto Male Chorus marked the first chapter in Michael's development as choral conductor, a position which sparked collaborations with the Mississauga Festival Choir, Cawthra Park Secondary School Choirs, DareArts 
and the Festival of Friends. Since then, he's accepted various opportunities working with community choirs across the GTA and Durham Region, and in so 
doing, moved gradually away from performing in favour of choral conducting.

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Most recently, Michael co-founded Resound, a mixed-voice auditioned choir in Durham 
Region performing contemporary and traditional repertoire. Also in Durham, he 
conducted the County Town Singers, directed the young people's music theatre 
productions of The Music Man and Shrek: the Musical with Oshawa Little Theatre and 
Crazy for You with Whitby Courthouse Theatre. He also established a program in 
coordination with SASS wherein student songwriters’ works were arranged for mixed 
chorus and performed locally. Excellence in music making, music as community 
building, and fostering and promoting emerging talent are key priorities for Michael, 
whose love of sharing music is evident in all his undertakings. Today, almost 30 years 
later, Michael is thrilled to be the latest Music Director for the Serenata Singers.
Never one to be professionally idle, Michael rounds out his schedule as the Music 
Director for the Bel Canto Singers, Music Director for St. Paul's United Church in Ajax 
where he also maintains a private teaching studio and is the Manager of Operations 
with the AIDS Committee of Durham Region. In all his spare time he loves to cook, bake, 
read and watch movies with his wife and son.