Organizing Committee
A message from the Co-Chairs
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we invite you to Montreal for the PODIUM 2024 conference and festival. What a wonderful opportunity to come together to share our love of singing with enthusiasts from all over the country and even internationally!
Come and meet conductors/leaders, singers, educators, singing groups to discover or rediscover, representing many musical genres and traditions. Through performances, conferences, talks, panels or workshops, we will be able to connect on subjects that speak to us, question us and help us progress in all aspects of the art of singing together. A unique opportunity to open our hearts and to forge links that will have repercussions well beyond this biennial event.
It is with gratitude and humility that we, as co-chairs, take over from the team that was in place in Montreal in 2020, when the pandemic paralyzed the whole world. We are pleased to take on this challenge and look forward to seeing you in large numbers to enjoy this exceptional gathering in a warm atmosphere in our exciting, welcoming and vibrant city.
— Louis Babin and Régis Rousseau
Staff Team
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Meghan Hila
CHORAL CANADA
Executive Director -
Roxanne Croteau
ALLIANCE CHORALE DU QUÉBEC
Executive Director -
Ryan Doyle Valdés
PODIUM 2024
Project Manager -
Colin Frotten
CHORAL CANADA
Communications Director -
Marie-Claire Fafard-Blais
ALLIANCE CHORALE DU QUÉBEC
Project and Communications Coordinator -
Donald Roussel
ALLIANCE CHORALE DU QUÉBEC
Administrative Assistant -
Clémence Modoux
ALLIANCE CHORALE DU QUÉBEC
Youth Coordinator
Volunteer Planning Committee
The volunteer planning committee is a dedicated group who have met monthly starting in Fall 2022 to share in developing the vision of Podium, as well as executing their plans to make PODIUM 2024 truly special. Committee members are often participating in one or more sub-committees. Sub-committees include Artistic Programming, Conference Programming, Virtual Conference Programming, Marketing & Communications, Special Projects, Jury Development, Technical Guidance and so much more!
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Susan Astington
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Louis Babin
CO-CHAIR
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Irène Brouillette
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Andrée Dagenais
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Bruno Dufresne
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Judith Edmison
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Laurier Fagnan
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Marlène Gosselin
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Leo Li
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Yifan Liu
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John Guzik
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Bruce Mullock
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Nayda Navas
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Jocelyne Rancourt
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Régis Rousseau
CO-CHAIR
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Marie-Claire Saindon
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Lorenzo Somma