Dr. Rob Curtis

Instructor, Choral

BMus (Piano Performance), University of Alberta, 2003; MMus (Choral Conducting), University of Alberta, 2007; DMus, University of Alberta, 2015 

Rob Curtis received his DMus in Choral Conducting at the University of Alberta in 2015. He has conducted the U of A Concert Choir since 2011, and is also the Artistic Director of Edmonton's i Coristi Chamber Choir. Rob frequently appears as a singer with Pro Coro Canada and other ensembles, and is also an accompanist, church musician and organist. His research interests include Canadian choral music, music and place, and spatial aspects of choral performance.

Representative Works

"Programming the Choral Works of Malcolm Forsyth: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities." Anacrusis 35, no. 2 (March 2017), 13-17.

Recent performances with U of A Concert Choir: "Awake and Arise", April 7, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Edmonton AB (Britten "Te Deum in C", Schütz "An dem Wassern zu Babel", i.a.). "Northern Lights", December 2, 2016, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta (Gjeilo "Northern Lights", Esenvalds "Northern Lights", Daunais "Figures de danse", i.a.). "Nocturnes", April 8, 2016, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta (Schafer "Epitaph for Moonlight", Whitacre "Water Night", i.a.). "Happy", December 4, 2015, Convocation Hall, University of Alberta (Poulenc "O magnum mysterium", Pierce "Jabberwocky", Aguiar "Salmo 150", i.a.).

Recent performances with i Coristi Chamber Choir: "Heaven and Earth", May 27, 2017, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton AB (Barber "Agnus Dei", Albrigth "An Alleluia Super-Round", i.a.). "Dust to Dust", March 4, 2017, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton AB (Rutter "Requiem", Donkin "A Better Time Will Come", i.a.). "Landscapes", November 19, 2016, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton AB (Weinzweig "Hockey Night in Canada", Tormis "Autumn Landscapes", Marshall "To the Horizon", i.a.).

Adjudication: Regina Music Festival (2016), Lacombe and District Music Festival (2014), Camrose and District Music Festival (2013), Drayton Valley Music Festival (2011).

Career Highlights and Achievements

Faculty of Arts Graduate Teaching Award, 2014