Dr. John Hooper, Edmonton, AB

Dr. John Hooper served as Professor and Director of the School of Music at Concordia University College of Alberta. In addition to conducting several choral and handbell ensembles, he taught conducting, choral technique, theory and aural skills, among others.

Currently he is an examiner for the London College of Music through the University of West London. His work has taken him to India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia. He has served as an evaluator and adjudicator for the Singapore Youth Festival, the City of Hobart (Australia) Eisteddfod, the Hong Kong Handbell Olympics, the Handbells Asia Festival in Malaysia, and several local festivals throughout Alberta. He was a guest clinician at Choralfest South in Calgary, sponsored by the Alberta Choral Federation, at the Canadian Cantando Festival in Edmonton, as for several local and international ensembles.