{"id":36996,"date":"2016-05-27T14:07:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T18:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=36996"},"modified":"2016-05-27T14:07:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T18:07:59","slug":"the-scoop-robert-cooper-honoured-with-choral-canada-distinguished-service-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/05\/27\/the-scoop-robert-cooper-honoured-with-choral-canada-distinguished-service-award\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Robert Cooper Honoured With Choral Canada Distinguished Service Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36997\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36997\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/DSC35731.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Cooper (Photo via The Orpheus Choir)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/DSC35731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/DSC35731-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Cooper (Photo via The Orpheus Choir)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Robert Cooper, Artistic Director Orpheus Choir, has been awarded the 2016\u00a0Distinguished Service Award by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.choralcanada.org\/\">Choral Canada<\/a>. The award is given every two years in recognition of significant and transformative service in building, nurturing and promoting choral music in Canada. Previous winners include\u00a0John Barron (2014),\u00a0Iwan Edwards (2012),\u00a0Howard Dyck (2004), and\u00a0Dr Elmer Iseler (1990).<\/p>\n<p>The Jury summarised Cooper&#8217;s contributions to choral arts throughout Canada and commended him for his lifelong commitment to choral music throughout the country and beyond. &#8220;His meticulous preparation of choirs, innovative programming and diverse experience have equipped him to masterfully serve the choral communities in which he has worked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his work in the choral community, Cooper has worked on over 150 operas, symphonic concerts, and was an advocate of choral music as producer of Choral Concert on CBC. He has been involved on the Boards of Choirs Ontario, Choral Canada, Chorus America, IFCM and the World Choir Council. He has mentored countless young singers with the National Youth Choir of Canada, the Ontario Youth Choir, the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, and the Orpheus Choir\u2019s Vocal Apprentice and Sidgwick Scholar Programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Orpheus Choir of Toronto stated they were honoured to work with Robert Cooper, and called him an &#8220;extraordinary artistic director, conductor, teacher and mentor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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