Photo by Claire Bourgeois
Our “WHY”
Choral music of excellence and refinement transcends time and place, expresses emotion and experience, connects, and transforms communities.
Our “HOW”
Luminous Voices, Calgary’s professional chamber choir, was founded in 2012 by conductor and Artistic Director Timothy Shantz. We unite local, national, and international artists and organizations to illuminate choral music of the past and present, spanning cultures and traditions.
We engage audiences in Calgary and beyond through exceptional sonic experiences encompassing live and virtual performances, recordings, workshops, new commissions by contemporary composers, and community education and development.
“A choir that is remarkably well balanced, effortless in its projection of a tight choral sound, and delivers the virtuosity and brilliance possible when the choristers are excellent and the direction is imaginative and musical.””
Luminous Voices comprises some of the best ensemble singers in the Calgary area, collaborating with singers and musicians from across North America.
Luminous Voices is directed by Dr. Timothy Shantz, who founded the ensemble in 2012.
2024-25 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cathy Billington,
PresidentRob Kelly,
Vice-PresidentChristina Jahn,
TreasurerCharishe Amante,
Secretary
Osmond Chiu
Al Huber
Dale Hensley KC
Sara Staples
General Manager
info@luminousvoices.ca
Jackie Trowbridge has been working with Calgary music organizations in administrative roles since 2001 including the Westwinds Music Society, William Aberhart Music Parents Association, and the Calgary Association for the Development of Music Education (CADME). Jackie became a student of music at the age of 32 years when she began playing in a beginner adult band; first with the clarinet and then the trombone. Her positive experiences in band subsequently motivated her to join a beginner adult vocal choir in 2009.
Over the course of 16 years in her role with Westwinds Music Society and six years with the William Aberhart Music Parents Association, Jackie was responsible for administrative duties, and the organization of music tours, having planned and managed seven adult and five student international music tours to Germany, Scotland, Spain, Cuba, China and Eastern Europe, as well as one domestic tour to the East Coast of Canada.
In September 2016, Jackie sought new adventures and moved to Europe for five years, living both in Spain and Belgium before returning to Calgary in September 2021. Jackie is very excited to be joining the Luminous Voices family as their General Manager and looks forward to working with Timothy Shantz and the amazing singers of LV.