Lydia Adams has dedicated her career to the growth of Canadian choral music. She is the Artistic Director of both the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, national leaders in commissioning, premiering, performing and recording Canadian choral works. She has toured extensively and guest-conducted throughout Canada and the United States, and recently conducted a tour of the world’s first Cree opera, Pimooteewin: The Journey, by Tomson Highway and Melissa Hui. An innovative programmer, Ms. Adams has included over 50 new commissions in the past 13 years. Lydia has been working with the Festival of the Sound for over 30 years, as a singer, conductor and friend and congratulates the Festival of the Sound on their 40th Anniversary.