Dr. Joy Berg

Community Chorus
Concert Choir
Church Music and Congregational Song
Music History, Chapel Cantor

email:  joy.berg@concordia.ab.ca
telephone:  (780) 479-9368
office:  Alumni Hall, office A201-C

Dr. Joy Berg, associate professor at Concordia University College of Alberta (Edmonton), is choral conductor for the three Concordia choirs (Concert Choir, Community Chorus and Bella Voce Women’s Choir), chapel Cantor for the daily chapel services, and teaches church music classes.  As a professional chorister, Dr. Berg sings in the alto section of Pro Coro Canada; she has also been given the 2008 Con Spirito award from the Alberta Choral Federation.  She has much practical experience in church music and degrees in piano performance and elementary education as well as choral conducting, and she is often involved in adjudicating and providing workshops in the areas of the vocal and choral technique, conducting, church music, and handbell technique.  She is a past board member of the Alberta Choral Federation, and currently is the president for region 4 of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.  Her present research focuses on Canadian Hymnody.