Julia Davids
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Julia Davids née Olson (born March 17, 1972) is a founding member and Artistic Director of the Canadian Chamber Choir.
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[edit] Early life
Davids was born and raised in London, Ontario.
[edit] Education
She has two degrees from the University of Western Ontario (B.Mus.Hons.Ed. and B.Ed.), two Masters degrees from the University of Michigan (Voice Performance and Conducting), and a Doctorate in Music from Northwestern University.
[edit] Career
Davids is a performer, educator, and conductor. As a soprano soloist, she is an avid performer, having appeared with the Amabile Youth Singers, the Ontario Youth Choir and the National Youth Choir, Opera Atelier, the Vancouver Cantata Singers, the Toronto Chamber Choir, the Toronto Consort, the Guelph Chamber Choir, the Aradia Ensemble, the Forces of Virtue, the Peninsula Music Festival, the Publick Musick and the Mark Morris Dance Company in Chicago.
As an educator, Julia has given workshops on vocal pedagogy with many groups, including the Royal Canadian Guild of Organists. She is on faculty at Loyola University Chicago.
As a conductor, Dr. Davids has directed several choirs including the Canadian Chamber Choir, the Northwestern University Women's Chorus, the Camerata Singers of Lake Forest, the 2006 Nova Scotia Youth Choir tour.
In 2004, Davids took over from Iwan Edwards as the Artistic Director of Canadian Chamber Choir.
Davids serves as Director of Music Ministries at Trinity United Methodist Church in Wilmette, Illinois. She is married to baroque violinist Martin Davids.
