Adjudicator
• Conductor of the Agincourt Madrigal Singers and the Agincourt Men's Chorus
• His choirs have been 2 time winners of the Ed Bolsby Trophy for Best High School Ensemble in Toronto
• His choirs have been 6 time MusicFest Nationals Gold Standard Award winners
• The Agincourt Men's Chorus won of the City Of Lincoln Trophy at the National Music Festival in Vancouver,
Class 101, Best Male Ensemble in 2014
• Twice presenter on warm up techniques for young singers at Choirs Ontario and The Ontario Music Educator's Association Conference
• Frequent choral clinician, adjudicator and presenter throughout Ontario
Watch the Agincourt Madrigal Singers conducted by James Pinhorn
BIOGRAPHY
James Pinhorn is a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland where he appeared frequently on stage and on CBC Radio and Television as a boy soprano and actor. He moved to Toronto in 1985 and completed a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of Toronto. During a year of Special Studies in Elementary Education and Choral Conducting at the University, James served as the Assistant Conductor of the Concert Choir conducted by Doctor Doreen Rao. During that year he was invited by Dr. Rao to conduct the choir in a performance of Sharon Fragments at a gala concert honouring Canadian composer John Beckwith. That same year James was invited by Robert Cooper to conduct the back-stage chorus in three performances of Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloe for the National Ballet of Canada. He served as conductor of the University Chorus at the University of Toronto for two years before accepting the post as conductor of the University Women’s Chorus which he held for 6 years. James was also a vocal coach for the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, and was the guest chorus conductor for Robert Cooper in two performances of the operaMarina for the Opera in Concert Chorus in December of 1996. James has also been invited twice as a presenter for the Ontario Music Educators Association Conference held in Toronto, where he has given presentations on the state of music education in our public schools, on rehearsal techniques for young male singers, and on issues of intellectual copyright. James also had the honour of conducting the Massed Choir for 9 seasons at the Ontario Educational Leadership Centre in the Intermediate Arts Course for Grade Seven students and is currently a Course Administrator there. James Pinhorn is a Secondary music teacher at Agincourt Collegiate Institute in the Toronto District School Board where he teaches both Vocal Music and Computers and Music courses. The Agincourt Madrigal Singers have won National Gold Awards 6 times, most recently at the 2012 MusicFest Nationals in Toronto, Ontario. His choirs have won the Ed Bolsby Trophy twice as Best High School Ensemble in Toronto. His Agincourt Men’s Chorus won the City Of Lincoln prize for Best Male Chorus at the National Music Festival in British Columbia in 2014.
James Pinhorn is a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland where he appeared frequently on stage and on CBC Radio and Television as a boy soprano and actor. He moved to Toronto in 1985 and completed a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of Toronto. During a year of Special Studies in Elementary Education and Choral Conducting at the University, James served as the Assistant Conductor of the Concert Choir conducted by Doctor Doreen Rao. During that year he was invited by Dr. Rao to conduct the choir in a performance of Sharon Fragments at a gala concert honouring Canadian composer John Beckwith. That same year James was invited by Robert Cooper to conduct the back-stage chorus in three performances of Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloe for the National Ballet of Canada. He served as conductor of the University Chorus at the University of Toronto for two years before accepting the post as conductor of the University Women’s Chorus which he held for 6 years. James was also a vocal coach for the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, and was the guest chorus conductor for Robert Cooper in two performances of the operaMarina for the Opera in Concert Chorus in December of 1996. James has also been invited twice as a presenter for the Ontario Music Educators Association Conference held in Toronto, where he has given presentations on the state of music education in our public schools, on rehearsal techniques for young male singers, and on issues of intellectual copyright. James also had the honour of conducting the Massed Choir for 9 seasons at the Ontario Educational Leadership Centre in the Intermediate Arts Course for Grade Seven students and is currently a Course Administrator there. James Pinhorn is a Secondary music teacher at Agincourt Collegiate Institute in the Toronto District School Board where he teaches both Vocal Music and Computers and Music courses. The Agincourt Madrigal Singers have won National Gold Awards 6 times, most recently at the 2012 MusicFest Nationals in Toronto, Ontario. His choirs have won the Ed Bolsby Trophy twice as Best High School Ensemble in Toronto. His Agincourt Men’s Chorus won the City Of Lincoln prize for Best Male Chorus at the National Music Festival in British Columbia in 2014.