Canadian born Patrick Wedd directed his first church choir at the age of twelve. Having obtained degrees in organ performance from the Universities of Toronto and British Columbia, he began his professional career in Vancouver where he served for many years as Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral. In 1986 he moved to Montreal to become Artistic Director of the Tudor Singers, a professional ensemble which toured extensively in Canada, and Music Director of the Church of St Andrew and St Paul. In 1991 he became Music Director of the Church of St John the Evangelist. Since September 1996 he has assumed the position of Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal. Patrick Wedd has played recitals in Canada, the United States, Australia and England. He has appeared as soloist with the Vancouver Symphony, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and the Orchestra of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and his recordings include contemporary music for the Canadian Music Centre, light classics for the CBC, and the Poulenc and Jongen concertos with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. He has given many workshops and conductors master-classes, and for three years was in charge of the choral programme of the Faculty of Music at the Universite de Montreal. He is currently Artistic Director of the Montreal Boys' Choir Course, and Founder/Director of the choral ensemble Musica Orbium. A recording of Christmas music with the choirs of Christ Church Cathedral appears on the
