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Cynthia Johnston Turner on How Music Will Save the World | Episode 40
Our season finale of What’s Your Forte, with special guest Cynthia Johnston Turner, is out now! She and Sandy talk about her journey from small-town Ontario to conducting bands with jets flying overhead, ways you can differentiate yourself as an artist and the best parts of being the Dean of Laurier’s Faculty of Music.
The first in her family to attend university, Cynthia received her B.Mus. and B.Ed. from Queen’s University, a M.Ed. at the University of Victoria and a D.M.A. (Conducting) from the Eastman School of Music. She has received numerous teaching, research, and leadership awards in Canada and the United States.
Cynthia was appointed Dean—Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University on July 1, 2021. She also oversees the Laurier Academy of Music and the Arts, a community-based school serving hundreds of children and their families in the region.
Cynthia has guest conducted bands, music ensembles and orchestras at several universities and conservatories as well as state honor bands in the United States and abroad. She continues to actively promote commissions by today’s leading and emerging composers around the world with a focus on underrepresented voices. She is published in several notable journals and has recorded CDs with the Innova and Albany labels. Cynthia has served as a board member with the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) and currently serves on the board of the Western International Band Clinic (WIBC).
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Our season finale of What’s Your Forte, with special guest Cynthia Johnston Turner, is out now! She and Sandy talk about her journey from small-town Ontario to conducting bands with jets flying overhead, ways you can differentiate yourself as an artist and the best parts of being the Dean of Laurier’s Faculty of Music.
The first in her family to attend university, Cynthia received her B.Mus. and B.Ed. from Queen’s University, a M.Ed. at the University of Victoria and a D.M.A. (Conducting) from the Eastman School of Music. She has received numerous teaching, research, and leadership awards in Canada and the United States.
Cynthia was appointed Dean—Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University on July 1, 2021. She also oversees the Laurier Academy of Music and the Arts, a community-based school serving hundreds of children and their families in the region.
Cynthia has guest conducted bands, music ensembles and orchestras at several universities and conservatories as well as state honor bands in the United States and abroad. She continues to actively promote commissions by today’s leading and emerging composers around the world with a focus on underrepresented voices. She is published in several notable journals and has recorded CDs with the Innova and Albany labels. Cynthia has served as a board member with the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) and currently serves on the board of the Western International Band Clinic (WIBC).