Jo-Anne Preston

After attending the University of British Columbia, where she was able to sing with the UBC Choral Union and Collegium Musicum, Jo-Anne began her musical career teaching high school music in Campbell River, BC. For many years, she also conducted the Campbell River Singers.

While returning to UBC to retrain as an ESL teacher, Jo-Anne was privileged to sing in the Vancouver Cantata Singers. A founding member of Island Voices Chamber Choir, she began conducting in 2006, after the passing of her dear friend and musical visionary, Frances Keen.

Although Island Voices is based in a rural area, Jo-Anne has been able to develop her skills by bringing excellent clinicians such as Ramona Luengen, Bruce Pullan, Diane Loomer and Barbara Prowse to work with her and the choir at the annual choir retreat.