People of the COMC

2008-2009 Executive

Music Director, Fred Numan, B.A.(Mus.Ed.)

At the age of eight, Fred began formal music lessons with the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto). He took on his first organist position at age 14. After graduating with a B.A. in Music Education from Calvin College University in Grand Rapids, Michigan he accepted the position of coordinating and teaching the Music Program at Calvin Christian School in Hamilton, Ontario.

After 12 years at Calvin Christian School, Fred left to focus on freelancing, arranging and composing music, primarily choral. Several of his arrangements have been used by the Canadian Orpheus over the past years.

Many choirs, soloists and instrumentalists have employed Fred as accompanist. Among them the Ambassadors Male Choir and the Adoramus Choir of Hamilton, the Georgetown Choral Society and the Kiwanis Music Festival. He has been Accompanist and Assistant Music Director with the Orpheus since 1985 and has traveled extensively with the choir throughout Canada, the British Isles, and Europe.

Fred was appointed Music Director for the Orpheus in June 2007.

Fred is currently also the Music Director at Pioneer Memorial United Church in Hamilton and runs his own music studio, teaching piano, organ and music theory.