ronald royer,
09.10 music director & conductor
Ronald
Royer is a multi-talented Canadian musician who is active as a
conductor, composer and educator. He is presently serving as
the Interim Artistic Director of the Scarborough Philharmonic, the
Composer-in-Residence of Sinfonia Toronto, and an Instructor of Music
for the University of Toronto Schools.
As a conductor, Mr. Royer has conducted a variety of orchestras including the Toronto Sinfonietta, Niagara Symphony, Mississauga Symphony and Philharmonic, Sinfonia Mississauga, Scarborough Philharmonic, York Symphony, Symphony Hamilton Chamber Orchestra, Mohawk Chamber Orchestra, Brampton Symphony, McMaster Chamber Orchestra, University of Toronto Schools String Orchestra and Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Summer Youth Orchestra, McMaster Summer Youth Orchestra, Glendale Youth Orchestra (Los Angeles), and Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra.
For recordings, Mr. Royer has conducted the Toronto Studio Orchestra, made up primarily of musicians from the Toronto Symphony and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, for the movie Gooby. He has also conducted film scores for The Happy Couple and The Dog. He will be the conductor this March for the CD recording The Hollywood Flute, featuring flutist Louise DiTullio with Sinfonia Toronto performing music from Hook (John Williams), Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith), Charlotte’s Web (Danny Elfman), and Dances with Wolves (John Barry), as well as music by David Rose and Ronald Royer.