Our Music Director and Conductor since 2006 is Andrew Wilhelm-Boyles.  Andrew likes to present a varied repertoire of sacred and secular music of all kinds, and challenges us to achieve the very best of which we are capable.

A conductor with thirty years’ experience, Andrew has a rich background in both church and community choral activity: he served as music director at Christ Church Cathedral, Whitehorse; St. Paul’s Cathedral, Regina; and St. Agnes’ Anglican Church in North Vancouver; and of the Whitehorse Community Choir; the Riverwood Singers, a Winnipeg women’s chamber choir; and the BC Tel Choir.  Andrew has served as musical director for such musicals as Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music and The Pirates of Penzance.  A highlight was his appointment to recruit and conduct the Sing for Canada Chorus of singers from around the Lower Mainland for Canada Day 2006 celebrations at Canada Place.

Andrew’s musical education has included workshops and study sessions with conductors Klaus Tennstedt, Jorge Mester, Leonard Slatkin, Sergiu Commissiona and Pierre Boulez.

In his professional life, Andrew is Executive Director of the Alliance for Arts and Culture, an arts service and advocacy agency serving more than 350 artists and arts organizations throughout the Lower Mainland.

Andrew is delighted to be working with the friendly, keen and committed group of singers who make up the Maple Ridge Choral Society.

The Maple Ridge Choral Society is fortunate to have a very gifted and talented Accompanist, Aimee Oliverio, to play the piano at our practices and concerts.  Aimee is working to achieve her Grade 10 Practical Piano Certificate and Teachers' ARCT Diploma in music from the Royal Conservatory of Music.  She is currently a Grade 12 student at Maple Ridge Secondary School.

Playing the piano for us is giving Aimee a good grounding in the art of accompaniment, which will be an asset in her future career.  In addition to playing for us on Tuesday evenings, Aimee sings in the MRSS Senior Concert Choir, accompanies the Junior Choir and is a member/volunteer pianist for the H.O.P.E. Committee (Helping Other People Everywhere).

Aimee's hobbies consist of painting, drawing, writing, reading and composing music; her day isn't complete without dancing, playing badminton and table tennis.  After high school, Aimee hopes to go on to study music and the fine arts.

Aimee's expertise at the piano is a rich addition to our voices!