Career Highlights
1958 Gold Medalist Piano Performance – Western Ontario Conservatory of Music
1971 Two first prize awards at the Cork International and Dance Festival
1973 Memorial Award at Canadian Music Educators Convention
1978 Founding Conductor, Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir/Founding Conductor Gerald Fagan Singers
1981 Conductor, Scarborough Summer Symphony Chorus/Conductor, Simcoe County All County Choir
1983 Founding Conductor, Concert Players Orchestra
1985 Gerald Fagan Singers Concert Tour, Newfoundland
1987 Appointed National Chair, Chamber Choirs of Canada by the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors
1989 One of three concert collaborations with Victor Borge
1991 Awarded Citizen of the Year by London City Council
1994 Honored as Citizen of the Year by the City of London and for his contribution to the Arts
1995 Release of compact disc of Messiah – Handel, first all Canadian recording in 50 years
1996 Received Award of Distinction for contribution to choral music in Canada, awarded by the Ontario Choral Federation
1997 Guest Conductor, Newfoundland’s Festival 500, conducted choirs from Russia, England, Africa, Cuba, Taiwan, Argentina, Scotland, United States and Canada
Received Honorary Licentiate of Music from Conservatory Canada
The Gerald Fagan National Voice Scholarship established by Conservatory Canada
1998 Concert tour of England, the Netherlands and Germany with Gerald Fagan Singers, promoting Canadian Music
2000 Conducted Gerald Fagan Singers in performances in the Netherlands, Germany
Conducted Gerald Fagan Singers in a private performance for President Adamkus, Royal Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania
Presented with Citizen’s Medal from President Adamkus(Lithuania)
CD "Songs Abroad" released by Gerald Fagan Singers
2001 Conductor of the Chorus and Orchestra at the Canada Summer Games
Released the CD "Trillium Christmas, Music of Ontario Composers"
2002 Conducted worldwide Rolling Requiem performance of Mozart’s Requiem honouring 9-11-2001 victims 2003 Was his Silver Anniversary as Conductor of the London Fanshawe Symphonic Chorus
He released the CD "Nice and Easy" featuring the Gerald Fagan Singers
2004 Saw the Third International Tour with Gerald Fagan Singers promoting Canadian music
They performed in Monaco at the Royal Chapel, in France at Pope’s Palace Avignon on Bastille Day, in Spain at the Monserrat Monastery and in Barcelona at the Great Cathedral,Gaudi Church (They were the first choir to perform there)
2005 He was the Guest Conductor at the Festival 500, Newfoundland and Labrador and at the Rochester Oratorio Society
2006 Gerald became the Founder/ Executive Director of "In Good Company, A Celebration of Women in the Arts"
Artistic Director/Conductor of the Ontario Youth Choir
2007 Fourth International Tour with Gerald Fagan Singers
They performed in the Czech Republic at the Pilsen (Great Synagogue), Germany at the Dresden State Opera and at the German Trade Conference.
2011 Awarded the Order of Ontario
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