Lee Carter is a choral director, musician, and educator whose passion for music and teaching others to love music are found in all facets of his career.
Lee Carter has been Artistic Director of Nepean Choir since 2018 and is in his 12th season as Artistic Director for Castenchel Choir based in Chelsea, QC. Mr. Carter continues as a full-time performing arts teacher at Nepean High School in Ottawa. In addition to being Regional Coordinator for the CRMF Choral Music Festival, Lee has also conducted workshops for CAMMAC Ottawa-Gatineau, and other choirs in the National Capital Region. Lee is the current Artistic Director for the BIIMA Choral Retreat, held in Breno, Italy every other summer.
Lee believes in bringing the most music to the most people and is committed to collaborative music making with diverse performers. He also loves bringing new choral music to light and has commissioned and premiered new works from several Canadian composers.
Lee lives in Aylmer, QC with his wonderful wife, three beautiful children, and their good dog, Hank the Tank. When he’s not musicking, Lee enjoys good food, puttering in his pollinator garden, and going backcountry camping.