Welcome to Bur Oak Music

The Bur Oak Music council is proud to present its annual Music Social Night (MSN).  The event is being held in the cafeteria and music rooms on Thursday, November 5th beginning at 3:00 p.m.  You must be a Repertoire student in order to attend the event.

The ticket order form and permission form is due to the dropbox by Friday, October 30th.  $5.00 gets you admission, 2 slices of pizza, and a pop.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Thomas Burton, Conductor & Tenor

The Bur Oak Choral program is excited to welcome Thomas Burton to the program.

Raised in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Thomas Burton is Artistic Director of the Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Conductor of the University of Toronto Tenor-Bass Chorus, and Artistic Director of Durham Region’s RESOUND Choir. He is co-conductor of the award winning Halifax based chamber choir, Eastern Horizon. Praised for his innovative and eclectic programming as well as his dynamic presence on the podium, Thomas is in-demand nationally as a guest conductor, clinician and educator.

Thomas is passionate about inspiring excellence in performers of all ages and abilities. He has had the privilege of working with such ensembles as the Pacific Chorale, The Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, Pro Coro Canada, the National Youth Choir of Canada, and the Vancouver Chamber Choir. An accomplished choral singer, Thomas has sung with some of Canada’s finest choral ensembles including the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers, Voces Boreales, and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale.

Thomas is a recipient of multiple awards, including the Ken Fleet Choral Conducting Scholarship and the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award. In 2024 he was selected by Jeunesses Musicales as the inaugural recipient of the Iwan Edwards Scholarship for Young Conductors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Trombone Performance from McGill University and a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Michigan where he studied with Dr. Jerry Blackstone and Dr. Eugene Rogers.

The Bur Oak Music program is excited to return to Fall Celebration! On Wednesday, October 21st, our Senior Wind Ensemble will take the stage alongside Markville Secondary School, Markham District High School, Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School, and Unionville High School.  All proceeds will directly benefit the Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation.

Ticket sales open September 22nd, and forms must be submitted to the drop box by Friday, October 16th.