Adam Jonathan Con, PhD.

 Dr. Con, a fourth-generation Chinese Canadian, was born in Vancouver and has
resided in Victoria, BC, since 2014. His deep family roots in Victoria include his paternal
grandmother, who was born there, and his paternal great-grandparents, who are buried at the Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point. Dr. Con is Professor of Music at the
University of Victoria, where he teaches music education and choral conducting,
supervises undergraduate and graduate accordion students, and serves as a university senator and Vice-President of the Faculty Association. His previous leadership roles include Acting Associate Dean of Fine Arts, Chair of the Senate Committee on Curriculum, and active member of the Senate Committee on Planning. For over a decade, he has coordinated musicians and curated music for UVic convocation ceremonies.

In the broader Victoria community, Dr. Con serves as Artistic Director of Capriccio Vocal Ensemble and take an active role serving as executive board member the Coalition for Music Education in BC, and on the board of Choral Canada. He is also co-chair of Podium 2026, Canada’s national conference, which will be hosted at the University of Victoria.

Dr. Con’s interdisciplinary expertise in Body Mapping, Alexander Technique and Tai Chi Chuan has led to numerous international invitations to perform, conduct and present workshops. Highlights include engagements at Foro Coro Americano in Argentina, I Foro Internacional De Educación Musical in Mexico, ISME The International Society for Music Education, and numerous national and provincial music educator’s and choral conferences across Canada and the United States, such as the Canadian Podium Choral Conducting Symposium, the American Choral Directors Association, the Canadian GALA Conference, the Canadian and the American Orff-Schulwerk National Conferences, the BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Choral Federations and Provincial Music Education Conferences.

Dr. Con, a fourth-generation Chinese Canadian, was born in Vancouver and has
resided in Victoria, BC, since 2014. His deep family roots in Victoria include his paternal
grandmother, who was born there, and his paternal great-grandparents, who are buried at the Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point. Dr. Con is Professor of Music at the
University of Victoria, where he teaches music education and choral conducting,
supervises undergraduate and graduate accordion students, and serves as a university senator and Vice-President of the Faculty Association. His previous leadership roles include Acting Associate Dean of Fine Arts, Chair of the Senate Committee on Curriculum, and active member of the Senate Committee on Planning. For over a decade, he has coordinated musicians and curated music for UVic convocation ceremonies.

In the broader Victoria community, Dr. Con serves as Artistic Director of Capriccio Vocal Ensemble and take an active role serving as executive board member the Coalition for Music Education in BC, and on the board of Choral Canada. He is also co-chair of Podium 2026, Canada’s national conference, which will be hosted at the University of Victoria.

Dr. Con’s interdisciplinary expertise in Body Mapping, Alexander Technique and Tai Chi Chuan has led to numerous international invitations to perform, conduct and present workshops. Highlights include engagements at Foro Coro Americano in Argentina, I Foro Internacional De Educación Musical in Mexico, ISME The International Society for Music Education, and numerous national and provincial music educator’s and choral conferences across Canada and the United States, such as the Canadian Podium Choral Conducting Symposium, the American Choral Directors Association, the Canadian GALA Conference, the Canadian and the American Orff-Schulwerk National Conferences, the BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Choral Federations and Provincial Music Education Conferences.

Dr. Con, a fourth-generation Chinese Canadian, was born in Vancouver and has
resided in Victoria, BC, since 2014. His deep family roots in Victoria include his paternal
grandmother, who was born there, and his paternal great-grandparents, who are buried at the Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point. Dr. Con is Professor of Music at the
University of Victoria, where he teaches music education and choral conducting,
supervises undergraduate and graduate accordion students, and serves as a university senator and Vice-President of the Faculty Association. His previous leadership roles include Acting Associate Dean of Fine Arts, Chair of the Senate Committee on Curriculum, and active member of the Senate Committee on Planning. For over a decade, he has coordinated musicians and curated music for UVic convocation ceremonies.

In the broader Victoria community, Dr. Con serves as Artistic Director of Capriccio Vocal Ensemble and take an active role serving as executive board member the Coalition for Music Education in BC, and on the board of Choral Canada. He is also co-chair of Podium 2026, Canada’s national conference, which will be hosted at the University of Victoria.

Dr. Con’s interdisciplinary expertise in Body Mapping, Alexander Technique and Tai Chi Chuan has led to numerous international invitations to perform, conduct and present workshops. Highlights include engagements at Foro Coro Americano in Argentina, I Foro Internacional De Educación Musical in Mexico, ISME The International Society for Music Education, and numerous national and provincial music educator’s and choral conferences across Canada and the United States, such as the Canadian Podium Choral Conducting Symposium, the American Choral Directors Association, the Canadian GALA Conference, the Canadian and the American Orff-Schulwerk National Conferences, the BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Choral Federations and Provincial Music Education Conferences.