Nancy Telfer

Nancy Telfer (born May 8, 1950) is a Canadian choral conductor, music educator and composer. Biography Nancy Ellen Telfer was born in Brampton, Ontario. She began piano lessons at age six and later played French horn in bands, orchestras and chamber ensembles. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario and worked as a music and drama teacher in the public schools. In 1977 she continued her studies at the University of Western Ontario under Jack Behrens, Kenneth Bray, Peter Paul Koprowski, and . She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a bachelor’s in music in 1979 and began composing. Works Telfer has composed more than three hundred works for orchestra and solo instruments, with concentration in choral ensembles and solo voice. She is well known for her work for CNCM (Canadian National Conservatory of Music) and RCM (The Royal Conservatory of Music), contributing many pieces to their graded piano repertoire. Selected works include: * Trampoline (Northern Lights by CNCM) * Dancing In The Garden (Northern Lights by CNCM) * Sun and Rain (Northern Lights by CNCM) * Spring Break (Northern Lights by CNCM) * Delivering Newspapers (Northern Lights by CNCM) * Chi