Choir

Laudate Community Singers was formed by Dr. Don Quantz in 1996 as a community choir associated with Canadian Nazarene College, then Ambrose University. Since Dr. Quantz’s retirement in June 2018, the choir has been independent and is now an Incorporated Society in Alberta. 

Director

Don Quantz, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Ambrose University
Dr. Don Quantz has shared his love of choral music with church musicians and university students for over forty years. He served as Music Director at a number of churches before taking the position of Music Program Chair at Ambrose University, a role he held for twenty-five years. He was granted Professor Emeritus status by Ambrose upon his retirement in 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Music, Master of Education, and a PhD in Music Education.

In his time at Ambrose, Dr. Quantz served as founding director of the Ambrose Chamber Singers and the Ambrose Chamber Orchestra. Dr. Quantz’s choirs have toured England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, and Costa Rica, as well as Canada, performed everything from large choral and orchestral works to intimate chamber music. He also started Laudate Community Singers (formerly Ambrose University Singers) in 1996. ​

​His leadership reflects his desire to present repertoire of all styles, to teach and mentor in his rehearsals, to foster each individual's gifts, to encourage the development of a welcoming community of musicians, and to sing to the glory of God.

Accompanist

​Lorna MacLachlan, B.Mus., M.Mus. (Theory and Composition), B.Ed. (Secondary Music)

Lorna has always been passionate about music education and believes strongly in helping to develop the talents of the next generation. She has taught privately as well as for the public and private school boards and has been recognized nationally for her dedication to excellence in music education as a choral and band director.

​Prior to teaching for the public school board, Lorna embarked on a career as a composer, providing award-winning original music for theatre, dance and national media companies (CBC, Access Network) as well as a variety of commercial and artistic enterprises across the spectrum of music genres. She has recorded six full-length albums of original music and continues to work on commissioned pieces for various groups. Much of her focus today is on writing for the Lorna MacLachlan Quintet and simply enjoying the pleasures of playing.