Jeff Newberry is a composer, music director, sound designer, and educator working in theatre, concert, and community spaces. His concert music is performed by school, community, and university ensembles and he has a growing number of published choral works available through Canadian and US distributors.

 

Jeff is the inaugural resident music director at the Capitol Theatre. His projects there have included: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Little Shop of Horrors (Music Director); Prairie Nurse (Composer and Sound Designer); and the ongoing Billboard: In Concert series (Arranger/Orchestrator). Jeff also enjoys contributing to the development of new works and has done so for Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (Britta Johnson/Anika Johnson), Blood Ties (Anika Johnson/Barbara Johnston) and Summerland (Anika Johnson/Barbara Johnston/Suzy Wilde). Recent projects included work with Corpus Dance Projects, the Stratford Festival, and Interprovincial Music Camp. 

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Jeff taught high school music at the Toronto District School Board for 10 years and is currently teaching part-time at York University. He also enjoys supporting students and educators through workshops at schools, universities, and conferences.

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Jeff holds a Bachelor of Music (University of Toronto), a Bachelor of Education (Queen’s University), an Honours Specialist in Vocal Music (OISE) and a Master of Education (York University).