Education
Boston University,
Doctor of Musical Arts, Conducting
Terminal Project: “Implementing a Choral Program in a Male Prison, 2012-2013: Rationale, Strategies, Reflections
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Music, Choral Conducting & Literature
University of Western Ontario (London, ON)
Bachelor of Music, Honors Music Education (concentrations in voice and piano)
Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON)
Associate diploma, Piano Performance, Grade eight singing, Grade five theory
Conservatory Canada (London, ON)
Theory 2
Employment
Gordon College, Department of Music (Wenham, MA), 2012-present
Faculty, choral methods and literature, diction, voice class, applied voice (undergraduate)
Faculty, intro. to research in music education, foundations of music education (graduate)
Assistant Professor of Music
Applied Music Director (Voice)
Conductor, Gordon College Choir
Conductor, Gordon College Men's Choir
Boston University Metropolitan College/Prison Education Program (MA), 2012-present
Faculty, Choral Music
Prison Arts Scholar
Worcester Children’s Chorus (Worcester, MA), 2011-present
Associate Conductor
Cambridge Community Chorus (Cambridge, MA), 2010-present
Pianist/Assistant Conductor
Conservatory Canada, 2009-present
Examiner (voice and piano, Classical and Contemporary Idioms)
Grace Chapel (Lexington, MA), 2008-present
Associate Music Director
Boston Children’s Chorus, 2010-2011
Pianist
Beaver Country Day School (Chestnut Hill, MA), 2010-2011
Interim Chorus Teacher (Middle School and High School)
Boston University, College of Fine Arts, School of Music
Prison Arts Scholar, 2012-present
Pianist, Choral Society, 2010
Conductor, Concert Chorus, 2010
Research Assistant to Dr. André de Quadros, 2009-2011
Instructor, Aural Skills (Composition and Theory Dept.), 2009-2011
Pianist, Concert Chorus, 2009
Conductor, Women’s Chorale, 2009
Pianist, Women’s Chorale, 2008
Examination Proctor, 2008-2012
CAMP-of-the-WOODS (Speculator, NY), 2006-2011
Vocal Director, Worship Leader
Gordon College (Wenham, MA), 2008
Pianist/Assistant Conductor, Symphonic Chorale
Rosebud School of the Arts (Rosebud, AB), 2007-2008
Interim Conductor of Rosa Cantorum
Prairie Bible College (Three Hills, AB), 2006-2008
Lecturer in Voice
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Music, 2005-2006
Teaching Assistant/Assistant Conductor, Concert Choir
Assistant Conductor/Pianist, Black Gospel Chorus
St. Clair College, Thames Institute of the Arts (Chatham, ON), 2005
Instructor, Choral Music
University of Western Ontario, Don Wright Faculty of Music, 2004-2005
Grading Assistant, Diction for Singers course
University of Western Ontario, Continuing Studies, 2004-2005
Associate Instructor, “Discovering Your Voice”
Grace Lutheran Church (Mitchell, ON), 2004-2005
Director of Music
Berkshire Choral Festival (Sheffield, MA), 2004
Apprentice Accompanist
Yamaha Music School(London, ON), 2002-2003
Teacher, voice, piano, and theory
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (Chatham, ON), 2000-2004
Co-Director of Music
John N. Given Public School (Chatham, ON), 2000-2003
Music Education Intern
Professional Experience
Adjudicator/Guest Conductor/Clinician/Juror
• Pollard Middle School (Needham, MA), 2014
• African American Studies conference on African-American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge and Strength in the Struggle for Freedom (Boston University), 2014
• Massachusetts Music Educators Association conference (Boston, MA), 2014
• Providence Singers Young Men's Choral Festival (Providence, RI), 2014
• CFMTA National Student Composition Competition, 2013
• College Music Society Fifty-Sixth National Conference (Cambridge, MA), 2013
• Needham Public Schools (Needham, MA), 2013
• Delaware County Christian School Choir (Wenham, MA), 2013
• WorldStrides Heritage Performance programs (Salem, MA), 2013
• Massachusetts Music Educators Association conference (Boston, MA), 2013
• Grey County Kiwanis Music Festival (Owen Sound, ON), 2012
• Creative Composer's Competition, Conservatory Canada, 2012
• Yale International Choral Festival/Choirs Transforming Our World (Yale University, New Haven, CT), 2012
• ACDA Eastern Division Conference (Providence, RI), 2012
• Creative Composer’s Competition, Conservatory Canada, 2011
• International Symposium on Choral Music (Bandung, Indonesia), 2011
• Bandung International Choir Competition (Bandung, Indonesia), 2011
• Windsor Kiwanis Music Festival (Windsor, ON), 2011
• Canadian Music League/Ontario Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON), 2011
• Tomohon International Choir Competition (Tomohon, Indonesia), 2010
• International Symposium on Choral Music (Tomohon, Indonesia), 2010
• Canadian Music League/Ontario Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON), 2010
• John Glenn Middle School (Bedford, MA), 2010
• New Brunswick Provincial Music Festival (Saint John, NB), 2009
• Contemporary Showcase Central Alberta (Red Deer, AB), 2008
• Oilsands Rotary Music Festival (Fort McMurray, AB), 2008
• Association of Christian Schools International Spring Musicale (Three Hills, AB), 2007
• Lacombe & District Music Festival (Lacombe, AB), 2007
• Sherwood Park Music Festival (Sherwood Park, AB), 2007
• Association of Christian Schools International Spring Musicale (Three Hills, AB), 2007
• Allerton Vocal Chamber Music Symposium (Monticello, IL), 2006
• Studio: The Ollie Watts Davis Vocal Institute (Monticello, IL), 2006
• Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities (Honolulu, HI), 2006
• Centennial High School (Champaign, IL), 2006
• University of Illinois student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, 2005
Tenor Soloist, 2002-present
Performed the following works:
• Dett: The Chariot Jubilee with Nathaniel Dett Chorale and Windsor Classic Chorale
• Haydn: “Lord Nelson” Mass with Studio Cantorum Choir & Orchestra of Indonesia
• Handel: Messiah with Laudate Dominum Choir & Orchestra and Clark University Chorus & Orchestra
• Handel: Coronation Anthems with International Symphony Orchestra of Sarnia, ON and Port Huron, MI
• Haydn: The Creation with Laudate Dominum Choir & Orchestra
• Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore with Windsor Classic Chorale & Classic Players
• Saint-Säens: Christmas Oratorio with Rosebud Masterworks Choir
• Schubert: Mass In G at the Eliot Church of Newton (MA)
• Schütz: St. Matthew Passion with Red Deer College Chamber Choir
• Appeared as guest soloist at churches in Alberta, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ontario, and West Virginia
Freelance Composer/Arranger, 2002-present
Composed/arranged choral works that have been performed/premiered in Asia, Europe, and North America by choirs such as:
Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, Boston Children's Chorus, Calgary Girls Choir, Cantabile Choirs of Kingston, Chatham-Kent Treble Choir, C(h)oeur des femmes, Gordon College Children's Choir, Gordon College Women's Choir, Les Choristes, Manado State University Choir, Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Oakville Children’s Choir, PURE Youth Choir, Rosa Cantorum, Worcester Children’s Chorus, and numerous other school, church, and community choirs
Freelance Pianist/Coach, 2000-present
Clark University Concert Choir, Commonwealth Opera, Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, Lowell Opera House of Harvard University, Massachusetts Junior District Mixed Chorus, Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline, Mssng Lnks, Needham Elementary Honors Choir, PALS Children’s Chorus, Rhode Island Children’s Chorus; and professional singers including Desiree Hassler and Kevin McMillan
Private Teacher, 1997-present
Voice, piano, and music theory in Chatham (ON), London (ON), Urbana (IL), Three Hills (AB), and Greater Boston (MA)
Committee Work
• Board of Directors, Choirs Ontario (2002-2003)
• Advisory Board, Manado State University Choir, Indonesia (2010-present)
• Advocacy Advisory Panel, Association of Canadian Choral Communities (2013-present)
Awards
• Alberta Whitlow Choral Award (University of Western Ontario)
• ARCT Award (Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Chatham-Kent Branch)
• Boston University Student Scholarship
• Conference Travel Grant (University of Illinois)
• Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting (Ontario Arts Council/Choirs Ontario)
• Full Tuition Scholarship (University of Illinois)
• Portia White Scholarship (Black Business and Professional Association, Toronto)
• Prison Arts Scholar Award (Boston University College of Fine Arts/Metropolitan College)
• Rose Bowl, Voice (Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival)
• Travel Assistance Award (Boston University, School of Music)
• First Place (Amadeus Christmas Carol & Chanukah Song Writing Competition)
• First Place, Music Writing Competition (ORMTA)
• First Place, Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association Call for Compositions
• Awards/Scholarships from Alberta Music Festival Association, Contemporary Showcase (Alliance for Canadian New
Music Projects), Drumheller & District Music Festival, Kiwanis Music Festival of London, Lambton County Music
Festival, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and Windsor-Essex Kiwanis Music Festival
Publications
Articles
Hillman, J. and Andre de Quadros. Prison Music: Building Artistry, Changing Lives. Massachusetts Music News (Spring 2013)
Hillman, J. et al. Let's Start at the Very Beginning: The Choral Warm-up. Massachusetts Music News
Book (Editor)
Conservatory Canada Original Compositions Album - Mayfair Music Publications, Keswick, ON (2012)
Choral Editions (co-edited with André de Quadros/María Guinand)
• Lammaa Badaa Yatathannaa (Middle East) arr. Abu-Khader – Earthsongs
• Adinu (Middle East) arr. de Quadros & Abu-Khader - Earthsongs
• Gang Sheng Ling (China) arr. Liu Wenjin – Earthsongs
• Keltic Song (Canada) by Allan Rae – Hinshaw (HMC2278)
• Mamayog Akun (Philippines) arr. Fabian Obispo – Earthsongs
• Una Forma Mas (Venezuela/Cuba) arr. Ana María Raga – Hinshaw (HMC2242)
• Fog Elna Khel (Syria/Iraq) arr. Salim Bali – Earthsongs
• Ilay Gandangan (Philippines) by Rodolfo Delarmente – Earthsongs
• La Arestinga (Venezuela) by Alberto Grau – Earthsongs
Composition
• Who Would Have Thought – Cypress Choral Music, Vancouver, BC
Program notes
Orchestra London, Boston University choruses, Grace Chapel Choir & Orchestra
Work Cited
de Quadros, Andre and Anthony J. Palmer, ed. Tanglewood II: Summoning the Future of Music Education. Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2012.
McMillan, Christine. (2005, September 30). "Musical ways of knowing: A personal approach to qualitative inquiry in education." International Journal of Education & the Arts, 6(10). Retrieved January 29, 2013 from http://www.ijea.org/v6n10/.
Morrison, Sarah. "Ten Questions with Conductor Jamie Hillman." Anacrusis (2013)
Discography
Chorister
• Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, documentary (Riddle Films, Inc.)
• Chiaroscuro, Thames Scholars (University of Western Ontario)
• Echo: Choral Creativity in Motion, University of Western Ontario Singers
• An Indigo Christmas… Live!, Nathaniel Dett Chorale (Marquis Classics/EMI Music Canada)
• Listen to the Lambs, Nathaniel Dett Chorale (Marquis Classics/EMI Music Canada)
Chorister/Ensemble Soloist
• Enescu: Oedipe, Sinfonia da Camera (Albany Records)
Composer/Arranger
• Echo: Choral Creativity in Motion (University of Western Ontario)
• Oakville Children’s Choir (upcoming)
• Sing When the Spirit Says Sing, Manado State University Choir, Indonesia (2011)
Executive Editor and Musical Advisor
• Sing When the Spirit Says Sing, Manado State University Choir, Indonesia (2011)
Choral Singing Experience
Professional
Carnegie Hall Festival Chorus, Copley Singers of Boston, Endicott College Choir (section leader), Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Woodstock Fanshawe Singers (Young Artist), Vox Futura
Amateur
Amabile Choirs of London, Canada (Boys Choir, Primus), AmericaFest Men’s Honor Choir, Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, Boston Pops Esplanade Chorus, Boston University (Chamber Chorus, Choral Society, Concert Chorus, Symphonic Chorus), Cambridge Community Chorus, Canadian Chamber Choir, National Youth Choir, Ontario Youth Choir, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (Boston Symphony Orchestra), University of Illinois (Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Black Gospel Chorus, Opera Chorus), University of Western Ontario (Thames Scholars, Western University Singers), Youth Voices of Kent
Instruction
Conducting
Dr. Ann Howard Jones, David Hoose, Dr. Chester Alwes, Dr. Victoria Meredith, Dr. Gerald Neufeld, Dr. Paul Woodford
Conducting Coaches/Master classes
Dr. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, María Guinand, Jennifer Moir, Frank Nemhauser, Alexander Yakupoch
Voice
Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, Kevin McMillan, Christine Prosser
Vocal Coaches/Master classes
Dr. Michelle Alexander, Donald Bell, Penelope Bitzas, Marianna Chibotar-Rutkevich, Torin Chiles, Kevin Deas, Dr. Darryl Edwards, Sandra Graham, Dr. Desiree Hassler, Dr. John Hess, Jonita Lattimore, Timothy LeFevbre, Charlene Marcinko, Catherine McKeever, Barbara Peters, Dr. Gregory Servant, George Shirley, Theresa Thibodeau, John Wesley Wright
Piano
Tina Yanchus-Hibbard, Doris Anderson
Piano Coaches/Master classes
James Hibbard, Jenny Regehr, Elizabeth Rodgers
Composition Workshops
Dr. Craig Galbraith, Nancy Telfer
Professional Affiliations
American Choral Directors Association, Association of Canadian Choral Communities, Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’ Association, Chorus America, College Music Society, National Association for Music Education, National Collegiate Choral Organization, New England Piano Teachers’ Association
Conferences Attended
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Southeastern District Junior Music Festival, (Taunton, MA), pianist, 2013
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Conference (Boston, MA), presenter, 2013
• Massachusetts ACDA Middle School Choral Workshop (Wenham, MA), 2012
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Southeastern District Junior Music Festival, (Attleboro, MA), pianist, 2012
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Conference (Boston, MA), 2012
• ACDA Eastern Division (Providence, RI), clinician/presenter, 2012
• Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop (New York, NY), professional chorus, 2011
• Providence Singers Young Men’s Choral Festival (Providence, RI), pianist, 2011
• Massachusetts Young Men’s Chorus Festival (Boston, MA), pianist, 2011
• ACDA Eastern Division (Philadelphia, PA), pianist for Rhode Island Children’s Chorus, 2010
• Podium, ACCC (Saskatoon, SK), performances with Canadian Chamber Choir, 2010
• ACDA (Oklahoma City, OK), musical participant with the BU graduate conducting studio, 2009
• National Collegiate Choral Organization (New Haven, CT), 2009
• ACDA Southwestern Division (St. Louis, MO), lecture-recital participant, 2006
• ACDA National Conference (New York, NY), 2002
• Podium, ACCC (Toronto, ON), performances with Amabile Boys Choirs, 2002
• Polyfollia (Normandy, France), performances with Nathaniel Dett Chorale, 2002
• 6th World Symposium on Choral Music (Minneapolis, MN), performances with Amabile, 2002
• AmericaFest, AFAU (Collegeville, MN), liaison to the American Boychoir, 2002
Boston University,
Doctor of Musical Arts, Conducting
Terminal Project: “Implementing a Choral Program in a Male Prison, 2012-2013: Rationale, Strategies, Reflections
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Music, Choral Conducting & Literature
University of Western Ontario (London, ON)
Bachelor of Music, Honors Music Education (concentrations in voice and piano)
Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON)
Associate diploma, Piano Performance, Grade eight singing, Grade five theory
Conservatory Canada (London, ON)
Theory 2
Employment
Gordon College, Department of Music (Wenham, MA), 2012-present
Faculty, choral methods and literature, diction, voice class, applied voice (undergraduate)
Faculty, intro. to research in music education, foundations of music education (graduate)
Assistant Professor of Music
Applied Music Director (Voice)
Conductor, Gordon College Choir
Conductor, Gordon College Men's Choir
Boston University Metropolitan College/Prison Education Program (MA), 2012-present
Faculty, Choral Music
Prison Arts Scholar
Worcester Children’s Chorus (Worcester, MA), 2011-present
Associate Conductor
Cambridge Community Chorus (Cambridge, MA), 2010-present
Pianist/Assistant Conductor
Conservatory Canada, 2009-present
Examiner (voice and piano, Classical and Contemporary Idioms)
Grace Chapel (Lexington, MA), 2008-present
Associate Music Director
Boston Children’s Chorus, 2010-2011
Pianist
Beaver Country Day School (Chestnut Hill, MA), 2010-2011
Interim Chorus Teacher (Middle School and High School)
Boston University, College of Fine Arts, School of Music
Prison Arts Scholar, 2012-present
Pianist, Choral Society, 2010
Conductor, Concert Chorus, 2010
Research Assistant to Dr. André de Quadros, 2009-2011
Instructor, Aural Skills (Composition and Theory Dept.), 2009-2011
Pianist, Concert Chorus, 2009
Conductor, Women’s Chorale, 2009
Pianist, Women’s Chorale, 2008
Examination Proctor, 2008-2012
CAMP-of-the-WOODS (Speculator, NY), 2006-2011
Vocal Director, Worship Leader
Gordon College (Wenham, MA), 2008
Pianist/Assistant Conductor, Symphonic Chorale
Rosebud School of the Arts (Rosebud, AB), 2007-2008
Interim Conductor of Rosa Cantorum
Prairie Bible College (Three Hills, AB), 2006-2008
Lecturer in Voice
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Music, 2005-2006
Teaching Assistant/Assistant Conductor, Concert Choir
Assistant Conductor/Pianist, Black Gospel Chorus
St. Clair College, Thames Institute of the Arts (Chatham, ON), 2005
Instructor, Choral Music
University of Western Ontario, Don Wright Faculty of Music, 2004-2005
Grading Assistant, Diction for Singers course
University of Western Ontario, Continuing Studies, 2004-2005
Associate Instructor, “Discovering Your Voice”
Grace Lutheran Church (Mitchell, ON), 2004-2005
Director of Music
Berkshire Choral Festival (Sheffield, MA), 2004
Apprentice Accompanist
Yamaha Music School(London, ON), 2002-2003
Teacher, voice, piano, and theory
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (Chatham, ON), 2000-2004
Co-Director of Music
John N. Given Public School (Chatham, ON), 2000-2003
Music Education Intern
Professional Experience
Adjudicator/Guest Conductor/Clinician/Juror
• Pollard Middle School (Needham, MA), 2014
• African American Studies conference on African-American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge and Strength in the Struggle for Freedom (Boston University), 2014
• Massachusetts Music Educators Association conference (Boston, MA), 2014
• Providence Singers Young Men's Choral Festival (Providence, RI), 2014
• CFMTA National Student Composition Competition, 2013
• College Music Society Fifty-Sixth National Conference (Cambridge, MA), 2013
• Needham Public Schools (Needham, MA), 2013
• Delaware County Christian School Choir (Wenham, MA), 2013
• WorldStrides Heritage Performance programs (Salem, MA), 2013
• Massachusetts Music Educators Association conference (Boston, MA), 2013
• Grey County Kiwanis Music Festival (Owen Sound, ON), 2012
• Creative Composer's Competition, Conservatory Canada, 2012
• Yale International Choral Festival/Choirs Transforming Our World (Yale University, New Haven, CT), 2012
• ACDA Eastern Division Conference (Providence, RI), 2012
• Creative Composer’s Competition, Conservatory Canada, 2011
• International Symposium on Choral Music (Bandung, Indonesia), 2011
• Bandung International Choir Competition (Bandung, Indonesia), 2011
• Windsor Kiwanis Music Festival (Windsor, ON), 2011
• Canadian Music League/Ontario Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON), 2011
• Tomohon International Choir Competition (Tomohon, Indonesia), 2010
• International Symposium on Choral Music (Tomohon, Indonesia), 2010
• Canadian Music League/Ontario Conservatory of Music (Toronto, ON), 2010
• John Glenn Middle School (Bedford, MA), 2010
• New Brunswick Provincial Music Festival (Saint John, NB), 2009
• Contemporary Showcase Central Alberta (Red Deer, AB), 2008
• Oilsands Rotary Music Festival (Fort McMurray, AB), 2008
• Association of Christian Schools International Spring Musicale (Three Hills, AB), 2007
• Lacombe & District Music Festival (Lacombe, AB), 2007
• Sherwood Park Music Festival (Sherwood Park, AB), 2007
• Association of Christian Schools International Spring Musicale (Three Hills, AB), 2007
• Allerton Vocal Chamber Music Symposium (Monticello, IL), 2006
• Studio: The Ollie Watts Davis Vocal Institute (Monticello, IL), 2006
• Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities (Honolulu, HI), 2006
• Centennial High School (Champaign, IL), 2006
• University of Illinois student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, 2005
Tenor Soloist, 2002-present
Performed the following works:
• Dett: The Chariot Jubilee with Nathaniel Dett Chorale and Windsor Classic Chorale
• Haydn: “Lord Nelson” Mass with Studio Cantorum Choir & Orchestra of Indonesia
• Handel: Messiah with Laudate Dominum Choir & Orchestra and Clark University Chorus & Orchestra
• Handel: Coronation Anthems with International Symphony Orchestra of Sarnia, ON and Port Huron, MI
• Haydn: The Creation with Laudate Dominum Choir & Orchestra
• Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore with Windsor Classic Chorale & Classic Players
• Saint-Säens: Christmas Oratorio with Rosebud Masterworks Choir
• Schubert: Mass In G at the Eliot Church of Newton (MA)
• Schütz: St. Matthew Passion with Red Deer College Chamber Choir
• Appeared as guest soloist at churches in Alberta, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ontario, and West Virginia
Freelance Composer/Arranger, 2002-present
Composed/arranged choral works that have been performed/premiered in Asia, Europe, and North America by choirs such as:
Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, Boston Children's Chorus, Calgary Girls Choir, Cantabile Choirs of Kingston, Chatham-Kent Treble Choir, C(h)oeur des femmes, Gordon College Children's Choir, Gordon College Women's Choir, Les Choristes, Manado State University Choir, Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Oakville Children’s Choir, PURE Youth Choir, Rosa Cantorum, Worcester Children’s Chorus, and numerous other school, church, and community choirs
Freelance Pianist/Coach, 2000-present
Clark University Concert Choir, Commonwealth Opera, Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, Lowell Opera House of Harvard University, Massachusetts Junior District Mixed Chorus, Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline, Mssng Lnks, Needham Elementary Honors Choir, PALS Children’s Chorus, Rhode Island Children’s Chorus; and professional singers including Desiree Hassler and Kevin McMillan
Private Teacher, 1997-present
Voice, piano, and music theory in Chatham (ON), London (ON), Urbana (IL), Three Hills (AB), and Greater Boston (MA)
Committee Work
• Board of Directors, Choirs Ontario (2002-2003)
• Advisory Board, Manado State University Choir, Indonesia (2010-present)
• Advocacy Advisory Panel, Association of Canadian Choral Communities (2013-present)
Awards
• Alberta Whitlow Choral Award (University of Western Ontario)
• ARCT Award (Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Chatham-Kent Branch)
• Boston University Student Scholarship
• Conference Travel Grant (University of Illinois)
• Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting (Ontario Arts Council/Choirs Ontario)
• Full Tuition Scholarship (University of Illinois)
• Portia White Scholarship (Black Business and Professional Association, Toronto)
• Prison Arts Scholar Award (Boston University College of Fine Arts/Metropolitan College)
• Rose Bowl, Voice (Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival)
• Travel Assistance Award (Boston University, School of Music)
• First Place (Amadeus Christmas Carol & Chanukah Song Writing Competition)
• First Place, Music Writing Competition (ORMTA)
• First Place, Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association Call for Compositions
• Awards/Scholarships from Alberta Music Festival Association, Contemporary Showcase (Alliance for Canadian New
Music Projects), Drumheller & District Music Festival, Kiwanis Music Festival of London, Lambton County Music
Festival, National Association of Teachers of Singing, and Windsor-Essex Kiwanis Music Festival
Publications
Articles
Hillman, J. and Andre de Quadros. Prison Music: Building Artistry, Changing Lives. Massachusetts Music News (Spring 2013)
Hillman, J. et al. Let's Start at the Very Beginning: The Choral Warm-up. Massachusetts Music News
Book (Editor)
Conservatory Canada Original Compositions Album - Mayfair Music Publications, Keswick, ON (2012)
Choral Editions (co-edited with André de Quadros/María Guinand)
• Lammaa Badaa Yatathannaa (Middle East) arr. Abu-Khader – Earthsongs
• Adinu (Middle East) arr. de Quadros & Abu-Khader - Earthsongs
• Gang Sheng Ling (China) arr. Liu Wenjin – Earthsongs
• Keltic Song (Canada) by Allan Rae – Hinshaw (HMC2278)
• Mamayog Akun (Philippines) arr. Fabian Obispo – Earthsongs
• Una Forma Mas (Venezuela/Cuba) arr. Ana María Raga – Hinshaw (HMC2242)
• Fog Elna Khel (Syria/Iraq) arr. Salim Bali – Earthsongs
• Ilay Gandangan (Philippines) by Rodolfo Delarmente – Earthsongs
• La Arestinga (Venezuela) by Alberto Grau – Earthsongs
Composition
• Who Would Have Thought – Cypress Choral Music, Vancouver, BC
Program notes
Orchestra London, Boston University choruses, Grace Chapel Choir & Orchestra
Work Cited
de Quadros, Andre and Anthony J. Palmer, ed. Tanglewood II: Summoning the Future of Music Education. Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2012.
McMillan, Christine. (2005, September 30). "Musical ways of knowing: A personal approach to qualitative inquiry in education." International Journal of Education & the Arts, 6(10). Retrieved January 29, 2013 from http://www.ijea.org/v6n10/.
Morrison, Sarah. "Ten Questions with Conductor Jamie Hillman." Anacrusis (2013)
Discography
Chorister
• Carry Me Home: The Story & Music of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, documentary (Riddle Films, Inc.)
• Chiaroscuro, Thames Scholars (University of Western Ontario)
• Echo: Choral Creativity in Motion, University of Western Ontario Singers
• An Indigo Christmas… Live!, Nathaniel Dett Chorale (Marquis Classics/EMI Music Canada)
• Listen to the Lambs, Nathaniel Dett Chorale (Marquis Classics/EMI Music Canada)
Chorister/Ensemble Soloist
• Enescu: Oedipe, Sinfonia da Camera (Albany Records)
Composer/Arranger
• Echo: Choral Creativity in Motion (University of Western Ontario)
• Oakville Children’s Choir (upcoming)
• Sing When the Spirit Says Sing, Manado State University Choir, Indonesia (2011)
Executive Editor and Musical Advisor
• Sing When the Spirit Says Sing, Manado State University Choir, Indonesia (2011)
Choral Singing Experience
Professional
Carnegie Hall Festival Chorus, Copley Singers of Boston, Endicott College Choir (section leader), Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Woodstock Fanshawe Singers (Young Artist), Vox Futura
Amateur
Amabile Choirs of London, Canada (Boys Choir, Primus), AmericaFest Men’s Honor Choir, Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, Boston Pops Esplanade Chorus, Boston University (Chamber Chorus, Choral Society, Concert Chorus, Symphonic Chorus), Cambridge Community Chorus, Canadian Chamber Choir, National Youth Choir, Ontario Youth Choir, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (Boston Symphony Orchestra), University of Illinois (Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Black Gospel Chorus, Opera Chorus), University of Western Ontario (Thames Scholars, Western University Singers), Youth Voices of Kent
Instruction
Conducting
Dr. Ann Howard Jones, David Hoose, Dr. Chester Alwes, Dr. Victoria Meredith, Dr. Gerald Neufeld, Dr. Paul Woodford
Conducting Coaches/Master classes
Dr. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, María Guinand, Jennifer Moir, Frank Nemhauser, Alexander Yakupoch
Voice
Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, Kevin McMillan, Christine Prosser
Vocal Coaches/Master classes
Dr. Michelle Alexander, Donald Bell, Penelope Bitzas, Marianna Chibotar-Rutkevich, Torin Chiles, Kevin Deas, Dr. Darryl Edwards, Sandra Graham, Dr. Desiree Hassler, Dr. John Hess, Jonita Lattimore, Timothy LeFevbre, Charlene Marcinko, Catherine McKeever, Barbara Peters, Dr. Gregory Servant, George Shirley, Theresa Thibodeau, John Wesley Wright
Piano
Tina Yanchus-Hibbard, Doris Anderson
Piano Coaches/Master classes
James Hibbard, Jenny Regehr, Elizabeth Rodgers
Composition Workshops
Dr. Craig Galbraith, Nancy Telfer
Professional Affiliations
American Choral Directors Association, Association of Canadian Choral Communities, Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’ Association, Chorus America, College Music Society, National Association for Music Education, National Collegiate Choral Organization, New England Piano Teachers’ Association
Conferences Attended
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Southeastern District Junior Music Festival, (Taunton, MA), pianist, 2013
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Conference (Boston, MA), presenter, 2013
• Massachusetts ACDA Middle School Choral Workshop (Wenham, MA), 2012
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Southeastern District Junior Music Festival, (Attleboro, MA), pianist, 2012
• Massachusetts Music Educators' Association Conference (Boston, MA), 2012
• ACDA Eastern Division (Providence, RI), clinician/presenter, 2012
• Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop (New York, NY), professional chorus, 2011
• Providence Singers Young Men’s Choral Festival (Providence, RI), pianist, 2011
• Massachusetts Young Men’s Chorus Festival (Boston, MA), pianist, 2011
• ACDA Eastern Division (Philadelphia, PA), pianist for Rhode Island Children’s Chorus, 2010
• Podium, ACCC (Saskatoon, SK), performances with Canadian Chamber Choir, 2010
• ACDA (Oklahoma City, OK), musical participant with the BU graduate conducting studio, 2009
• National Collegiate Choral Organization (New Haven, CT), 2009
• ACDA Southwestern Division (St. Louis, MO), lecture-recital participant, 2006
• ACDA National Conference (New York, NY), 2002
• Podium, ACCC (Toronto, ON), performances with Amabile Boys Choirs, 2002
• Polyfollia (Normandy, France), performances with Nathaniel Dett Chorale, 2002
• 6th World Symposium on Choral Music (Minneapolis, MN), performances with Amabile, 2002
• AmericaFest, AFAU (Collegeville, MN), liaison to the American Boychoir, 2002
