Murray Lefebvre (pronounced Le-FAVE) is a conductor and music educator based in the Kawartha region of Ontario. In addition to his role with the Kawartha Lakes Concert Band, he is also the Lead Conductor and Recruitment Coordinator for the Kawartha Youth Orchestra. Murray graduated from Memorial University’s School of Music in St. John’s, NL with a Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting, and previously obtained degrees in music and education from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

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Throughout his career, Murray has had a wide variety of musical experiences, all while building up the communities he served while working with them. He has most recently worked as a guest conductor with the Lakefield Singers and Divertimento Orchestra. For the 2022-23 concert season was the RBC Emerging Artist Conductor with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and helped support their outreach initiatives during that time. He also spent time working in educational settings with Memorial University’s Wind Ensemble, Choirs, the Calos Youth Orchestra, and NL Schools supporting developing adult and adolescent musicians. He has also previously worked with the Kingston Youth Orchestra, the Kingston Chapter of the Canadian Military Wives’ Choir, served as Music Director of the Queen’s University Concert Orchestra, and supported schools around Ontario as a teacher candidate.

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Equally at home with wind bands and orchestras, Murray is in demand as a guest clinician and educator. Murray prioritizes collaboration, fun, creativity as a conductor/educator.