The Coquitlam Celebration Choir is pleased to have had Jonathan Wiltse as our director since the Summer of 2016. We have now worked with Jonathan for eight years, and he is currently choosing a new repertoire for us to begin rehearsing in September 2024. We look forward to singing with him again!

Jonathan's musical career spans over 4 decades,  from performing in the NAC Opera Chorus and singing with Christ Church Cathedral's prestigious choir in Ottawa as a youth, to later working in a variety of capacities as a musician.  Jonathan holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto, and has also studied music at Vancouver Community College where he was a double major in voice and piano.  
Jonathan has directed workshops in improvised song creation, and co-directed the Songs on the Spot improvised choir at the Surrey Arts Centre.  He was the musical director of  Rock Comedy Experience: Never Say Gaga and was integral in Vancouver Theatresport’s Improv Musical, which ran for three years until 2012.  As an accompanist he has worked extensively with UBC, VCC, Ballet BC, Arts Umbrella and the Vancouver Bach Youth Choir.
Jonathan has done numerous arrangements for choirs and other ensembles, including the Vancouver Cantata Singers, VCC Concert Choir, Vancouver Bach Choir, Sarabande, and the Mt. Pleasant Brass Ensemble. Previously the musical director of Pacific Showtime Men's Chorus in White Rock and the North Shore Chorus in North Vancouver, Jonathan maintains a busy schedule performing and teaching piano, voice and theory.