Kai Leung

Kai Leung is a passionate choral conductor, singer, voice teacher, and composer. He is the Artistic Director and Executive Director of the Modern Sound Collective, an organization that provides young choral musicians with accessible opportunities for growth and collaboration. 

He is also the Artistic Director of Oakville Choral, a dynamic, non-audition community choir that promotes choral singing and music appreciation to the communities of Halton and beyond. Additionally, he sings baritone with the TMSingers and the Schola Cantorum of St. Basil’s Catholic Church. Kai has sung with the Ontario Youth Choir, the National Youth Choir of Canada, and the World Youth Choir. 

Kai holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, where he studied voice and composition. The Vancouver Chamber Choir, the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, the Vancouver Youth Choir, the Orpheus Choir of Toronto, and many other choral groups around Canada, the United States, and Europe have performed his choral works. Kai is the winner of the 2023 Debbie Fleming prize for choral composition, presented by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Kai’s works are available for perusal and purchase on his website and through MSC presents. 

Kai is the recipient of the prestigious William and Phyllis Waters Graduating Award from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. This award is presented each year to one graduating student from any stream who is deemed to have the most significant potential to make an essential contribution to the field of Music. Kai has also been awarded the Arthur Plettner Scholarship, the Richard I Thorman Award, and the Lloyd Bradshaw Prize. In 2023 and 2025, Kai was a nominee for the Leslie Bell Prize, an award that supports choral conductors in furthering their professional careers and enhancing their choral conducting abilities.