Joy Berg

Professor Emeritus (from Concordia University of Edmonton), Dr. Berg is delighted to now be living in the Camrose community, continuing to be a sessional instructor at The Kings University as well as at the Augustana campus of the University of Alberta. Joy received her piano performance degree (U of Sask), education teaching certificate (U. of Alberta), and choral conducting degrees (U. of Alberta, U of Iowa), as well as a worship degree (Robert Webber Institute). Joy has shared her love of the human voice through the doing (Joy sang for 16 years as an Alto with Procoro Canada, Edmonton’s professional choir), through the teaching (in her private studio), and through choral work (with her role as professor, with many guest conducting opportunities, with many adjudicating contracts, as well as with international choral tours). She has shared her love of the piano with accompanying, and with adjudicating. Joy has a passion for the church musician – she has been a church musician from full-time to part-time in both Lutheran and Anglican denominations, and has taught university course as well as led many workshops on various aspects of this role in the Church. Joy has done extensive research on Canadian Hymnody (including being the Canadian representative to the LWF convention music for the 2003 convention in Winnipeg), and she is the curator for the Cypress Publishing church choir series, Songs for the Sanctuary.
Dr. Berg holds a Doctorate of Music degree in Choral Conducting as well as a Doctorate of Worship Arts. Joy started her business, Sanctuary Sounds, which includes the Camrose community choirs of Ubuntu:Collective. Joy also enjoys her continuing role in conducting The Kings Community and Alumni Chorus throughout the year, and is active as a church musician at Messiah Lutheran Church in Camrose.