Canadian pianist, collaborative artist, and educator Dr. Joy Lee enjoys a multifaceted career that bridges performance, teaching, adjudication, and community engagement. As Assistant Professor of Music and Worship Arts at Tyndale University, she is dedicated to cultivating excellence in musicianship, artistic collaboration, and servant leadership, mentoring emerging musicians while fostering a vibrant and supportive musical community.

Dr. Lee holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Toronto, as well as a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from the University of Michigan. She subsequently earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Toronto, establishing a distinguished foundation for her work as both performer and educator.

An accomplished collaborative pianist, Dr. Lee performs regularly with singers, instrumentalists, conductors, and choirs across Canada and internationally. Her artistry has been recognized through numerous honours, including the Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky Prize and Second Prize at the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition for Excellence in Collaboration. In 2023, she made her Carnegie Hall debut as part of the Canada at Carnegie concert series and later invited to perform the works of Henri Dutilleux at Maison Dutilleux-Joy in Candes-Saint-Martin, France, with soprano Stéphanie McKay-Turgeon.

A respected adjudicator and clinician, Dr. Lee is regularly invited to serve at festivals and competitions throughout Canada. She has also served on the faculty of the University of Toronto Choral Conducting Symposium and Toronto Summer Music and collaborates with ensembles including the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto, Elmer Eisler Singers, MacMillan Singers, Tyndale Singers and Tyndale Community Choir. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the North Toronto Songbirds, fostering excellence in children's music education and strengthening community connections through the arts.

Abigail is a Trinidadian-born drummer with a passion for music, rhythm, and bringing people together through sound. A proud Tyndale University alumna, she graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business. Abigail started playing drums in 2010, and what began as a skill developed within her musical family has grown into a lifelong passion and a way to connect with others. 

She has proudly served as the drummer for the Tyndale Community Choir since 2022, bringing energy, creativity, and a touch of her Caribbean roots to the choir’s sound. Her musical influences span soulful gospel, soca, reggae, and contemporary Christian music. Abigail loves using her gift to create an atmosphere where people can worship, celebrate, and experience the joy of music together.

Wayne Thompson is an accomplished bass guitarist with decades of experience supporting worship services, choirs, gospel bands, and various ministry teams. As a founding and valued band member of the Tyndale Community Choir, Wayne has served faithfully for nine years, contributing to the choir’s mission of uniting communities through music and sharing the Gospel of Christ. 

Throughout his musical journey, Wayne has collaborated with numerous ministry teams, helping create meaningful worship experiences for congregations and communities. His longstanding commitment to faith, fellowship, and collaboration is reflected in his role as bass guitarist with the band Joint Heirs, bassist for the Spirit of Joy Gospel Choir, and his continued dedication to his church’s worship ministry.

Dr. Ken Michell spent 12 years writing, recording, and touring internationally with the Canadian Christian band, the dustkickers. As a Tyndale University graduate (MTS 95), Ken went on to complete his Doctorate in Worship Studies (DWS) at Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Jacksonville, FL. 

Ken is Associate Professor and Chair of the Music & Worship Arts Department. Alongside applied courses in music theory, guitar instruction, song-writing and instrumental ensemble, Ken teaches courses in the Christian Ministry department on Christian Worship (Theology, History, and Contemporary Worship). 

Ken also serves as the Worship Director in his home church in Scarborough and is the co-founder and Vice-President of Christian Conservatory of Music, Canada (a graded music examination system that incorporates worship repertoire). 

Ken’s recent research, over the last five years, has been composing responsorial settings for over 50 psalms for personal and corporate worship participation.