Dr. Jamie Hillman

Dr. Jamie Hillman

Sessional Instructor

Biography

Jamie HIillman is a Canadian and American conductor, singer, pianist, educator, and composer-arranger. He holds the endowed Elmer Iseler Chair in Conducting at the University of Toronto where he is Director of Choral Studies and an associate professor. He conducts the U of T MacMillan Singers and leads the master's and doctoral programs in Choral Conducting. A Senior Fellow at Massey College, he also teaches in Emmanuel College’s Master of Sacred Music program. In 2024, he received the Faculty of Music Teaching Award which recognizes excellence, commitment, and innovation in teaching.

Dr. Hillman has served on the faculties of Boston University Metropolitan College/Prison Education Program, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Kodály Music Institute, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Phillips Academy, and Tyndale University. As a Boston University Prison Arts Scholar, Hillman co-initiated an innovative vocal music program in the Massachusetts prison system. He has served as a music director in churches in Massachusetts, Ontario, and Rhode Island.