Evan Chan

Biography

Evan Chan is a first-year PhD student in music theory supported by the Manitoba Arts Council and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. His interdisciplinary interests include form in Chinese-Western music, music cognition, technology in music theory pedagogy, musical theology, and neurologic music therapy. He holds a BMus in Music History (Gold Medal) from the University of Manitoba, where he focused on Gregorian chant and pursued instrumental studies with Laura Loewen, David Moroz, Darryl Friesen, and Steven Dyer. In the community, Evan served on the board of directors for Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers and was a founding member of several non-profit organizations in Manitoba. Recently, he was awarded the Honour 150 Medal by the Government of Manitoba, for exemplary service and leadership to the community. In his spare time, you can often find him playing the organ at Trinity College and Wycliffe College, serving as a marriage commissioner, swing dancing with UT-Swing, or searching for the new food hotspots in Toronto!