Music Director: Scott Richardson

Scott Richardson is active in the Ottawa area as a pianist and choir conductor. In addition to leading Atlantic Voices, he also directs Musica Viva Singers and is the longtime Music Director at Orleans United Church. Scott is the rehearsal accompanist for the Ottawa Choral Society, as well as a pianist with the Ottawa Children’s Choir organization. He has previously accompanied Army Voices, the Carleton University Choir, and the Canadian Centennial Choir.

Scott has performed regularly at the Gladstone Theatre, appearing in productions as a singer and multi-instrumentalist. He co-produced and performed in Phantom Crew (2023) as well as No-Show: Songs From Lost Gigs (2021), and was a co-creator of Bear & Company’s tributes to Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and Gordon Lightfoot, as well as the music director/pianist for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well….

Scott grew up in Dartmouth NS, and studied music at Mount Allison University in NB before switching to English Literature for his graduate studies at the University of Ottawa.