About

Nancy Ruth Durance is a Canadian soprano, composer, and modern hymn writer from the Saskatchewan prairies. She has conducted choirs in Canada, Vietnam, England, Slovenia, and the United States, and composes music for choir and piano, as well as sacred music for liturgy and contemporary worship. Some of her choral titles are published with Beckenhorst Press, ICC Publishing House, and through MusicSpoke's Conduct(her) choral series.

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Dr. Durance belongs to the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA), the Georgia Music Educator's Association (GMEA), and conducts the early music ensemble Atlanta Schola Cantorum. Her PhD from Biola University's Talbot School of Theology, explored the reciprocal nature of contemporary culture and the arts.