2026 Adjudicators

Brandon Leis, MA in Community Music (2015), Honours Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (2004), Opera Diploma (2006)
Wilfrid Laurier University

Brandon Leis is a versatile and passionate conductor, performer, educator, workshop facilitator, and church musician. A regular tenor soloist with regionally and nationally acclaimed orchestras and choral societies, he specializes in opera and oratorio, musical theatre, and concert arias.

Since 2004, Brandon has led youth, adult, and university choirs, as well as orchestras and ensembles across southwestern Ontario. He currently serves as Artistic Director of the Menno Singers in Kitchener.

A multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Brandon has served as a church musician, choral scholar, and music director since 1997. He is frequently invited to lead congregational music workshops in ecumenical church settings throughout the province and is currently Director of Music at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church in Kitchener.

As an educator, Brandon is a sought-after adjudicator, clinician, workshop facilitator, and guest conductor for young and amateur musicians in Canada and the northern United States. He has taught at Eastwood Collegiate Institute, Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Heritage College and Seminary, and Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo. Since 2009, Brandon has been teaching in the Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University where he has held various studio and classroom teaching roles and played a key role in designing and coordinating the undergraduate program in Community Music.

When he's not making music, Brandon can often be found volunteering as a coach on the ice, field, or in the gym—supporting his three kids in their various sports teams.