Biography.guide
Home › People › Conductor › Elmer Iseler
Portrait of Elmer Iseler

Elmer Iseler

1927 – 1998

Canadian choir conductor

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Elmer Iseler

Lived 1927 – 1998 (aged 70). Elmer Iseler was a Canadian conductor, choir director and musician.

Education Elmer Iseler was born in 1927 in Port Colborne, Ontario, the son of a Lutheran minister. He studied piano and organ as a youth. In 1945, he enrolled in Waterloo College, an offshoot of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary that later evolved into Wilfrid Laurier University. There he studied organ and church music with Ulrich Leupold.

Iseler transferred to the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto to finish his degree, graduating in 1950 with a Bachelor of Music. He then studied at the Ontario College of Education (now Ontario Institute for Studies in Education). While at OCE, he conducted the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the university's All-Varsity Mixed Chorus. He was awarded the Order of Ontario in 1995. In 1997, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Conservatory of Music and an adjunct professor of Choral Music at the University of Toronto, where the Elmer Iseler singers became the official choir-in-residence. Following Iseler's death, the university created the Elmer Iseler Chair in Conducting.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Toronto
Awards
Officer of the Order of Canada; Order of Ontario
Also known as
Elmer Walter Iseler

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Elmer Iseler's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Elmer Iseler?

Canadian choir conductor (1927-1998)

When was Elmer Iseler born?

Elmer Iseler was born on 14 October 1927 in Port Colborne.

When did Elmer Iseler die?

Elmer Iseler died on 3 April 1998 in Caledon.

What was Elmer Iseler's occupation?

Elmer Iseler was a conductor, choir director and musician.

What nationality was Elmer Iseler?

Elmer Iseler was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Elmer Iseler

· Wikidata: Q5366581

· DBpedia: Elmer Iseler

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Elmer Iseler. https://biography.guide/elmer-iseler/

MLA: "Elmer Iseler." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/elmer-iseler/.

Chicago: "Elmer Iseler." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/elmer-iseler/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:10 UTC