Nicolas Krusek

Nicolas Krusek is a musician, conductor, speaker and music educator. After completing a degree in composition at the University of British Columbia, he studied orchestral and choral conducting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno (Czech Republic), where he also worked as an English teacher and translator.

Holder of a Distinguished Toastmaster designation, Krusek has been a master of ceremonies at conferences, weddings and concerts. He has taught music courses for SFU's Liberal Arts and 55+ Program and UBC Continuing Studies, and he presents regular lectures on opera at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. He has also given educational talks for Vancouver Opera and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.