Patricia Kaiser is a trained elementary vocal music teacher with 19 years of elementary teaching experience, primarily with the Ottawa Catholic School Board. She has extensive experience performing in a variety of choirs, including Ensemble Calixa Lavallée under the direction of Laurence Ewashko. She has also performed in and served as music director for several amateur musical theatre productions.  Patricia currently sings with the Canterbury Trebles women’s choir, who have achieved  2nd place in Canada at the national level of competition.

Patricia's passion is children's choral music. She discovered her love of directing children’s music when she worked with her first school choir in 1999 and has been working with children's choirs since that time. Patricia has been directing children's choirs, both in Canada and in Germany, over the past 18 years. Patricia has worked with OCSB choirs since 2006, and is entering her 11th year as director of the Young Voices Choir.