Douglas C. Cowling
Doug was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario and his early church formation was at St. George’s Anglican Church in St. Catharines.
About Us
This project is a collaboration between the Rev’d Megan Jull, Parish Priest, and Marcus Reinkeluers, Music Director, both serving at the Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury, an Anglican Church in the Leaside neighbourhood of Toronto. It is inspired by the work of Douglas Cowling and generously funded by a grant in his memory, the Douglas C. Cowling Bursary in Liturgical Music. Megan and Marcus have been informally using Doug’s works since 2018 and adding to the collection. With bursary support, they decided to build a resource to publish these materials and help equip the broader Church.
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Douglas C. Cowling
Doug was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario and his early church formation was at St. George’s Anglican Church in St. Catharines. Doug moved to Toronto to study at the University of Toronto, completing an MA. He began his career teaching English at Seneca College and then taught for some time at George Brown. Music, though, was always an integral part of his life’s work.
He is a four-time Juno award winner for his work with Classical Kids. He is known for his work with Mozart’s Magical Fantasy and Vivaldi’s Ring of Ministry, and the author of Hallelujah Handel, published by Scholastic Books. Doug’s church music has been published by Church Publishing in New York and he edited two collections of global music: Let Us Make Music Together: A Multicultural Sampler and LUMMT: Members of the Household of God, published by the Diocese of Toronto. Apart from church music, Doug was involved over the years with Toronto’s Tallis Choir (he was a founding member) and with the Toronto Classical Singers.