Peter McCoppin

Who is Peter McCoppin?

Peter McCoppin is a Canadian conductor and organist.

He studied conducting with Erich Leinsdorf, Lovro von Matičič, and Hans Swarowsky, and taught conducting at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

He was Assistant Conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and conducted the Canadian Opera Company on tour in 1979. He was Music Advisor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.

He was also Principal Guest Conductor of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.

McCoppin has had virtually no conducting engagements with OCSM orchestras in almost a decade. John Becker's repeated description of McCoppin as "Mr. Music" in his book "Discord: The Story of the Vancouver Symphony", makes it clear he views McCoppin's populist approach as superficial, self-serving and shallow.