Bio
Evan Cortens is the Dean of Continuing Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. In this role, he provides strategic leadership for one of Canada’s largest providers of credit-free programming, which uniquely includes the university’s renowned music and speech arts Conservatory.
A recognized voice in the sector, Evan has been featured on the Modern Campus EvoLLLution podcast and in the accompanying article "Rethinking Value in Continuing Education," where he explored the strategic imperative for higher education institutions. His leadership extends to several national boards; he currently serves as the Board Chair for the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association (CDLRA) and is a board member for the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE).
As a musicologist specializing in the eighteenth-century German Lutheran cantata, Evan holds a PhD from Cornell University. His recent scholarly contributions include the 2020 edition of C.P.E. Bach’s Passion according to St. Mark (1782) for the C.P.E. Bach: Complete Works edition. He also serves as the Treasurer for the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies and is the Webmaster for the Society for Eighteenth-Century Music (SECM).