Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Wayne Patriquin began music study at an early age, eventually studying at the Halifax Academy of Music, Kingsway College, and Toronto University. He completed postgraduate work at Westminster College in London, England.

Patriquin, who received diplomas and degrees in pipe organ, piano, voice, and conducting, has dedicated the last 31 years of his life to providing music in Calgary, Alberta. He has directed numerous church choirs, served as a music specialist for the Calgary Catholic School Board and as an adjudicator and talent coordinator for CBC television. He is known in the Calgary area for his Christian influence and the high standards in musicianship he upholds in his privately owned music studio.

Patriquin served as director of the Petro Canada Choir in Calgary, a group that traveled across Canada with the 1988 Olympic Flame. He has received a number of awards for his dedicated work and accomplishments in music, including the Canadian Citizenship Award, the Alberta Government Award and the Calgary Citizenship Award

Even though he had to retire early because of deteriorating health, he continues to be involved in the Calgary Seventh-day Adventist church and several other churches in the region, providing music and conducting master classes and choir workshops. Through daily challenges and with his music Patriquin continues to witness for his faith, and the Christian relationship that sustains him.

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