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1 AFM Halifax Adjudicators EXCELLENT SERVICE. Full bios available at atlanticfestivals.com Stay Smart... PERSONALIZ ED RESULTS. CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. Dennis Beck Nathan Beeler Stay on Campus. Dennis Beck earned Nathan Beeler is two undergraduate a music educator, MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY degrees from Western conductor and University, and performer from completed a graduate Halifax, Nova Scotia. program in conducting He is currently the from the University department head of the of Calgary. For twenty Halifax All City Music years he taught music, coached soloists Program, the Halifax City Schools Orchestra. and chamber ensembles, and conducted He has been resident conductor for bands at Unionville High School’s Arts York several Halifax ensembles including Scotia program in Markham, Ontario. He has Brass and the Dalhousie University Wind been a sessional lecturer for the Faculty of Ensemble and is a regular guest conductor Education at the University of Toronto, a with Nova Sinfonia and the Chebucto conductor at Alberta College Conservatory, Symphony Orchestra. Nathan holds an and was formerly a clarinettist with the undergraduate degree in music education Edmonton Wind Sinfonia and the CBC’s from Acadia University, and a Master’s Edmonton Wind Ensemble. He was a degree in conducting from the University www.msvu.ca/stay founding director and past-president of the of Manitoba, where he studied with Earl [email protected] Ontario Band Association (OBA). His articles Stafford, former music director of Canada’s 1.866.405.1805 on music education have appeared in Royal Winnipeg Ballet. In 2010, Nathan was several professional journals; since 2000 he a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award has been a regular contributor to Teaching for Teaching Excellence, one of Canada’s Music Through Performance in Band. highest awards for educators. Dedicated to the Advancement of MUSIC EDUCATION Jeremy Brown Julia Davids for over 30 years. Dr. Jeremy Brown is a Dr. Julia Davids is the www.jupitercanada.com renowned Canadian Artistic Director of the saxophonist, woodwind Canadian Chamber doubler, teacher, author Choir, Canada’s and conductor. He is professional choir Professor of Music dedicated to building and former Head of communities through the Music Department choral singing. Julia has at the University of Calgary. He has been led workshops and master classes for choirs both an artist-in-residence and a visiting and conductors throughout Canada and the lecturer at the Banff Centre. In 2014 he US including at the National conferences of was awarded the inaugural University of the Canadian Music Educators’ Association Calgary Faculty of Arts Teaching Award. He (Winnipeg) and the National Association of was conferred the title “Canadian Music Teacher’s of Singing (Boston), the Central Ambassador” by the Canadian Music Centre Division Conference of the American Choral in 2009 for his work promulgating music Directors Association (Chicago), and the by Canadian composers. In 2007 he was Symposium on Singing and Song (St. John’s). awarded the David Peterkin Award for his Julia is the Stephen J. Hendrickson Associate contribution to music education in Alberta. Professor and Chair of Choral Activities at Dr. Brown is the founding artistic director of North Park University, Chicago. She directs the Rubbing Stone Ensemble, and a former the North Shore Choral Society, and is conductor and founding artistic director of Director of Music Ministries at Trinity United the National Concert Band of Canada. Methodist Church, Wilmette.
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Gary Ewer Michel Fortin Gary Ewer is a Nova Michel Fortin received his Scotia-based composer, Masters degree in music arranger, and clinician. and education from He is also a conductor Montréal University. of choirs, bands and He has been a music orchestras. His works teacher and head of have been performed the music department and recorded by the at Monseigneur Parent Halifax Camerata Singers, the Cape Breton High School in Saint-Hubert, Québec, for Chorale, Symphony Nova Scotia, Rhapsody more than 30 years. As an adviser with Quintet, and the Elmer Isler Singers. He the Ministry of Education for the music is the author of Easy Music Theory by Gary curriculum, Michel worked for many years in Ewer, a complete CD-ROM course in music close collaboration with Université du Québec rudiments published by Spring Day Music. à Montréal in training future music teachers. He has also authored The Essential Secrets of Michel has launched the Douance-musique Songwriting, a set of ebooks for developing project in the Marie-Victorin School Board; songwriters. Gary taught for 13 years in he is also the founder and musical director the Halifax Regional School Board, and of concert bands in the Chambly Regional, was a senior instructor for several years Taillon and Marie-Victorin school Boards. For at Dalhousie University, where he taught several years he was a teacher and conductor music theory, aural skills, and conducted at the world renowned music summer camp Dalhousie Coro Collegium and the at Domaine Forget, near Québec City. Dalhousie Chamber Choir. Jamie Gatti Heather Fraser Born in Truro, Nova Heather Fraser is a Scotia, Jamie has a dynamic and energetic reputation for versatility music educator in playing all musical The Vandoren Difference. specializing in choral styles from classical to Reeds, mouthpieces, ligatures and accessories. activities. She is Artistic jazz, rock, Celtic and Director and Conductor theatre. Jamie began of the Annapolis Valley his career in the late Honour Choirs. Previous 1970’s in Halifax. From 1981-94, he toured conducting engagements have included the Canada and the world with the RCMP band, Halifax Regional School Board All City Music’s and also participated in the Ottawa music ensembles, resident conductor of the Nova scene, playing in many jazz clubs, sessions, www.vandoren.com Scotia Youth Choir, apprentice conductor theatre shows and with several orchestras. of Concerto Della Donna (Montréal), and He presently tours and records with the the Thomas’s Preparatory School Choirs Barra MacNeils, plays sessions at CBC, with and Choral Society (London, UK). She Symphony Nova Scotia and at Neptune has also prepared choirs for Symphony Theatre. Jamie has recorded four solo bass Nova Scotia, including a recording project albums with original tunes and rearranged with the Children’s Chorus of Nova Scotia standards. His most recent album Over with SNS and CBC. As a clinician, Heather Time was nominated in the Best Jazz Artist has presented for the Nova Scotia Music category in the 2007 East Coast Music Educator’s Association, the Nova Scotia Awards. Jamie has also been nominated Choral Federation and has adjudicated for ECMA awards with the group Tonic, and for the New Brunswick Competitive Music was a 2007 nominee for Music Nova Scotia’s Festival. Heather serves as Program Director Musician of the year and Jazz Recording of for the Nova Scotia Choral Federation. the Year.
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Brent Ghiglione Ardith Haley Linda Pearse Raised in Moose Jaw, Ardith Haley was Dr. Linda Pearse is Chime In Saskatchewan, Brent awarded the 2013 Assistant Professor at Ghiglione studied Canadian Music Mount Allison University Did you have a great time at at the University of Educators’ Association where she directs the Regina where he Jubilate Award of jazz ensemble and the festival? Learn something graduated with a B.Mus. Merit for significant teaches brass studies. Ed. degree. He also contributions to music Following studies in Jazz especially cool? What could we completed a Diploma of education in Canada. at McGill University and do even better? Fine Arts from the University of Calgary in For the past nine years she has served as the Schola Cantorum (Basel), her career in Wind Band Conducting and Repertoire and Arts Education Consultant for the province Europe included regular performances with a Masters of Education from the University of Nova Scotia, where she is responsible the Stuttgart Philharmoniker, the Stuttgart of Victoria. After teaching at Campbell for the delivery of education programs in Opera House, the Basel Symphony, La Cetra, We want to hear from you! Collegiate for 17 years Brent moved to the dance, drama, music, and visual arts. piano possibile, and the Stuttgart Musical Tell us about your experience University of Regina where he is director of She is also the co-founder and program Theater. Pearse is Artistic Director of the San bands responsible for the Wind Ensemble leader of the Distance Learning Masters Francisco Early Music Baroque Workshop, at atlanticfestivals.com/ and Concert Band. As a trumpet player, Degree in Curriculum Studies with a focus the Sackville Festival of Early Music, and the he is a member of the Regina Symphony on Music Education at Acadia University ensemble ¡Sacabuche! Her critical edition mytestimonial Orchestra and currently leads The Bob in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Ms. Haley also of Seventeenth-Century Italian Motets with Moyer Big Band and the Regina Jazz coordinates Acadia’s masters program, Trombone is published by A-R Editions. Orchestra (RJO). Brent is also an active conducts the Symphonic Band, teaches Pearse has recorded for broadcast with clinician and adjudicator and is a Yamaha music education courses, and is the Director Harmonia and WFIU, with Cappella Artemisia, Performing Artist. of the Summer Music Academy. and on the ATMA Classique label.
Gillian MacKay Pam Paddock Gillian MacKay is Pam Paddock is Professor of Music Coordinator of the of the University Dartmouth All-City of Toronto, where Music Program where she conducts the she oversees 18 band, Wind Ensemble and choral and string teaches conducting ensembles as well as and trumpet. She is string lessons from Associate Conductor of the Canadian Wind grades 4 to 12. She directs two of the bands Orchestra. Dr. MacKay has adjudicated within the program. She has taught band Canadian band festivals at local, provincial, within the Halifax Regional School Board and national levels. She has conducted since 1996 and has been a clinician for honour bands and judged competitions in many school bands throughout this time. Singapore, Thailand, and Korea. She leads Pam is also the assistant conductor for the the University of Toronto Wind Conducting Nova Scotia Youth Wind Ensemble. Since Symposium, and has been the guest 2005, Pam has been a clarinetist in the 36 instructor at other symposia in Canada and Canadian Brigade Group Band (Atlantic). the United States. Gillian holds degrees and Previously, she held various Cadet Summer diplomas from the University of Lethbridge, Training Center band positions up to and McGill University, the University of Calgary, including Greenwood Course Director and Northwestern University. Previously, and HMCS Acadia Director of Music. Pam she was the Director of the School of Music received her Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of at the University of Windsor. Music Education, and Master of Education degrees from Acadia University.
6 7 AFM Halifax Adjudicators AFM London Adjudicators Full bios available at atlanticfestivals.com Full bios available at atlanticfestivals.com Mark Ramsay Dave Staples Victoria Meredith Colleen Richardson Mark Ramsay is director Dave Staples is a Victoria Meredith Dr. Colleen Richardson of the University of veteran music educator serves as Associate is Coordinator of Bands Toronto Men’s Chorus and performer and Dean (Academic) and and directs the Wind and assistant conductor maintains a busy Coordinator of Choral Ensemble at Western and pianist for Toronto’s freelance career as a Activities Western University, as well as award-winning Exultate pianist, trombonist, University’s Don Wright teaches undergraduate Chamber Singers. He composer, clinician, Faculty of Music. and graduate courses in holds a Master of Music adjudicator and She teaches choral conducting, instrumental (Choral Conducting) from U of T as well as recording artist. He has taught instrumental conducting and conducts the award-winning ensemble techniques, and wind literature. a Bachelor of Music Education (Piano) from music with the Halifax Regional School Western University Singers. Choirs under Dr. Richardson was previously an Assistant the University of Prince Edward Island. Board for the last 30 years and is co- her direction have received over twenty Professor of Music Education and the Wind Before moving to Toronto, Mark worked for founder and director of the Nova Scotia honours and awards, including several CBC Ensemble Director at Converse College in ten years as a high school music teacher Honour Jazz program. He has also served Choral Competition prizes, performance South Carolina. Dr. Richardson has guest and curriculum specialist in Summerside, as a board member of JazzEast and was awards from the Canadian Music Educators conducted or presented her research PEI and also worked as a church music on the Canadian Executive Board of the Association, the Jack Richardson Award, and at conferences worldwide. Her research director and community choir conductor. International Association for Jazz Education the London Music Award. Dr. Meredith is focuses on wind literature, conducting He was an apprentice conductor with the from 2003-08. In 1995, Dave received the a frequently published author and a juror pedagogy, and rehearsal techniques. 2014 Ontario Youth Choir as well as the East Coast Music Award (ECMA) with Jeff for arts organizations such as the Canada Publications include articles for Canadian tour manager of the 2014 National Youth Goodspeed as Jazz Artists of the Year for Council. In addition to her academic work, Winds, and the Canadian Music Educator Choir of Canada. Currently, Mark is enrolled their album Eastern Passage. He is featured she maintains an active career as a guest Journal, as well as multiple study guides for as a student in the Doctor of Musical Arts on the 2006 ECMA Jazz Album of the Year conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. She has the Teaching Music Through Performance (Choral Conducting) program at U of T. Tom Roach: Piano Trios. guest-conducted choirs across Canada and in Band series. A native of Winnipeg, Dr. abroad, including the 2010 National Youth Richardson graduated from Brandon Choir of Canada. University (BMus Ed), the University of Calgary (Wind Conducting Diploma, MMus Follow your passion. Conducting), and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (DMA Wind Find your career. Kevin Watson Conducting). Prior to her graduate studies, she taught general, choral, and instrumental Kevin Watson is an music in the Canadian school system for 14 Assistant Professor years. of Music Education specializing in music psychology and jazz pedagogy. Dr. Watson Linda Wharton is the Artistic Director of Linda Wharton is a the Western University Western grad and has Jazz Ensemble, and is also co-director of the taught instrumental Western Young Winds program. His research music for 32 years. While focuses on the areas of jazz education and teaching at London music teacher preparation and his work is Central Secondary published in major journals including the School, her concert Journal of Research in Music Education and band, wind ensemble, Music Education Research. He has presented and jazz ensemble won many local, regional, his research at international conferences provincial, and national awards. Linda also in England, Brazil, and the United States, received many teaching awards, including and he regularly serves as a music festival an Award of Excellence with the Thames adjudicator and clinician (jazz and concert Valley District School Board and the Dennis dal.ca/performingarts band). Dr. Watson is a graduate of the Brown Lifetime Achievement Award (Jack Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Richardson Music Awards). Linda enjoys and the Berklee College of Music. being a guest conductor and adjudicating.
8 4.75w x 3.75h_Band Ad_Color.indd 1 2/11/2015 1:01:00 PM 9 AFM Halifax Performance Schedule AFM Halifax Performance Schedule Wednesday, April 27 Thursday, April 28 CONCERT BAND Seton Stage, Seton Academic Centre CONCERT BAND Seton Stage, Seton Academic Centre
9:00 AM B500 O'Neill Senior Wind Ensemble, ON Billie-Marie Hunter 9:30 AM B200 Sackville Heights Sr Band, NS Jill Oxford 9:30 AM B200 East Wiltshire Gr 9 Band, PEI Frank Nabuurs 10:00 AM B200 Stonepark Gr 9 Band, PEI Alison Peters 10:00 AM B300 Ch'town Rural Gr 10 Band, PEI Mark Parsons 10:30 AM B300 White Oaks Int. Band, ON Carmen Gassi 10:30 AM B200 Queen Charlotte Gr 9 Band, PEI Sylvia Andrew 11:00 AM B200 Stephenville Concert Band, NL Howard Larade 11:00 AM B300 BEC Concert Band, NS Stephen Muise 11:30 AM B200 École le Mascaret Gr 6-8 Band, NB Monica Lang 11:30 AM B100 SIS Gr 7 Band, PEI Peter Gallant 1:00 PM B100 EB Chandler JHS Gr 8 Band, NS Kaitlin Conrad 1:00 PM B100 Birchwood Int. Concert Band, PEI Brian Langille 1:30 PM B200 Five Bridges Gr 8/9 Band, NS Jackie Crowell 1:30 PM B100 ME Callaghan Gr 7 Band, PEI Courtney Mullen 2:30 PM B100 South Queens Concert Band, NS Laura Wilson 2:00 PM B100 SIS Grade 8 Band, PE Peter Gallant 3:00 PM B400 Horton Senior Concert Band, NS Kay Greene 2:30 PM B400 Ch'town Rural Gr 11/12 Concert Band, PEI Mark Parsons 3:30 PM B200 Rocky Lake Gr 9 Band, NS Tobias Beale 3:00 PM B200 Gulf Shore Concert Band, PEI Kirsten MacLaine 5:00PM B200 Second Chances Concert Band, NS Chris Ward 3:30 PM B200 ME Callaghan Gr 8/9 Band, PEI Courtney Mullen Continued on p. 12 4:00 PM B100 Miscouche Concert Band, PEI Carrie MacLellan
4:30 PM B200 SIS Gr 9 Band, PEI Peter Gallant
Wednesday, April 27 MPR Stage, Rosaria Centre CONCERT BAND
10:30 AM B200 Souris Regional School Band, PEI Darren Chaisson
11:00 AM B300 Harmonie du Carrefour, NS Mallory De-Serres
11:30 AM B400 Earl of March Gr 10 Band, ON Allison Bruneao
1:00 PM B200 Kinkora HS Grade 9 Band, PEI Peter Wynne
1:30 PM B200 Athena Concert Band, PEI Jill Power
2:00 PM B100 George Street Concert Band, NB Greg Webber
2:30 PM B200 Montague Int. Gr.9 Band, PEI Rory O'Donnell
3:00 PM B500 White Oaks Concert Band, ON Carmen Gassi
3:30 PM B200 Hernewood Int. Band, PEI Andrea Ellis
4:00 PM B300 Kinkora Gr 9 -12 Band, PEI Peter Wynne Learn more at www.mcgill.ca/music Contact us at [email protected] 4:30 PM B300 Earl of March Gr 9 Band, ON Krista Norton
10 11 AFM Halifax Performance Schedule AFM Halifax Performance Schedule Thursday, April 28 Thursday, April 28 MPR Stage, Rosaria Centre CONCERT BAND Full Gospel Church CHORAL ENSEMBLES
9:30 AM B200 Northside Int. Band, NS Steve MacInnis 9:30 AM C301 Ursuline College Choir, ON Michael Milner
10:30 AM B100 Northside Junior Band, NS Jennie McKibbon 10:00AM C601 Athena Vocal Ensemble, PEI Jill Power
11:00 AM B200 West Hants Concert Band, NS Emily Brossoit 10:30AM C301 HRSB East Youth Voices, NS Melissa Hartery
11:30 AM B100 Digby RHS Concert Band, NS Mary Turnbull 11:00AM C300 The Spartones, NS D. Hubley/R. McVicar-MacMullin
1:00 PM B300 Colonel Gray Gr 10 Band, PEI Roger Jabbour 11:30 AM C301 O'Neill Senior Chamber Choir, ON Erin Collins
1:30 PM B301 Plucc, Ursuline College, ON James Brown 1:00 PM C301 Gander Collegiate Choir, NL Marlene Stanley
2:00 PM B100 Les Mardis Matin, NS Jennifer Wyatt 1:30 PM C701 Upbeat Girls Choir, NB Hilary Ready
2:30 PM B200 Bridgewater Concert Band, NS Adam McConnell 2:00 PM C301 Woodstock HS Choir, NB Will Davidson
3:00 PM B301 BEC Saxophone Ensemble, NS Stephen Muise 3:00 PM C701 Anglophone East District Choir, NB Leanne Delaney
3:30 PM B301 BEC Flute Ensemble, NS Stephen Muise 3:30 PM C301 Cantatrice Girls Honour Choir, NS Karen Newhook-MacDonald
4:00 PM B300 Gander Collegiate Concert Band, NL Jennifer Stanley 4:00 PM C301 O'Neill Senior Women's Choir, ON Nancy Allison
Thursday, April 28 Continued on p. 14 Vinnie’s Stage, Rosaria Centre JAZZ ENSEMBLE CANADA’ S PREMIER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS RETAILER
9:00 AM N/C SIS Show Band Green, PEI Peter Gallant
9:30 AM A501 Ch'town Rural Ensembles, PEI Mark Parsons
10:00AM A701 George Street Jazz Band, NB Greg Webber
10:30 AM A501 Kinkora R&B Band, PEI Peter Wynne
11:00 AM N/C SIS Show Band Red, PEI Peter Gallant 11:30 AM A601 Bayview Community School Jazz Band, NS Gale Lohnes Where 12:30 PM A301 Horton Sr Jazz Band, NS Kay Greene 1:00PM A601 Montague Int. Jazz Band, PEI Rory O'Donnell theMusic 1:30PM N/C SIS Show Band White, PEI Peter Gallant 2:00PM A601 West Hants Jazz Band, NS Emily Brossoit Begins 2:30PM A301 O'Neill OJ1, ON Duane Bronson Sales / Trades / Repairs / Lessons / Clinics 3:00PM N/C SIS Show Band Blue, PEI Peter Gallant Used Instruments Bought & Sold / In-Store Financing School Band Rental & Rent-To-Own Programs 3:30PM A301 Colonel Gray Jazz Band, PE Roger Jabbour
4:00PM A601 Five Bridges Jazz Ensemble, NS Jackie Crowell 42 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE INCLUDING 11 IN ATLANTIC CANADA Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton, Charlottetown, Summerside, 4:30PM A301 Breton Education Center Jazz, NS Stephen Muise Bedford, Halifax, New Minas, Dartmouth, Sydney, St. John’s 5:00PM A102 Second Chances Jazz, NS Stephanie MacKeown
12 13 AFM Halifax Performance Schedule AFM Halifax Clinics Schedule Friday, April 29 Seton Stage, Seton Academic Centre CONCERT BAND Junior Instrument Clinics Flute Seton 530/531 April 27, 28, 29 Clarinet Seton 304 9:00 AM B300 Eastern Shore Concert Band, NS Allison Penwell 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM Saxophone Seton 528 9:30 AM B200 Bridgetown Senior Band, NS Chantel Corkum Double Reeds Seton 532 Senior Instrument Clinics Trumpet Seton 526 10:00 AM B500 Earl of March Senior Band, ON Gord Birkinshaw April 27, 28, 29 French Horn Seton 527 10:30 AM B300 Central Kings Gr 9 Band, NS Paul Hutten 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM Trombone Seton 533 11:00 AM B100 Pine Ridge Concert Band, NS Holly Merrett Low Brass Seton 308 11:30 AM B100 Evangeline Gr 7 Band, NS Michael Nelson Choral Clinics Electric Bass Seton 529 1:00 PM D301 West Kings DRUMLINE, NS Heather Davis April 28 Percussion Seton 306 Choral Full Gospel Church 2:00 PM B400 Dartmouth High Concert Band, NS Michael Diabo 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM
2:30 PM B300 Ursuline College Concert Band, ON Michael Milner
3:00 PM B200 Evangeline Grade 8 Band, NS Michael Nelson
5:00PM B100 Second Chances Beginner Band, NS Chris Ward Long & McQuade Awards Friday, April 29 Vinnie’s Stage, Rosaria Centre JAZZ ENSEMBLES Outstanding Soloist Awards Long & McQuade trophies and a Long & McQuade gift card in the 9:00 AM A301 Ursuline College Jazz Ensemble, ON James Dittmer amount of $100 will be awarded to students who play an outstanding 9:30 AM A301 Woodstock Combo #1, NB Will Davidson solo during their ensemble’s performance at the Festivals. To be 10:00 AM A301 Woodstock Combo #2, NB Will Davidson eligible, students must be listed on the Soloists form supplied to the ensemble director. 10:30 AM A301 Woodstock Combo #3, NB Will Davidson
11:00 AM A301 Dartmouth High Jazz Band, NS Michael Diabo Awards are given at the discretion of the adjudicators. Any and all
11:30 AM A301 NKEC Senior Jazz Band, NS Maggie Helms awards will be posted on the Festivals website (www.atlanticfestivals. com) once adjudications and award decisions are completed. Award 1:30 PM A301 Bridgetown High Jazz Band, NS Chantel Corkum announcements may be made at evening concerts if the information is 2:00 PM A301 Park View Jazz Ensemble, NS Scott Leonard available and time allows. 2:30 PM A501 Earl of March Jazz Band, ON Allison Bruneao
3:00 PM A401 St Patrick's High School Jazz, QC David Parker
Performances Streamed Online During the Halifax festival, live streaming video is available from each of the venues at www.atlanticfestivals.com/live.
14 15 Featured Concerts & Dances AFM Halifax Featured Performers AFM Halifax Tuesday, April 26 Brogue Saxophone Quartet
7:00 PM Brogue Saxophone Quartet Seton Stage The Brogue Saxophone Quartet – Seton Academic Centre based in the port city of Halifax, Wednesday, April 27 Nova Scotia – fuses the styles and 6:30 PM Stadacona Band of the Royal Seton Stage backgrounds of its four members Seton Academic Centre Canadian Navy to create an ensemble that is lively, 7:30 PM Stadacona Band of the Royal Seton Stage engaging, cohesive, and dynamic! Their Canadian Navy Seton Academic Centre highly polished performances always 8:00 PM DJ Dance MPR, Rosaria Centre include an element of entertainment 8:30 PM Live Music at Vinnie’s Vinnie’s Stage & NSCC Music Arts Ensembles Rosaria Cafeteria while maintaining a high level of musicianship. Going well beyond the Thursday, April 28 boundaries of the traditional saxophone quartet, the players bring to the group their skills on other instruments and in diverse musical 7:00 PM Stadacona Band of the Royal Seton Stage Canadian Navy Seton Academic Centre styles. You never know what you might hear! James Kalyn (soprano), 8:30 PM DJ Dance Rosaria Centre Tristan De Borba (alto), Brad Reid (tenor), Catherine Hatt (baritone). 8:30 PM Live Music at Vinnie’s Vinnie’s Stage & NSCC Music Arts Ensembles Rosaria Cafeteria Friday, April 29 The New Bridge 7:00 PM The New Bridge Seton Stage Seton Academic Centre The New Bridge makes intricate and 8:30 PM DJ Dance Rosaria Centre heartfelt music that criss-crosses 8:30 PM Live Music at Vinnie’s Vinnie’s Stage the territories of jazz, folk, chamber NSCC Music Arts Ensembles music and rock. The five-piece ensemble includes three members AFM London Thursday, May 5 of Gypsophilia -- Adam Fine, Ross Burns and Nick Wilkinson -- with 7:00 PM Western U. Faculty Ensembles Paul Davenport Stage Halifax mainstays Andrew Jackson 8:30 PM DJ Dance The Wave 2nd floor, UCC on trombone and Doug Cameron on drums. The quintet’s unusual Friday, May 6 instrumentation allows for a wide range of possibilities for their original compositions: sensitive and pastoral one moment, rough- 8:00 PM Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra Yorkminster Citadel, & Yamaha Artist Shawn Spicer Toronto edged and visceral the next.
16 17 AFM Halifax Featured Performers AFM London Featured Performers Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy Shawn Spicer The Stadacona Band of the Royal Sponsored by Yamaha Canada Music Canadian Navy is one of six regular Shawn Spicer holds degrees from McGill force military bands serving the and Yale universities, and has worked Canadian Forces. The band has always in musical organizations across Canada called Halifax its home and in 2015 from Symphony Nova Scotia to the celebrated its 75th anniversary. The Calgary-based Foothills Brass Quintet to Bamfield BC’s Music by the Sea band is in constant demand by Maritime Festival. In 1999 Shawn was appointed charitable organizations to support their principal trumpet of Orchestra London campaigns. At anytime, the Director of Canada where he played for 15 years. Music can meet requests for the band Shawn also performs regularly as a by utilizing the most appropriate ensemble: the parade band, brass or musician at the Stratford Shakespearian Festival. He has played with woodwind chamber groups, small dinner groups, our Rock and Roll/Top Taffelmusik, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal, the Sante Fe Early 40 band “Boarding Party” and/or the full symphonic concert band. Music Society and the Theatro Municipale do Rio de Janeiro. Shawn was trumpet instructor at the Canadian Forces School of Music in Borden NSCC Music Arts Ensembles Ontario for 8 years and since 2003 has taught trumpet at Western Enjoy performances by talented groups University in London, Ontario. from Nova Scotia Community College’s
Music Arts program at Vinnie’s Stage and Bachelor of Music in Performance Rosaria Cafeteria Wednesday through Music Education Music History Friday starting at 8:30 PM. These versatile Music Theory Composition
up-and-coming talents will thrill you Bachelor of Arts in Music with R&B, world music, blues, rock, Music Administrative Studies pop and more. Featured ensembles Popular Music Music Performance Diploma include Groovera, Jarod Gallant and The Western/Fanshawe Assistants, Reggie and the Regulators, The Collaborative Degree/ Diploma in Music Recording Arts (MRA)
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BA (Honors Specialization in UPEI offers outstanding Music)/HBA (Ivey) music programs in a friendly Major in Music/HBA (Ivey) Graduate Programs MMus in Composition educational setting. MMus in Literature & Performance MMus in Music Education MA in Music Theory upei.ca/music [email protected] MA in Musicology MA in Popular Music & Culture 902.566.0507 PhD in Music DMA Graduate Diploma in Community Music Leadership
Call 519-661-2111, ext. 80532 or [email protected]. Visit www.music.uwo.ca.
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20 AFM London Performance Schedule GROW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS Thursday, May 5 WITH NEW JUNO STUDENT REEDS Paul Davenport Stage MADE BY VANDOREN Juno is the first reed made specifically for beginning students. 9:00 AM B400 Corner Brook Regional High Wind Symphony, NL Darren White Using Vandoren cane and manufactured in the same facility as all Vandoren reeds, JUNO is a new cut that makes the first notes 9:30 AM B300 Kensington Intermediate Senior High Concert Band, PEI Angela Profit easy and beautiful. 10:00 AM B300 Harbour View High School Concert Band, NB Lisa Sanderson Students will experience success from the start. Your students 10:30 AM On-stage clinic will have success from day one. Having immediate success will encourage them to stay in your program. 11:00 AM A301 Kensington Intermediate Senior High Jazz Band, PEI Angela Profit You can teach tone and balance from the beginning! It’s pretty 11:30 AM On-stage clinic exciting to start developing your section sound from the first day your students play. It happens with JUNO. 1:00 PM A301 Corner Brook Regional High Jazz Ensemble, NL Darren White Your parents will love them too! Who wouldn’t want a child 1:30 PM B100 Dr. Ross Tilley Public School Concert Band, ON Kent Miller who was excited with immediate success! Parents will also love that each reed is individually wrapped for performance and 2:00 PM On-stage clinic cleanliness. And the cost of JUNO reeds is the same or lower 2:30 PM B300 St Mary CSS Competitive Band, ON Lisa Puccia than other entry-level reeds! For more information: www.junoreeds.com 3:00 PM On-stage clinic
3:30 PM B100 Dolphin Public Senior Concert Band, ON Karen Suidan ...it’s their first Vandoren. 4:00 PM On-stage clinic Designed and manufactured by Vandoren SAS France. © 2013. Thursday, May 5
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9:00 AM Workshop Pearce/ Burin Choirs-Combined, NL Amanda Hollett
9:30 AM Workshop Continued
10:30 AM Warm-up / The Burin Peninsula Youth Choir
11:00 AM C301 The Burin Peninsula Youth Choir, NL Amanda Hollett
11:30 AM On-stage clinic
2:30 PM Warm-up / Pearce Junior High Choir School of Music Memorial University.3:00 PM(could use C601 logo for the Pearce Junior High Choir, NL Amanda Hollett university rather3:30 than PM text) On-stage clinic Continued on p. 24 Imagine … making music here
School of Music, Memorial University | www.mun.ca/music 22 23 AFM London Performance Schedule CANADA’ S PREMIER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS RETAILER Thursday, May 5 Talbot 27 Stage
9:30 AM Clinic Corner Brook Regional Wind Symphony, NL Darren White
10:00 AM Clinic Kensington Intermediate Senior High Concert Band, PEI Angela Profit
1:30 PM Clinic Corner Brook Regional High Jazz Ensemble, NL Darren White
2:00 PM Workshop Harbour View High School Concert Band, NB Lisa Sanderson
2:30 PM Workshop Continued
3:00 PM Workshop Corner Brook Regional Wind Ensemble, NL Darren White
3:30 PM Workshop Continued
4:00 PM Workshop St Mary CSS Competitive Band, ON Lisa Puccia 4:30 PM Workshop Continued Where
Friday, May 6 Paul Davenport Stage theMusic 9:00 AM B400 L’Harmonie de l’ecole Mathieu Martin, NB Denise Albert-Lanteigne
9:30 AM B100 U.C.C. Grade 7 Concert Band, ON Paul McGarr
10:00 AM On-stage clinic 10:30 AM B300 King's Concert Band, ON Kevin Norbury Begins 11:00 AM B200 U.C.C. Grade 7 Wind Ensemble, ON Paul McGarr Sales / Trades / Repairs / Lessons / Clinics 11:30 AM On-stage clinic Used Instruments Bought & Sold / In-Store Financing School Band Rental & Rent-To-Own Programs Friday, May 6 Talbot 27 Stage
9:30 AM Clinic L’Harmonie de l’ecole Mathieu Martin, NB Denise Albert-Lanteigne 10:00 AM Workshop Dr Ross Tilley Public School Band, ON Kent Miller Proudly Supporting Music Education in Canada 10:30 AM Workshop Continued
11:00 AM Clinic King's Christian College Concert Band, ON Kevin Norbury
11:30 AM Workshop Dolphin Public Senior School Band, ON Karen Suidan
12:00 PM Workshop Continued
1:00 PM Warm-up / U.C.C. Grade 7 Jazz Ensemble
1:30 PM A701 U.C.C. Grade 7 Jazz Ensemble Paul McGarr
2:00 PM On-stage Clinic
2:30 PM Workshop L’Harmonie de l’ecole Mathieu Martin, NB Denise Albert-Lanteigne 42 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE INCLUDING 11 IN ATLANTIC CANADA Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton, Charlottetown, Summerside, 3:00 PM Workshop Continued Bedford, Halifax, New Minas, Dartmouth, Sydney, St. John’s
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Brian Dickinson Hilario Duran Mike Downes John MacLeod