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Again y 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. 2 Jupiter AFM-TFM 2015.indd 1 2015-02-18 10:10 AM3 AFM Halifax Adjudicators Full bios available at atlanticfestivals.com 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. 4 Vandoren AFM-ATM 2015.indd 1 2015-02-18 10:11 AM 5 AFM Halifax Adjudicators AFM Halifax Adjudicators Full bios available at atlanticfestivals.com Full bios available at atlanticfestivals.com 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.