Edmonton, AB April 15-17, 2018 - Cantando Music … · Congratulations To all Cantando Festival...

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Edmonton, ABApril 15-17, 2018

Congratulations To all Cantando Festival Participants!

EXCITING FUTURE FESTIVALS

Sun Peaks

CANTANDO FESTIVAL Apr 12-14, 2019

30 min. from Kamloops, BC www.SunPeaksMusicFestival.com

Edmonton CANTANDO FESTIVAL

Apr 7- 9, 2019 Winspear Centre, Edmonton

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Whistler Village, BC www.WhistlerMusicFestival.ca

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I thought that young musicians should experience this at least once in their life. The venues in Sun Peaks and Whistler are not necessarily as acoustically friendly, but the mountain environment and the friendly nature of the festival make your time here equally rewarding.

We are particularly proud of the outstanding guest groups we host at the festivals. In Edmonton, we feature 6 groups including the premiere vocal ensemble from the University of Alberta, the Madrigal Singers; the RCA (Royal Canadian Artillery) Band, a professional ensemble of some of Canada’s best instrumentalists; the Kokopelli Choir, a much loved community based ensemble; the MacEwan University Big Band, a collection of young Jazz lovers; and two more groups from the premiere Universities in town – the Symphony Orchestra from the University of Alberta and the Percussion Ensemble from MacEwan University. Sun Peaks features the celebrated jazz choir, NiteCap, from Capilano College in Vancouver. This year in Whistler, the Vancouver Youth Choir returns, and the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, the Carter Cardinal Academy Jazz Band and the award winning Semiahmoo Senior Jazz Band also perform during the festival.

A great lineup of adjudicators and clinicians are coming this year from as far away as New Zealand and Finland. These are musicians and educators who have strong backgrounds in working with young students, and I know your time with them will be transformational.

In addition to musical activities, we are co-sponsoring student socials/dances at all three festivals – Monday night in Edmonton, Friday night in Sun Peaks and Thursday night in Whistler – with our travel partner Affinity Tours.

Looking ahead to next year, our 20th anniversary, we have a couple of exciting plans. We are planning a festival in Montreal for March 15 and 16 at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall at Concordia University. We will feature ensembles from that school as well as McGill University’s performing ensembles. Much more news about this is coming in the spring! We have also booked one of our favorite performing artists, the renowned flute soloist James Walker, to perform next year and have commissioned Edmonton composer Allan Gilliland to write a work just for him!! Music teachers and schools interested in being part of this commission should contact me asap!! It is an expensive venture, but one that will highlight next year’s festivals.

Enjoy your Cantando experience.

Dr. Dennis PrimeCantando Festival Director

This year we celebrate Cantando’s 19th anniversary of providing quality musical experiences for our participants. We are hosting Cantando festivals in Edmonton, Sun Peaks, and Whistler and are thrilled to have over 6500 participants from throughout western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the USA.

All of our festivals feature a variety of venues for young musicians to perform and take part in workshops with some amazing adjudicators and clinicians. The Francis Winspear Centre for Music in Edmonton just celebrated its 20th anniversary, and it is the reason I started these festivals. As an active performer with a number of musical groups in Edmonton, I had the opportunity to play large scale works like Mahler’s gigantic 8th Symphony, as well as chamber and solo music on that stage. It is perhaps one of the best stages in North America for musical performance, and

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Francis Winspear Centre for Music

All Saints’ Cathedral

Yardbird Suite

City Centre Mall(food court)

Old Strathcona Performing Arts CentreKnox Evangelical Free ChurchStrathcona Baptist Church

Event Map

First Presbyterian Church

• All Saints Cathedral: 10035 103 St NW• Chateau Lacombe: 10111 Bellamy Hill Rd NW• First Presbyterian Church: 10025-105 Street NW• Francis Winspear Centre for Music: 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW• Knox Evangelical Free Church: 8403 104 St NW• Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (OSPAC): 8426 Gateway Boulevard NW• Strathcona Baptist Church: 8318 104 St NW• Yardbird Suite: 10203 86 Ave NW

Chateau Lacombe

6 | Concert Band Performances


Time Ensemble Name & Director Hometown

8:00-8:20am Holy Cross Grade 8 Concert BandJeff Cabralda Surrey, BC

8:20-8:40am Frank Hurt Junior Concert BandEric Wong Surrey, BC

8:40-9:00am Shaftesbury Grade 10 Concert BandEverett Fristensky & Cynthia Weevers Winnipeg, MB

9:00-9:20am Pacific Academy Concert Band 9Quentin Paras Surrey, BC

9:20-9:40am Frank Hurt Senior Concert BandEric Wong Surrey, BC

9:40-10:00am Ecole McTavish Junior High Concert BandAshley Brockway

Fort McMurray, AB

10:00-10:20am Arthur A. Leach Grade 8/9 Concert BandAlena Arnason Winnipeg, MB

10:20-10:40amShaftesbury Grade 11 & 12

Concert Band - Everett Fristensky & Cynthia Weevers

Winnipeg, MB

10:40-11:00am Pacific Academy Concert Band 10Quentin Paras Surrey, BC

11:00-11:20am Carson Graham Intermediate Concert BandKevin Yang

North Vancouver, BC

11:20-11:40am Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute Senior Band - John Hodge Neepawa, MB

11:40-12:00pm Bishop James Mahoney BandAndrew Webster & Andrew Linsley Saskatoon, SK

1:00-1:20pm ECS Sr. Concert BandKyle Whitehead Estevan, SK

Sunday, April 15thFrancis Winspear Centre for Music

Concert Band Performances

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1:20-1:40pm Point Grey Symphonic BandStephen Fleming and Ann Chen Vancouver, BC

1:40-2:00pm Lampan Sr. BandJeff Lunde Estevan, SK

2:00-2:20pm Glenmary Grade 7 BandDonald Lee Peace River, AB

2:20-2:40pm ECS Grade 9 BandKyle Whitehead Estevan, SK

2:40-3:00pm Charles Hays Concert BandJeremy Sheeshka Prince Rupert, BC

3:00-3:20pm Carson Graham Senior Concert BandKevin Yang North Vancouver, BC

3:20-3:40pm Walter Murray Grade 10 BandAllison M Titus Saskatoon, SK

3:40-4:00pm Glenmary Grade 8 BandDonald Lee Peace River, AB

4:00-4:20pm Holy Cross Grade 9 Concert BandJeff Cabralda Surrey, BC

4:20-4:40pm Brooks Junior High Concert BandBrian Stone Vancouver, BC

4:40-5:00pm Glenmary High School BandDonald Lee Peace River, AB

Sunday, April 15th Continued...


8:20-8:40am Winston Knoll Symphonic BandAlison Cushway Regina, SK

8:40-9:00am Whitefish High School Varsity BandMark McCrady Whitefish, MT

9:00-9:20am Chinook Concert BandDavid Mikuliak Lethbridge, AB

Monday, April 16th Francis Winspear Centre for Music

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9:40-10:00am Nelson McIntyre Concert BandLeslie MacCorby Winnipeg, MB

10:00-10:20am John Henderson Grade 8 BandLaura Dowbenko Winnipeg, MB

10:20-10:40am Robert Andrews Grade 8 Concert Band - Matthew Careless East St. Paul, MB

10:40-11:00am Rideau Park Senior Concert BandTrevor Harder Calgary, AB

11:00-11:30am Holy Cross Collegiate High School Concert Band - Sarah Haughey Strathmore, AB

11:30-12:00pm Ecole Charleswood School Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band - Jeff Boch Winnipeg, MB

1:00-1:20pm Winston Knoll Wind EnsembleAlison Cushway Regina, SK

1:20-1:40pm Crescent Heights High School Concert Band - Deborah Halderman Medicine Hat, AB

1:40-2:00pm CCHS Concert BandSusan Gerrior Canmore, AB

2:00-2:20pm East Lake School Junior Concert BandDiego Bechthold Chestermere, AB

2:40-3:00pm Robert Warren Senior BandKirsty Gilliland Calgary, AB

3:00-3:20pm St Francis Concert BandDr. Benjamin Schneider Calgary, AB

3:40-4:00pm Lawrence Grassi Middle School Concert Band - Lisa Murphy Canmore, AB

4:30-4:50pm Holy Cross Grade 10 BandMeaghan Reynolds & Jana McGonigal Saskatoon, SK

Monday, April 16th Continued...

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9:20-9:40am Pierceland - Goodsoil Combined Senior Band - Doug Millie Pierceland, SK

9:40-10:00am LMS Concert BandDavid M Pasivirta Cranbrook, BC

10:00-10:20am Henry G. Izatt Middle School Wind Ensemble - David Pelletier Winnipeg, MB

10:20-10:40am WCS Senior Concert BandTanya Cameron Weyburn, SK

10:40-11:00amShaftesbury High School Grade 9-12 Wind Ensemble - Everett Fristensky

& Cynthia WeeversWinnipeg, MB

Tuesday, April 17th Francis Winspear Centre for Music

Concert Band Workshops

Time Ensemble Name & Director Location

5:00-5:50pm Bishop James Mahoney BandAndrew Webster & Andrew Linsley Winspear Stage

5:00-5:50pm Carson Graham Intermediate Concert Band - Kevin Yang

Winspear Rehearsal Room

Sunday, April 15thFrancis Winspear Centre for Music

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8:00-8:50am Holy Cross Grade 8 Concert BandJeff Cabralda OSPAC B

8:00-8:50am Carson Graham Senior Concert BandKevin Yang OSPAC A

8:00-8:50am Shaftesbury Grade 10 Concert BandEverett Fristensky & Cynthia Weevers Strathcona Gym

9:00-9:50am ECS Sr. Concert BandKyle Whitehead Strathcona Gym

9:00-9:50am Arthur A. Leach 8/9 Concert BandAlena Arnason OSPAC A

9:00-9:50amShaftesbury Grade 11 & 12 Concert Band - Everett Fristensky & Cynthia

WeeversOSPAC B

10:00-10:50am Pacific Academy Concert Band 9Quentin Paras OSPAC B

10:00-10:50am ECS Grade 9 BandKyle Whitehead OSPAC A

11:00-11:50am Holy Cross Grade 9 Concert BandJeff Cabralda OSPAC B

11:00-11:50am Ecole McTavish Junior Concert BandAshley Brockway OSPAC A

1:00-1:50pm Frank Hurt Junior Concert BandEric Wong OSPAC A

1:00-1:50pm Walter Murray Grade 10 BandAllison M Titus OSPAC B

2:00-2:50pm Brooks Junior High Concert BandMr. Brian Stone OSPAC A

2:00-2:50pm Pacific Academy Concert Band 10Quentin Paras OSPAC B

3:00-3:50pm Glenmary High School BandDonald Lee OSPAC B

Monday, April 16th - Old Strathcona Arts Centre (OSPAC) & Strathcona Baptist Church

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3:00-3:50pm Charles Hays Concert BandJeremy Sheeshka Strathcona Gym

3:00-3:50pm Point Grey Symphonic BandStephen Fleming and Ann Chen OSPAC A

4:00-4:50pm Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute Senior Band - John Hodge OSPAC A

4:00-4:50pm Frank Hurt Senior Concert BandEric Wong Strathcona Gym

4:00-4:50pm Glenmary Grade 8 BandDonald Lee OSPAC B

5:00-5:50pm Lampan Sr. BandJeff Lunde OSPAC A

5:00-5:50pm Glenmary Grade 7 BandDonald Lee OSPAC B

Monday, April 16th Continued...


8:00-8:50am St Francis Concert BandDr. Benjamin Schneider OSPAC A

8:00-8:50am Holy Cross Collegiate High School Concert Band - Sarah Haughey OSPAC B

9:00-9:50am Chinook Concert BandDavid Mikuliak OSPAC B

9:00-9:50am Holy Cross Grade 10 BandMeaghan Reynolds & Jana McGonigal OSPAC A

9:00-9:50am Whitefish High School Varsity BandMark McCrady Strathcona Gym

10:00-10:50am East Lake School Junior Concert BandDiego Bechthold OSPAC A

Tuesday, April 17th - Old Strathcona Arts Centre (OSPAC), Strathcona Baptist Church &

Francis Winspear Centre for Music

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10:00-10:50am Nelson McIntyre Concert BandLeslie MacCorby Strathcona Gym

11:00-11:50am Lawrence Grassi Middle School Concert Band - Lisa Murphy OSPAC B

11:00-11:50am Rideau Park Senior Concert BandTrevor Harder OSPAC A

11:10-12:00pm Shaftesbury 9-12 Wind Ensemble Everett Fristensky & Cynthia Weevers Winspear Stage

11:10-12:00pm Henry G. Izatt Middle Wind EnsembleDavid Pelletier


1:00-1:50pm Ecole Charleswood School Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band - Jeff Boch OSPAC A

1:00-1:50pm CCHS Concert BandSusan Gerrior OSPAC B

1:00-1:50pm LMS Concert BandDavid M Pasivirta


2:00-2:50pm John Henderson Grade 8 BandLaura Dowbenko OSPAC A

2:00-2:50pm Robert Andrews Grade 8 Concert Band - Matthew Careless OSPAC B

2:00-2:50pm WCS Senior Concert BandTanya Cameron


3:00-3:50pm Winston Knoll Symphonic BandAlison Cushway OSPAC A

3:00-3:50pm Pierceland - Goodsoil Combined Senior Band - Doug Millie


4:00-4:50pm Robert Warren Senior BandKirsty Gilliland OSPAC A

4:00-4:50pm Winston Knoll Wind EnsembleAlison Cushway OSPAC B

4:00-4:50pm Crescent Heights Concert BandDeborah Halderman Strathcona Gym

Tuesday, April 17th Continued...

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14 | Instrumental Masterclasses


Time Masterclass Location 10:00am, 1:00pm Flute Knox Church Sanctuary10:00am, 1:00pm Oboe Knox Church Fireside Room10:00am, 1:00pm Bassoon Baptist Church Clayton Room

10:00am Clarinet Baptist Church Gym10:00am, 1:00pm Saxophone Knox Church Gym

10:00am Double Bass Baptist Church Sanctuary11:00am, 2:00pm Trumpet Knox Church Sanctuary11:00am, 2:00pm Horn Baptist Church Clayton Room11:00am, 2:00pm Trombone Baptist Church Sanctuary11:00am, 2:00pm Low Brass Baptist Church Gym11:00am, 2:00pm Percussion Knox Church Gym

12:00pm Faculty Recitals Baptist Church Sanctuary1:00pm Clarinet Baptist Church Sanctuary1:00pm Double Bass Baptist Church MacDonald Room

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16 | Choral Performances


Sunday, April 15th - First Presbyterian ChurchTime Ensemble Name & Director Hometown

2:00-2:30pm District 57 Tapestry SingersCarolyn Duerksen Prince George, BC

2:30-3:00pm Tonic! - Holy CrossJeff Cabralda Surrey, BC

3:00-3:30pm Chinook Concert ChoirDavid Mikuliak Lethbridge, AB

3:30-4:00pm Pacific Academy Junior ChoirDavid Rosborough Surrey, BC

Monday, April 16th - All Saints’ CathedralTime Ensemble Name & Director Hometown

8:00-8:30am St Francis ChoirDr. Benjamin Schneider Calgary, AB

8:30-9:00am Winston Knoll Senior ChoirDiane Taylor Neale Regina, SK

9:00-9:30am Walter Murray ChoirAndrea Pittman Saskatoon, SK

9:30-10:00am Point Grey Concert ChoirAnn Chen Vancouver, BC

10:00-10:30am Winston Knoll Chamber ChoirDiane Taylor Neale Regina, SK

10:30-11:00am Bishop James Mahoney ChoirAndrew Linsley Saskatoon, SK

11:00-11:30am Carson Graham Concert ChoirFrank Lee North Vancouver, BC

11:30-12:00pm Chinook Chamber ChoirDavid Mikuliak Lethbridge, AB

12:00-12:30pm Carson Graham Chamber ChoirFrank Lee North Vancouver, BC

Concert Choir Performances

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Tuesday, April 17th - All Saints’ Cathedral


8:00-8:30am ECS ChoirKyle Whitehead Estevan, SK

8:30-9:00am Point Grey Chamber ChoirAnn Chen Vancouver, BC

9:00-9:30am Shaftesbury ChoirAndrea Wicha Winnipeg, MB

9:30-10:00am WCS Freshman ChoirColleen Weimer Weyburn, SK

10:00-10:30am Winston Knoll Junior ChoirDiane Taylor Neale Regina, SK

10:30-11:00am Notre Dame Canadians ChoirLisa Welder Wilcox, SK

11:00-11:30am LMS ChoirDavid M Pasivirta Cranbrook, BC

11:30-12:00pm WCS Senior ChoirColleen Weimer Weyburn, SK

18 | Choral Workshops


Concert Choir Workshops

Sunday, April 15th - First Presbyterian ChurchTime Ensemble Name & Director Location

4:00-4:50pm Chinook Concert ChoirDavid Mikuliak Sanctuary

4:00-4:50pm Pacific Academy Junior ChoirDavid Rosborough Wallace Room

5:00-5:50pm Tonic! - Holy CrossJeff Cabralda Wallace Room

5:00-5:50pm District 57 Tapestry SingersCarolyn Duerksen Sanctuary

Monday, April 16th - All Saints’ CathedralTime Ensemble Name & Director Location

1:00-1:50pm Point Grey Concert ChoirAnn Chen Sanctuary

1:00-1:50pm St Francis ChoirDr. Benjamin Schneider Hall

2:00-2:50pm Carson Graham Concert ChoirFrank Lee Hall

2:00-2:50pm Chinook Chamber ChoirDavid Mikuliak Sanctuary

3:00-3:50pm Walter Murray ChoirAndrea Pittman Sanctuary

3:00-3:50pm Winston Knoll Chamber ChoirDiane Taylor Neale Hall

4:00-4:50pm Bishop James Mahoney ChoirAndrew Linsley Hall

4:00-4:50pm Winston Knoll Senior ChoirDiane Taylor Neale Sanctuary

4:00-4:50pm Carson Graham Chamber ChoirFrank Lee

Founders’ Room, *Winspear*

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Tuesday, April 17th - All Saints’ Cathedral


1:00-1:50pm Winston Knoll Junior ChoirDiane Taylor Neale Sanctuary

1:00-1:50pm Notre Dame Canadians ChoirLisa Welder Hall

2:00-2:50pm ECS ChoirKyle Whitehead Hall

2:00-2:50pm WCS Freshman ChoirColleen Weimer Sanctuary

3:00-3:50pm Shaftesbury ChoirAndrea Wicha Sanctuary

3:00-3:50pm LMS ChoirDavid M Pasivirta Hall

4:00-4:50pm Point Grey Chamber ChoirAnn Chen Hall

4:00-4:50pm WCS Senior ChoirColleen Weimer Sanctuary

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April 15-17th, 2018

Monday, April 16th - Yardbird SuiteTime Ensemble Name & Director Hometown

9:00-10:00am Carson Graham Senior Jazz BandElliot Lo North Vancouver, BC

10:00-11:00am St Francis Jazz EnsembleDr. Benjamin Schneider Calgary, AB

11:00-12:00pm Pacific Academy Jazz Band 9Quentin Paras Surrey, BC

1:00-2:00pm Pacific Academy Jazz Band 10Quentin Paras Surrey, BC

2:00-3:00pm Arthur A. Leach Jazz BandAlena Arnason Winnipeg, MB

3:00-4:00pm CCHS Jazz BandSusan Gerrior Canmore, AB

Jazz Ensemble Performances & Workshops

**Note: Workshop to follow performances **

Tuesday, April 17th - Yardbird SuiteTime Ensemble Name & Director Hometown

11:00-12:00pm ECS JazzKyle Whitehead Estevan, SK

1:00-2:00pm Point Grey Jazz BandStephen Fleming Vancouver, BC

2:00-3:00pm Lawrence Grassi Middle School Jazz BandLisa Murphy Canmore, AB

3:00-4:00pm Crescent Heights High School Jazz BandDeborah Halderman Medicine Hat, AB

22 | Evening Concerts


Sunday, April 15th 8:00pmFrancis Winspear Centre for Music

RCA Band Chris Embree, Director

U of A Madrigal Singers Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff, Director

Katherine Tilbury, accompanist

“Skyline”, Symphony No. 2 Midway March “Riffs for Lenny” 3rd Mvt. O Magnum Mysterium Exultate Lads of Whamphray Scherzo for X-Wings

The Big Apple, de Meij Williams/Lavender

Ticheli Clarinet ConcertoMorten Lauridsen arr. H. Robert Reynolds

Samuel HazoGrainger

Williams/Lavender

Program to be chosen from:

Guest Performances

Ave MariaUbi caritasO sacrum conviviumUnicornis captivatorO salutarisLong RoadMy Love Dwelt in a Northern LandSure on This Shining NightIrish Song Arrangements:O Danny BoyMy Lagan LoveThe Salley GardensRakes of MallowThe Parting Glass

Anton BrucknerMaurice Duruflé

Josep VilasOla Gjeilo

Eriks EšenvaldsEriks Ešenvalds

Edward ElgarMorten Lauridsen

arr Allan Bevanarr David Mooneyarr David Mooneyarr David Mooney

arr Desmond Earley

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Monday, April 16th 8:00pmFrancis Winspear Centre for Music

Festival Mass ChoirA Te TarakihiBlood on the Saddle

to be directed by Dr. Andrew Withingtonarr. Trent Worthington, to be directed by Elise Bradley

Kokopelli Scott Leithead, Director

SankofaLala MwananguPapa-LokoA La Claire FontaineDie Onse VaderKaisa-isa NiyanPlease Stay

Arr. Suba SankaranArja Paju

Arr. Ethan SperryArr. A Girvan

Zander FickNilo B. Alcala IIJake Runestad

Program to be chosen from and more:

MacEwan University Big Band Ray Baril, Conductor

Facinating RhythmMuevete Con PrisaBig Yellow TaxiHo HumOddly EnoughGumba BlueLatelyBodysnatchers

comp. by George Gershwin, arr. by Sammy Nesticocomp. and arr. by Aaron Lington

comp. by Joni Mitchell, arr. by Tommy Bankscomp. and arr. by Bob Brookmeyer

comp. and arr. by Fred Stridecomp. and arr. by Maria Schneidercomp. and arr. by Maria Schneider

comp. by Radiohead, arr. by Fred Sturm

Program to be chosen from and more:

9:00 - 11:00pmChateau Lacombe

Student Social



Tuesday, April 17th 8:00pmFrancis Winspear Centre for Music

MacEwan University Percussion Ensemble Brian Thurgood, Conductor

University of Alberta Symphony Orchestra Petar Dundjerski, Conductor

Windows of the MalocaMinor InfractionBreakdownGraveyard BluesPersistenceFive on FiveTruth or ConsequenceProgressCop Drama

Jim CasellaRick Dior

Bradley SlayterClarence Woods

Brian BlumeStephen Primatic

Jim CasellaBrandi Bailey

Jim Casella

Excerpts from Symphonic DancesExcerpts from the First Act of Magic Flute(with U of A Voice Area Students)

RachmaninovMozart


April 15-17th, 2018

Guest Bios

The historical roots of The Royal Canadian Artillery Band (RCA) you see today are traced primarily from The RCA Band formed in Montreal in 1968. The complete history, however, dates much further back, as there were many artillery bands existing simultaneously from as early as 1879. The RCA Band officially moved from Montreal to Edmonton on December 4th, 1997 and continues to represent the CF locally, across Canada, and abroad. In total they perform approximately 250 engagements every year. These include military parades, ceremonies and occasions, civilian parades such as the Calgary Stampede and the Edmonton Capital Exhibition Parade, Spruce Meadows, educational concerts, royal visits, entertainment at military and government functions, and formal concerts.

Today The RCA Band employs 35 full-time musicians. Candidates for the position go through a competitive audition process, and selected musicians often have multiple music degrees and extensive professional experience. Each musician completes all the basic military standards, such as Basic Military Qualification, the Battle Fitness Test, rifle range qualification, and first aid. In addition to the Symphonic Concert Band, musicians of The RCA Band perform in a wide variety of smaller ensembles, offering a range of styles for different engagements, including country, pop, jazz, rock, Pipes and Drums, and Celtic music.

The regimental colours of The RCA Band are crimson and midnight blue, as displayed on their unit flag, and proudly worn on historical uniforms for special ceremonial occasions, along with a sable Busby. These colours are also worn on the concert dress uniform, along with bow tie and cummerbund, for evening concerts. The Royal Canadian Artillery Band mottos are UBIQUE(Everywhere) and QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (Whither Right And Glory Lead), worn on the cap badge along with the image of a gun, to represent the artillery.

By: Sergeant Robert Spady

RCA Band



The University of Alberta Madrigal Singers, begun in 1974 by Professor Larry Cook, have been under the direction of Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff since 1983. Initially formed to explore the repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the Madrigal Singers have emerged in the past 30 years as one of Canada’s premier university chamber choirs, drawing on music from all periods and styles. With their membership drawn principally from students in the Department of Music, the Madrigal Singers have also attracted qualified singers from across campus. Membership is determined through annual auditions each September.

The Madrigal Singers have sung as guest artists with the Alberta Baroque Ensemble, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Pro Coro Canada, performing a wide range of repertoire, including Handel’s Messiah and other Baroque masterpieces, as well as contemporary works, including Esenvalds Passion and Resurrection, Poulenc Gloria, Raminsh Magnificat and Ravel Daphnis et Chloe. In past years CBC frequently recorded the choir’s concerts for regional and national broadcast.

Beyond Edmonton, the “Mads” tour Alberta and British Columbia, and in recent years they participated in University Voices, a festival of Canadian university choirs sponsored by Soundstreams Canada, held in Toronto. In 2005 the Madrigal Singers were invited to perform at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Los Angeles, and they have performed at several Podium conferences of Choral Canada. The Madrigal Singers have won first prize in the CBC Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs (1992, 1996, 2004), as well as in international choral competitions, including the Robert Schumann International Choir Competition in Zwickau, Germany (1995) and the Cork International Choral Festival in Cork, Ireland (1999 and 2008).

The Madrigal Singers have always strived for excellence both musically and as a choir. We believe it to be an honour and our duty to promote choral music through our role as representatives of the University of Alberta and the city, province and country to which we belong.

University of Alberta Madrigal Singers


April 15-17th, 2018

The MacEwan University Big Band, now in its 44th year, is the flagship ensemble of the Music Department. It provides students with curricular opportunity to gain experience in the contemporary big band music. For 33 seasons it has been under the directorship of Raymond Baril.

The band has had the distinct opportunity of working with internationally renowned musicians such as Maria Schneider, Bob Mintzer, Wayne Bergeron, Eddie Daniels, Jack Wilkins, Jens Lindemann, Ernie Watts, Sunny Wilkinson, Phil Woods, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Shew, Christine Jensen, as well as Edmonton’s own PJ Perry and the late Tommy Banks. They have been a featured ensemble at the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, Cantando Music Festival, MusicFest Canada in Vancouver B.C., Alberta International Band Festival in Edmonton, International Association of Jazz Educators Conference in Washington D.C., and Rocky Mountain Festival in Banff.

In addition to performing its own annual concert series, it has performed at numerous educational functions, a variety of civic and community events including a performance for the Duke and Duchess of York. In 1990, they recorded a one hour music special for the CBC-FM national network. The students have also traveled to many national music festivals, receiving both Gold and Most Outstanding Band awards in their class. In 2005, the MacEwan Big Band released its first CD, “First Time Out” which received praise from both local and national media.

MacEwan University Big Band



Founded in 1996, Kokopelli celebrates its twenty-second season in 2018. The ensemble’s members range in age from 15 to 24. The choir aims to share music across the boundaries of culture and place, using song as a tool of communication and community. Kokopelli has been a featured ensemble at many events, provincially, nationally, and internationally. The choir is the flagship ensemble for the 380-voice Kokopelli Choir Association.

The current season includes performances with Allison Girvan, Jen Moir and Essi Wuorela (from Rajaton) and tours to Saskatchewan, Banff and a summer tour to South Africa and Namibia. Kokopelli is thrilled to be a part of the Edmonton Cantando Festival once again this year!

Kokopelli Choir

For over 30 years, the MacEwan University Percussion Ensemble directed by Brian Thurgood has become an institution for MacEwan’s drum set students. The ensemble features students who usually focus on playing drum kits, not the types of percussion instruments that audiences can expect to see at the concert. The ensemble provides the students a valuable opportunity to explore the wide variety of techniques and timbres of percussion instruments from around the world. The repertoire is very eclectic and audiences can expect to see and hear over 30 performers and over 50 pieces of equipment on stage.

MacEwan University Percussion Ensemble


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The University of Alberta Symphony Orchestra (USO) was established in 1945 as a student orchestra which presented at least two major concerts a year. Decades of stellar performances, memorable collaborations, and fearless directors have seen the ensemble grow into Edmonton’s premier community orchestra. Although membership is based around the music department at the University of Alberta, students from other faculties in the University and members of Edmonton’s musical community also perform in the USO.

The University Symphony Orchestra regularly gives up to six concerts a year and often participates in choral and operatic presentations. The repertoire performed ranges from the Classical period to present day. Although most concerts are held in the University’s Convocation Hall, the USO also performs in Edmonton’s renowned Winspear Centre for Music. Recent years have seen the USO grow consistently in size, as well as technical capabilities. We continue to draw talented musicians from the Edmonton area and are excited to showcase improvement with each performance.

The USO is currently directed by Petar Dundjerski, a fierce advocate for music education. Petar was the Assistant Conductor in Residence of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra 2006-2008, under the mentorship of Music Director William Eddins. Past conductors of the orchestra include G.T. Lindskoog, Arthur Crighton, Normal Nelson, Malcolm Forsyth, and Tanya Prochazka.

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James Smart (Concert Band)

Smart is also the founder, producer, and co-conductor of the annual Fusion Concert where over 25 acts showcase the diversity of the UM School of Music in one seamless stream of music.

Dr. Smart holds a Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance with teaching certification from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music Education and Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from Arizona State University. During his time at ASU he served as acting associate director of bands, acting director of the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble, co-music director of the ASU Lyric Opera Theater for the Western U.S. premier run of Joseph Turrin’s Scarecrow, and guest conductor on several occasions with the ASU Sinfonietta Orchestra.

Dr. Smart is the Director of Bands and Trumpet at the University of Montana where he conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, teaches applied trumpet, undergraduate and graduate conducting, and music education courses. Under his direction, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble has twice been selected to perform at the Western/Northwestern Region College Band Directors National Association Conference and for the All-Northwest Conference in Portland, OR. For outreach to the greater musical community, Dr. Smart organizes and conducts the UM All-Star High School Wind Ensemble Festival that has attracted students from five states and Canada, the UM Concert Band Festival, and the annual UM Summer Music Camp. Dr.

Adjudicator Bios

Ray Baril (Concert Band)

also received the Elkhorn Award for Director of the Year by the Alberta Band Association, the Best Teaching Practices Award from the Alberta Teachers’ Association, a District Service Award from Edmonton Public Schools, and an Excellence in Teaching Award from Alberta Learning.

Raymond Baril is Assistant Professor of Music and Section Head for Winds and Brass in the Department of Music at Grant MacEwan University, and, for the past 30 years, he has been the Director of the MacEwan University Jazz Ensemble. He is in his 18th season as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Edmonton Winds and recently has taken on the role as director of the River City Big Band. Raymond is currently working on his Doctorate in Saxophone Performance at the University of Alberta. Throughout his career, Raymond has received many awards including the Tommy Banks Award, presented by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the David Peterkin Memorial Award, presented by Phi Beta Mu. He has

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Christin Reardon-MacLellan (Concert Band)

Canada and the United States, including the recent Canadian Music Educators Association National Conference. As President of the Coalition for Music Education in BC, she works closely with teachers, community members, and arts organizations to protect, promote, and advance music education in BC schools.

Christin has taught band, choir, and general music in the public schools of Manitoba. She earned her masters degree in music education from Indiana University, where she taught undergraduate courses in music education and was a university supervisor for student teachers. Christin’s research is published in the Journal of Research in Music Education and Music Educators’ Journal.

Christin Reardon MacLellan is the director of the University of British Columbia Concert Winds. She is also Director of Education & Community Programs for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, where she develops, implements, and oversees a wide variety of educational programming for individuals of all ages, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestral Institute at Whistler.

Christin is dedicated to supporting and advocating for quality music education in schools. She maintains an active schedule as an in-demand clinician, guest conductor, adjudicator, and guest speaker. Christin has presented workshops and her research at numerous conferences and symposia in

Angela Schroeder (Concert Band)

completed the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Band Conducting at the University of North Texas, under the supervision of Eugene Corporon. Angela Schroeder is well known in the Alberta music education community through her teaching and conducting and her involvement as an executive director of the Alberta Band Association.

A native of Alberta, Dr. Angela Schroeder is currently Associate Professor of Music in the Department of Music at the University of Alberta. She teaches courses in conducting and wind band education, and works with Graduate students in instrumental conducting. She previously taught conducting at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Dr. Schroeder completed undergraduate degrees in Music and Education at the University of Calgary, majoring in Secondary Music Education, with performance studies in piano and trumpet. She also completed the Diploma of Fine Arts in Wind Band Conducting under the supervision of Glenn Price. Angela entered the Master’s program in Wind Conducting at Northwestern University in 2002. In 2007, she

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Larry Gookin (Concert Band)Larry Gookin is Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Professor of Music at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. He served for 34 years as Director of Bands before retiring from CWU in 2015. Prior to teaching at Central, Professor Gookin taught band for ten years in Montana and Oregon public schools. During his tenure at Central, the CWU Wind Ensemble performed by invitation at major conferences and conventions, including the College Band Directors National Association Conferences in Boulder and Seattle, the Music Educators National Conference in Minneapolis, the

Western International Band Clinics in Seattle, the Western/Northwestern CBDNA Division Conferences in Reno, the Northwest Division NAFME conferences, and WMEA State Conferences.

Professor Gookin received the M.M. in Music Education from the University of Oregon School of Music in 1977 and the B.M in Music Education and Trombone Performance from the University of Montana in 1971. Professor Gookin has appeared as clinician, adjudicator, and conductor in the United States, Canada, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He is a Yamaha Master Educator and remains active as a conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. Gookin resides in Ellensburg, Washington, with his wife Karen, who is Emeritus Professor of English at CWU and recently retired on piccolo and flute from the Yakima Symphony Orchestra.

Wendy Grasdahl (Concert Band)

for conducting and promoting band in North America. Other awards include the Faculty Association Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of P.E.I., and the City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Citation Award in Arts & Culture in 2014.

Ms. Grasdahl holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music History from the University of Alberta, a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Calgary, and a graduate level Fine Arts Diploma in Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Conducting and Literature from the University of Calgary.

Wendy Grasdahl is well known across Canada as a conductor, adjudicator, clinician, teacher, and trumpeter. Her professional experience encompasses teaching at university and college levels, as well as military band work and private teaching. As an officer in the Canadian Naval Reserve, Wendy has conducted military bands in Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Nova Scotia. She is in demand as a clinician and guest conductor for school programs, as well as summer music programs, including 12 years at the International Music Camp at the Peace Garden on the Manitoba/U.S. border where she received the Distinguished Service Award

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Elise Bradley (Choral)

St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, the Berlin Dom, and with the Vienna Boys Choir at the 9th World Choral Festival at the Musikverein. In 2009, the TCC had the honour of performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem under the baton of Peter Oundjian and, in 2010, with Krzysztof Penderecki and Soundstreams Canada. During the summer of 2011, the Chorus took part in the Melodia Festival in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, and was one of only twenty-five choirs invited to participate in the 9th World Symposium on Choral Music in Argentina. The current concert season, Dance Your Song, features series performances by all 300 choristers and a summer Chamber Choir tour to South Africa. In addition, Ms. Bradley is honoured to have been invited to serve as Guest Clinician and Conductor for Australia’s national choir Gondwana Voices, the Manitoba Honour Choir, and the 7th America Cantat in Bogotá, Colombia.

Elise Bradley is the Artistic Director of the Toronto Children’s Chorus. A passionate musician, career educator, award-winning conductor, and internationally respected adjudicator and clinician, Ms. Bradley served for many years as Head of Department, Music at Westlake Girls’ High School in Auckland, New Zealand, where her Key Cygnetures choir won coveted awards in both Australia and New Zealand. As Music Director of the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, she has also won first-place awards in competitions in Canada, China, and Hong Kong. Since arriving in Toronto, Ms. Bradley has garnered praise for her artistry and deep commitment to children and the art of treble choral music. In 2009, the Choir performed at Haydn Hall in Eisenstadt, Bach’s

Katy Luyk (Choral)

Kathleen Luyk (née Skinner), B.Mus. (University of British Columbia, 2003), M.Mus. Choral Conducting (University of Alberta, 2005), is the executive director of Edmonton’s Kokopelli Choir Association, a non-profit family of community choirs. She is in her fourteenth season with Òran (a young adult choir) and her fourth season with the new adult choir Vacilando. As a conductor, Kathleen strives to pair a well-researched pedagogy of excellence with the notion that choral singing is an incredible force in building community. As a conductor and composer on the Alberta choral scene, Katy has been engaged as a clinician, guest conductor, vocal coach, and adjudicator for choirs and singers around Canada.

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Essi Wuorela (Choral)

of the internationally renowned vocal ensemble, Rajaton for the past 20 years. Rajaton has toured extensively, visiting festivals and concert halls all over the world. The group has recorded 18 albums to great acclaim on the world stage. In addition to their accapella repertoire, they have enjoyed collaborations with major Symphony orchestras worldwide with Abba, Queen and Beatles programs. Ms. Wuorela is also a member of the EVA trio. This Finnish folk-fusion ensemble (voice, cello and kantele) has just released a new EP in anticipation of their upcoming Canadian Tour.

Finnish soprano Essi Wuorela began her career in 1994 with a solo-cd that was widely acclaimed and sold gold in it’s first year. Following this strong debut, she worked as a solo artist for 3 years, touring Finland, performing in a several television music programs and galas. She hosted two television programs, and worked as a freelance musician for various recording projects including collaborations with Heikki Sarmanto and the Tapiola Chamber orchestra, Oulu Symphony orchestra, Lahti Symphony orchestra, Helsinki City Symphony orchestra, Proton String Quartet and several pop & rock bands in their recordings and background vocals for many albums.

As a collaborative artist, Ms. Wuorela has been a member

Andrew Withington (Choral)

of the chamber choir, Consortia. Prior to this, he trained student teachers at the New Zealand Graduate School of Education. Andrew has adjudicated and run choral clinics both in New Zealand and internationally, and is an advisor for the New Zealand Choral Federation and the International Choral Kathaumixw.

Andrew Withington’s choral conducting career began when he was appointed Music Director of the Christchurch Boys’ Choir in 1997 at the age of 18. In 2000, as Senior Scholar in Music at the University of Canterbury, he completed a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours in Conducting, Orchestration and Analysis. After three years as a school teacher, Andrew completed a Master of Music with First Class Honours in Conducting at the University of Auckland.

In 2017, Andrew completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Music (Choral Pedagogy) at the University of Canterbury. During his candidature, he was a Doctoral Scholar, lecturer in undergraduate and graduate conducting, and conductor

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Joel Gray ( Jazz Band)

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, The Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, The Edmonton Jazz Collective, Edmonton Opera, Pro Coro Canada, the Don Berner Sextet, the Prime Time Big Band, the Retrofitz, the Polyjesters, the Tommy Banks Big Band, The New Orleans Connection, and Capital Brass, to name only a few.

Joel is also a veteran in the orchestra pit, having performed many professional musical theatre productions, including the National Broadway Tours of Wicked, Mary Poppins, A Chorus Line, Billy Elliot, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, as well as local professional productions presented at the Citadel Theatre. He has recorded on over 30 CDs and performed numerous times for CBC radio, and played principal trumpet with the ESO in Carnegie Hall in May of 2012.

As a music educator, Joel teaches trumpet and jazz improvisation at MacEwan University and has taught at Augustana University and Keyano College. Since 2004, he has been the director of the award-winning “The Littlebirds” jazz band.

An Edmonton-based freelance trumpeter and music educator with 25-years of experience, Joel Gray has shared the stage with some of the world’s finest artists, including Tommy Banks, Slide Hampton, Diana Krall, Nikki Yanovsky, Lew Tebackin, Allen Vizzutti, Gino Vannelli, Kent Sangster, Hugh Frazer, Jens Lindemann, and commercial talents Frank Sinatra Jr., the Temptations, Gino Vannelli, Wayne Newton, and the Polyjesters.

Known for his versatility, Joel is in high demand in both jazz and classical genres. He is a regular performer with many local artists and diverse musical ensembles, including the

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