KIMBERLEY DENIS — EDMONTON
kimdenis-at-hotmail.com Currently conductor of Shumayela with the Kokopelli Choir Association, Assistant Conductor of Vacilando with the Kokopelli Choir Association, Project Conductor with the Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus, Previously conducted Nota Bene Youth Choir, Mount Royal Youth Choir, a number of different church choirs. CLINICIAN FOR Children's/elementary school choir Junior youth/junior high school Youth/high school choir Adult community choir — auditioned Adult community choir — non-auditioned Church choir Adult treble choir Adult lower-voice choir POTENTIAL TOPICS Rehearsing/performing music from the traditional canon Rehearsing/performing contemporary styles Rehearsing/performing folk/pan cultural musics Vocal technique Movement, choreography, and creative performance Sight reading and/or aural skills Creative approaches in rehearsal Teaching music by rote + other workshop activities KAREN PORKKA — EDMONTON
porkkakaren-at-gmail.com Conductor of V.I.N.E. (Vocal Improvisation Network of Edmonton) and the Soul Song Circle Singers CLINICIAN FOR Youth/high school choir Adult community choir -- auditioned Adult community choir -- non-auditioned University choir Church choir Vocal jazz ensemble/a cappella group Adult treble choir Adult lower-voice choir POTENTIAL TOPICS Circlesinging and Vocal Improvisation ENDORSEMENT Rhiannon -a world master improviser and contemporary of Bobby McFerrin and his improvisational Circlesong method. I am a recommended teacher on her website www.rhiannonmusic.com |
DR. BRENDAN LORD — EDMONTON
brendan-at-choiralberta.ca Recent conductor of Sangkor Women's Choir CLINICIAN FOR Youth/high school choir Adult community choir — auditioned Adult community choir — non-auditioned University choir, church choir Adult treble choir POTENTIAL TOPICS Rehearsing/performing music from the traditional canon Rehearsing/performing folk/pan cultural musics Vocal technique Sight reading and/or aural skills Creative approaches in rehearsal Teaching music by rote + other workshop activities NICOLE HOUNJET — CALGARY
Currently conducting/recently conducted: Westwinds Music Society (Women's Choir, Green Choir, Tour Choir) Central Memorial High School (PVA Chamber Choir, Concert Choir) Centennial High School (Concert Choir, Vocal Jazz Ensemble) Foothills Composite High School (Concert Choir) Alberta High School of Fine Arts (Vocal Ensemble) CLINICIAN FOR Children's/elementary school choir Junior youth/junior high school Youth/high school choir Adult community choir — non-auditioned Church choir Adult treble choir POTENTIAL TOPICS Rehearsing/performing music from the traditional canon Rehearsing/performing contemporary styles Rehearsing/performing folk/pan cultural musics Vocal technique Sight reading and/or aural skills Creative approaches in rehearsal ENDORSEMENT Brendan Lord, DMus - Executive Director of Choir Alberta "In my role as Executive Director of Choir Alberta, I work frequently with music educators from across the province. Simply put, Nicole stands out as one of the best. Since first meeting her in 2011, I have come to know her as a passionate music educator with an unwavering commitment to her students. She consistently demonstrates consummate pedagogical skills, outstanding leadership abilities, and a depth and breadth of musical expertise paralleled by few. Although Nicole is a teacher and conductor of bands and musical theatre, I am most familiar with her work with Foothills Composite High School Vocal Ensemble, Foothills Composite High School Concert Choir, and Westwinds Women’s Choir. Her leadership of these ensembles demonstrates a keen understanding of repertoire, a comprehensive knowledge of the human voice, a clear sense of musical vision, and excellence in conducting gesture. It is evident that she is driven by a sense of artistry and musical excellence – performances by her ensembles are consistently of the highest quality. One of Nicole’s many gifts is her ability to elicit the very best from her student musicians. This is not only a result of excellence in teaching – Nicole has developed an extensive toolkit with respect to choral techniques – but also of the strength of relationships Nicole forges with them. On the Podium, there is a clear mutual trust; in a more casual setting, interactions with her student musicians are encouraging, caring, and genuine." |
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