Powell River Academy of Music

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Music

Don James, CM Founder & Artistic Director Emeritus	Conducting, Music History, Organ
	B.A., Seattle Pacific University; M.Mus. (Orchestral Conducting) University of Washington; Doctoral studies (Orchestral Conducting) University of Washington; A.R.C.T. (Piano Performance), Royal Conservatory of Music; studies with Elmer Iseler, Sir David Willcocks, Stanley Chapelle, Samuel Krackmalnick

Walter Martella Music Director Artistic Director, International Choral Kathaumixw	Conductor, Trumpet, Piano, Theory, Musicianship, Jazz
	B.Mus. University of Victoria; Diploma in Jazz, Malaspina College; Banff School of Fine Arts Level 1,2,3 B.C.C.F. Conducting Program

Ron Campbell	Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Harmonica, Singing (Popular Styles)
	Guitartist and songwriter, Ron has spent 45 years as performer and teacher. As bandleader or sideman, he's played with hundreds of great musicians.

Patti Coburn	Early Years Creative Music & Movement Program
	Patti has joined the Academy of Music instructors after recently retiring from a long career in the field of Recreation. Patti has a degree in Education and years of program planning, facilitation, coaching and teaching experience with children and adults of all ages.
Steven Cramaro	Saxophone, Accordion & Woodwinds
	B.Mus., B.Ed., University of Victoria.

Toban de Rooy	Violin
	B. Mus.; Suzuki Teachers Training; Orchestra and Ensemble performances include Saskatoon Youth Orchestra, Harmony Chamber Orchestra, Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra, University of Lethbridge Singers, and Musical Theatre groups.
Maryna Gray	Piano & Accompanist
	M.Mus., Kharkiv State Institute of the Arts, Lethbridge Singers, musical theatre groups.
Theresa Hargrave	Voice
	B.A. with Music major, University of Puget Sound; Montessori Teaching Certificate, Montessori Institute of America.
Moira Hopfe-Ostensen Artist in Residence BCRMTA	Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Chamber Music and Collaborative Studies
	B.Mus., M.Mus., A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M., D.M.A. Pianist, Educator, Adjudicator & Clinician College of Examiners- Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music

Joanne Hansen	Conductor
	B.Ed., University of Victoria. Joanne Hansen studied piano in Victoria where she completed her A.R.C.T. in Piano Performance. For many years she taught elementary school music in Powell River but has recently retired.

Ildiko Kelly	Voice, Piano, Conductor
	Artist's Diploma Hungary; Music Studies, Malaspina University College; member of the Zoltán Kodály Society of Hungary

Susan Lines	Voice
	M.A. Vocal Performance, Queen’s University; B.Mus., University of Ulster; B.A. University of Leicester

Lowell Morris	Flute, Music Composition
	B.F.A. Music Compositon and Digital Music, Simon Fraser University; Diploma, Music Composition and Flute Performance, Vancouver Community College; Diploma, Interdisciplinary Studies, Performance Art and Audio, Emily Carr College of Art and Design.

Tim Poole	Saxophone
	Eleven years study with Karen Grave, Ross Taggart, Stan Karp (Capilano College) in saxophone, music theoy and saxophone pedagogy specializing in the"holistic" approach to the saxophone.

Hugh Prichard	Cello
	B.F.A., Concordia University, Montreal. Royal Conservatory Trained, Mississauga Youth Symphony, Toronto Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Andy Redhead	Classical Guitar, Ukelele, Bass
	Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney Spanish Guitar Centre, and privately with Australian Jazz Guitarist George Golla among others. Born in Powell River and spent his career in Australia as a professional Musician and Guitar Teacher. Andy developed a guitar program for the Victorian Education System that focused on students being Industry ready by graduation.
Simon Schumph	Classical Guitar, Music Composition
	B.F.A. Honors Mus., Classical Guitar, York University; Diploma in Music, Capilano College; Completed first year M.Mus. in Classical Guitar Performance, University of Victoria; Studied Composition and Theory, Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Lesley Sutherland	Conductor
	B.Mus. in Composition, University of British Columbia. Lesley is a composer and choral conductor with 25 years experience leading children’s choirs, youth choirs and community choirs in Vancouver and Tsawwassen BC, composing and arranging a large repertoire of choral music.

Olga Tereshchenko	Piano
	Graduate (piano performance), Gnesinysh State College of Music, Moscow

Pam Wadden	Voice
	B.Mus., St. Francis Xavier University
Lyell Woloschuk	Drums & Percussion
	Certificate, Berklee College of Music (Performance Drums); Diploma, Art Institute of Vancouver (Professional Recording Arts)

Dance

Laszlo Tamasik Director	Ballet, Jazz Modern Dance
	Graduate of the Hungarian Ballet Institute, Budapest and the Szeged National Theatre Company; studied in France with Rosella Hightower, Anton Dolin and Mr. Franchetti
Paige Anderson Artistic Director/Manager	Ballet, Lyrical & Choreographer
	Studied at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and under the Alberta Ballet School. National competitive ice dancer; choreographed competitive numbers for figure skaters and dancers. Choreographed many ice shows and musical theatre productions.

Visual Arts

Megan Dulcie-Dill	Art Instructor, Administrator ArtReach Program
	B.F.A., Nova Scotia College of Art; art studies at University of Toronto and Victoria College of Art, University of Victoria
Barbara Langmaid	Instructor
	B.A., California State University, Chico