Faculty

Music

Don James, CM
Founder & Music Director
Conducting, Music History, Organ

B.A., Seattle Pacific University; M. Mus. (Orchestral Conducting) University of Washington; Doctoral studies (Orchestral Conducting) University of Washington; ARCT (Piano Performance), Royal Conservatory of Music; studies with Elmer Iseler, Sir David Willcocks, Stanley Chapelle, Samuel Krackmalnick

Janet Bingham Violin, Pre-school music

B.A., University of Berkley; A.A., Napa College; Secondary Teacher’s Certificate, California State; British Columbia Teacher’s Certificate, University of Victoria; Suzuki Continuing Education Certificates, University of Western Washington; Pedagogy with William Starr, Doris Prevcils, Mihuko Hirata, Marian Schreiber

Ron Campbell Guitar
Guitartist and songwriter, Ron has spent 45 years as performer and teacher. As bandleader or sideman, he’s played with hundreds of great musicians.

Roy Carson Bassoon & Double Reeds
B.Mus, University of Victoria

Paul Cummings Conductor, Trombone
B. Mus., University of British Columbia, M. Mus. (choral conducting) Western Washington University

Andreas David Percussion
Certificate, Yamaha Music School Hamburg, Germany; Author of HiHat Masters (instructional drum book); live concert, television.

Bob Drage Guitar
B.Sc, University of British Columbia; studied flemenco in Mexico; studied guitar in Val d’Isere

Caroline Hoekstra Conductor
M.ED; University of Calgary; member of the Academy Chamber Choir

Maryna Gray Piano & Accompanist
M.Mus., Kharkiv State Institute of the Arts

Ildiko Kelly Voice, Piano, Conductor,  Girl's Choir
Artists Diploma Hungary; Music Studies, Malaspina University College

Jacob Krauss Guitar, Double Bass
Jazz Studies, Vancouver Island University

Walter Martella Conductor, Trumpet, Piano, Theory, Musicianship, Jazz
B. Mus.University of Victoria; Diploma in Jazz, Malaspina College; studied with Elmer Iseler, Don Thompson, Hugh Fraser, Alan Matheson and at the Banff School of Fine Arts.

Lowell Morris Flute, Music Composition
BFA Music Compositon and Digital Music, Simon Fraser University; Diploma Music Composition and Flute Performance Vancouver Community College; Diploma Interdisciplinart Studies, Performance Art and Audio, Emily Carr College of Art and Design

Richard Olfert Organ
B. Ed., University of Victoria; Diploma Sorbonne, France

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"holistc" approach to the saxophone

Cathy Reckenberg
on leave
Violin
B. Mus., University of Victoria; B.Ed., University of British Columbia; Advanced Violin Studies, The Glenn Gould School

Jack Russell Percussion
Studio musician and professional performer

Denise Swan Early Childhood Music
BA 1st year Special Honors Music, York University;  Music for Babies, Barbara Cass-Beggs; ARCT (Piano Pedagogy),  Music in Early Childhood and Orff Teacher Certification (Level III), Royal Conservatory of Music

Megan Skidmore Voice
B.Mus & M. M. McGill University in voice performance; Further studies at the Wiener Meisterkurze in Vienna, the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Franz Schubert Institut in Baden bei Wien

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

Bill Vander Hoeven Recorder, Early Music, Instrument Builder
Music Training in Holland; Early Music, University of British Columbia; choral conducting with Elmer Iseler

Laura Wallace Cello, Violin, Luthier, Ceilish Fiddle Ensemble
B.Sc, University of Victoria; Suzuki violin studies, fiddle with Doug Thordarson, Vancouver; Cello with Gillian Epp, Victoria; Luthier (violin restoration and making) with R. Kim Tipper, Victoria

Pam Wadden Voice
B. Mus, Mount Allison University.

Theatre

Carma Sacree
Director
Drama, Speech Arts, Music Theatre
 

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

Visual Arts

Megan Dulcie-Dill
Art Instructor, Administrator ArtReach Program
BFA; Nova Scotia College of Art, art studies at University of Toronto, Victoria College of Art, University of Victoria

Barbara Langmaid Instructor
B.A., California State University, Chico

Alfred Muma Instructor
  Printmaker for over 30 years; curator of Among Friends Studio and Gallery