New Era Music Festivals Presents..
April 28-30th, 2017
SunPeaks, British Columbia
April 28-30, 2017
Director’s Message
Welcome to the 18th annual Cantando Festival. We are hosting
Cantando festivals this year in Edmonton, Sun Peaks and Whistler
and are thrilled to have over 6000 participants from western
Canada and the northwestern USA take part in this musical
event.
The Edmonton festival is our oldest festival and the main
reason that music teachers and students keep returning is the
opportunity to perform in the amazing Winspear Centre for
Music. This hall, the home of the Edmonton Symphony, keeps
getting rave reviews from professional musicians from around
the world. I hope our young participants will return to this hall
many times to hear everything from pop to country to classical
music in this amazing acoustic. Guest artists at the festival this
year include the Calgary Wind Symphony, the River City Big
Band, the Grant MacEwan University Percussion Ensemble, the
University of Alberta Madrigal Singers and the Kokopelli Choir. The highlight of the festival will be
the Tuesday evening performance of the Finnish vocal group Rajaton.
The Sun Peaks festival is a small intimate festival in a mountain resort setting. We continue the
tradition of bringing outstanding community and university ensembles as guest artists at the
festival. Making their third appearance at this festival is the University of Manitoba wind ensemble
and the Vancouver Youth Choir appears for their second consecutive performance. These young
musicians serve in several capacities at the festival – from moving students to venue to venue to
presenting masterclasses and concerts.
The Whistler Cantando festival is host to the National Youth Band of Canada and we very much look
forward to their performances at the festival. This ensemble is chosen from amongst the best young
musicians in the country and this year are led by Jeremy Brown, a friend and Alberta colleague and
overall outstanding musician. As well, a very popular vocal group from California called M-pact will
be featured on the Saturday evening performance.
We are thrilled to offer another opportunity for school music groups next year – a Cantando music
festival in Puerto Vallarta. Several directors have bemoaned the fact that the Canadian $ doesn’t
buy them much in the USA anymore and the somewhat unstable European situation makes travel
difficult there. Cuba is also experiencing a rapid price inflation now that Americans can travel there
freely so we looked around and found an opportunity in Mexico. We are combining the same
performance opportunities with the chance to work with young Mexican musicians – not near as
fortunate as Canadians. We think this experience will be life-changing in many ways – for both the
Mexican music students and the Canadian participants in the festival.
Enjoy your Cantando experience.
Dr. Dennis Prime
Cantando Festival Director
Introduction | 3
Sun Peaks Cantando Music Festival
Festival-At-A-Glance
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Friday April 28
Band Workshops
Student Social
Choral Performances
& Workshops
Director’s Reception
Jazz Ensemble Performances
& Workshops
Concert Band Performances
& Workshops
Mass Choir Rehearsal
Concert: University of
Manitoba Wind Ensemble
Saturday April 29
Concert Band Performances & Workshops
Jazz Ensemble Performances & Workshops
Choral Performances
& Workshops
Sunday April 30
Instrumental Masterclasses
Vancouver Youth Choir
Open Rehearsal
4 | Introduction
Catholic Mass
Concert: Vancouver
Youth Choir & Festival
Mass Choir
April 28-30, 2017
Event Map
Bentos
The Grand
Introduction | 5
Sun Peaks Cantando Music Festival
Concert Band
Friday April 28th
Bentos
Time
Ensemble Name & Director
3:00-3:50pm
4:00-4:50pm
5:30pm
Hometown
Mass Brass Warmup
Mass Woodwind Warmup
Onoway Honours Band
Onoway, AB
Ellie Neufeld
Saturday April 29th Morning
Grand Ballroom
Time
8:00am
8:30am
9:00am
9:30am
10:00am
10:30am
11:00am
Ensemble Name & Director
Holy Cross Grade 9 Concert Band
Han-Ah Park
Clayburn Middle School Concert Band
Doug Pritchard
Pacific Academy Grade 9 Concert Band
James Caswell
St Francis Concert Band
Brigida Battistessa
Edmonton Christian High School Concert Band
Joe Fritz
CFIS Senior Concert Band
Andrew Bacsalmasi
Scott Creek Middle School Band
Laureen Aspinall
6 | Concert Band Performances & Workshops
Hometown
Surrey, BC
Abbotsford, BC
Surrey, BC
Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Calgary, AB
Coquitlam, BC
April 28-30, 2017
Saturday April 29 Afternoon
Grand Ballroom
Noon Hour Concert
University of Manitoba Chamber Wind Groups
Flute Trio (flute and piano)
Clarinet Duet
Clarinet Quartet
Saxophone Quintet
Trumpet Duet
Brass Quintet
Brass Choir
Xylophone Solo
Time
1:00pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
2:30pm
3:00pm
3:30pm
4:00pm
4:30pm
Ensemble Name & Director
Panorama Ridge Grade 9 Band
Ron Davis
Holy Cross Grade 8 Concert Band
Jeff Cabralda
Terry Fox Concert Band
Ryan Cho
Pacific Academy Grade 10 Concert Band
James Caswell
CCHS Concert Band
Susan Gerrior
Panorama Ridge Grade 10 Concert Band
Ron Davis
Riverside Secondary Concert Band
Glenda Ottens
Vegreville Composite Senior Band
Maureen Yule
Hometown
Surrey, BC
Surrey, BC
Port Coquitlam, BC
Surrey, BC
Canmore, AB
Surrey, BC
Port Coquitlam, BC
Vegreville, AB
Concert Band Performances & Workshops | 7
Sun Peaks Cantando Music Festival
Concert Choir
Friday April 28th
Grand Ballroom
Time
3:00pm
3:30pm
4:00pm
4:30pm
5:00pm
5:30pm
6:00pm
Ensemble Name & Director
Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir
Judy McPherson
Panorama Ridge Junior Choir
Ron Davis
Terry Fox Concert Choir
Ryan Cho
Pacific Academy Choir
Dave Rosborough
St Francis Chamber Choir
Brigida Battistessa
Edmonton Christian High School Choir
Joe Fritz
Holy Cross Grade 8/9 Choir
Jeff Cabralda
Friday April 28th
Bentos
Time
Ensemble Name
7:30
Mass Choir Rehearsal
8 | Choral Performances & Workshops
Hometown
Kamloops, BC
Surrey, BC
Port Coquitlam, BC
Surrey, BC
Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Surrey, BC
April 28-30, 2017
Saturday April 29th
McGillivray Room
Time
Ensemble Name
11:00am
Choir Director’s Clinic
Saturday April 29th
Bentos
Time
2:00pm
5:30pm
Time
9:00am
Ensemble Name & Director
Mass Choir Rehearsal
Panorama Ridge Junior Vocal Jazz
Ron Davis
Hometown
Surrey, BC
Sunday April 30th
Bentos
Ensemble Name
Open Rehearsal with Vancouver Youth Choir
Choral Performances & Workshops | 9
Sun Peaks Cantando Music Festival
Instrumental Masterclasses
Sunday April 30th
The Grand
Time
Masterclass
Location
8:00-8:50am
8:00-8:50am
9:00-9:50am
9:00-9:50am
9:00-9:50am
10:00-10:50am
10:00-10:50am
10:00-10:50am
11:00-11:50am
11:00-11:50am
11:00-11:50am
Flute
Percussion
Oboe/Bassoon
Clarinet
Low Brass
Trumpet
Horn
Director’s Workshop
Saxophone
Trombone
Director’s Workshop
Grand Ballroom
Alpine Room
McGillivray Room
Grand Ballroom
Alpine Room
Grand Ballroom
Alpine Room
McGillivray Room
Grand Ballroom
Alpine Room
McGillivray Room
10 | Instrumental Masterclasses
April 28-30, 2017
Jazz Ensembles
Friday April 28th
Bentos
Time
Ensemble Name & Director
Hometown
6:30pm
Pacific Academy Grade 9 Jazz Band
James Caswell
Surrey, BC
Saturday April 29th
Bentos
Time
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
4:30pm
Ensemble Name & Director
Panorama Ridge Grade 9 Jazz Band
Ron Davis
Vegreville Composite Jazz Band
Maureen Yule
Panorama Ridge Grade 10 Jazz Band
Ron Davis
Pacific Academy Grade 10 Jazz Band
James Caswell
Clayburn Middle School Jazz Band
Doug Pritchard
CCHS Jazz Band
Susan Gerrior
St Francis Jazz Ensemble
Brigida Battistessa
Hometown
Surrey, BC
Vegreville, AB
Surrey, BC
Surrey, BC
Abbotsford, BC
Canmore, AB
Calgary, AB
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Sun Peaks Cantando Music Festival
Evening Events
Friday April 28th 8:30-10:30pm
Bentos
Student Social Dance
Friday April 28th 8:30-10:30pm
McGillivray Room
Director’s Reception
12 | Evening Concerts
April 28-30, 2017
Friday April 28th 7:30 & 9:00pm
Grand Ballroom
University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble
Jacquie Dawson, Director
Program to be chosen from:
Masque Kenneth Hesketh
Paris Sketches
Martin Ellerby
Lux Aurumque
Eric Whitacre
Hymn to a Blue Hour
John Mackey
Cathedrals
Kathryn Salfelder
Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition
Moussorgsky/trans. Hindsley
Time
Groups Assigned
7:30pm
Canmore Collegiate High School
Clayburn Middle School
F.E. Osborne Junior High School
Panorama Ridge Secondary School
Riverside Secondary School
Scott Creek Middle School
St Francis High School
Terry Fox Secondary School
Vegreville Composite High School
Calgary French & International School
Edmonton Christian High School
Holy Cross Regional High School
Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir
Onoway Junior Senior High School
Pacific Academy
9:00pm
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University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble
Now in its fourth decade, the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble continues to program
and perform first-class repertoire, including works by Benson, Grainger, Hindemith, Holst,
Husa, and Schwantner. The Chamber Winds (an offshoot of the wind ensemble) offers
students an opportunity to perform works written for smaller forces, including antiphonal
brass music by Gabrieli, serenades by Mozart and Dvorak, and theatre music by Kurt
Weill. The ensemble has also been active in commissioning and performing new music for
winds, including pieces by Canadian composers Bruce Carlson, Allan Gilliland and Michael
Matthews.
14 | Evening Concerts
April 28-30, 2017
Saturday April 29th 7PM
Bentos
Catholic Mass
Music By Holy Cross Regional
Saturday April 29th 7:30 & 9:00pm
Grand Ballroom
Vancouver Youth Choir
Carrie Tennant, Director
Conversion of Saul
Z. Randall Stroope
Grace Before Sleep
Susan Labarr
Hosanna to the Son of David
Thomas Weelkes
Izar Ederrak
Josu Elberdin
Perseus
Kristopher Fulton*
The Circle of Life
Elton John, arr. Anna Abeleda
The Luckiest
Ben Folds, arr. JIm Clements
When the Earth Stands Still
Don MacDonald*
Interval
Festival Mass Choir
Jennifer Lang and Carrie Tennant, Director
Balia di Sehu
Rivers and Roads
Etty Toppenberg arr. Rufo Odor
arranged by Sasha Niechoda
Evening Concerts | 15
Sun Peaks Cantando Music Festival
Time
Groups Assigned
7:30pm
Calgary French & International School
Canmore Collegiate High School
Clayburn Middle School
F.E. Osborne Junior High School
Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir
Onoway Junior Senior High School
Scott Creek Middle School
Terry Fox Secondary School
Vegreville Composite High School
Edmonton Christian High School
Holy Cross Regional High School
Pacific Academy
Panorama Ridge Secondary School
Riverside Secondary School
St Francis High School
9:00pm
16 | Evening Concerts
April 28-30, 2017
VAncouver Youth Choir
The Vancouver Youth Choir is the lower mainland’s newest choir for singers aged 15-23.
Founded by Carrie Tennant, the Vancouver Youth Choir provides an opportunity for
advanced singers to pursue challenging and eclectic music in a supportive and joyful
environment. Artistry and authentic communication are the goals of this young choir, who
present music from Fleet Foxes to Gyorgy Orban. The choir began its very first season
fall of 2013, and at Christmas presented its first concert in collaboration with the VSO
School of Music Children’s Choir. This spring, VYC participated in a private workshop
with Rajaton (Finland), shared the stage in concerts with Kamiak Choirs (Seattle, WA),
Glendora High School choirs (Glendora, CA), and Rhythm N’ Roots Choir, and collaborated
with several local high school choirs in the lower mainland. In their second season, the
Vancouver Youth Choir is excited to announce that they will be an Associate Choir of
the Vancouver Chamber Choir. As an Associate Choir, VYC will perform in three concerts
with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, including, in spring of 2015, the Faure Requiem at
the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. VYC is thrilled to be participating in the Sun Peaks
Cantando Festival.
Evening Concerts | 17
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Adjudicators
Angela Schroeder (Concert Band)
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 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.
Jacquie Dawson (Concert Band)
Noted for her unique ability to create an inspiring ensemble
experience and sculpt an impressive wind band sound,
Jacquie Dawson has had a marked impact on the wind band
community in Manitoba for two decades. She is in demand
as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator across
Canada. Guest conducting engagements have included
the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Rising Stars Manitoba
Senior Honour Band, the Manitoba Intermediate Honour
Band, the Manitoba Junior Honour Band, the International
Music Camp, and numerous regional and divisional honour bands. Jacquie has been
published in the Canadian Music Educator Journal and the Canadian Winds Journal. She
has presented at conferences in Newfoundland and Manitoba as well as the Canadian
Music Educators’ Association National Conference. Jacquie served on the board of
directors of the Manitoba Band Association from 1999 – 2005 and remains very active
with various MBA projects and programs. She is in her eighth season as Artistic Director of
The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble.
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Sun Peaks Cantando Music Festival
Fred Stride (Jazz Band)
Fred Stride has been an active professional musician in
Vancouver, Canada for more than 30 years. A graduate of the
UBC School of Music, Fred studied in Los Angeles with Dick
Grove at the Dick Grove Music Workshops. Fred spent about
10 years working with Tommy Banks on various television
and theatre projects in both BC and Alberta, including the
1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Despite Fred’s trumpet
playing background, it is his writing for which he has become
best known. Fred has received numerous commissions from
many performers and ensembles including much of the
music for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1988
Calgary Winter Olympics and original music for the Opening
Ceremonies of Expo 86. Besides his busy schedule as a composer and arranger, Fred is also
active as a guest conductor, teacher, clinician and adjudicator. Fred has a Master’s degree
in composition from the University of Victoria, and teaches jazz theory, jazz arranging and
direct the Jazz Ensemble I at the University of British Columbia.
Jennifer Lang (Choral)
Dr. Jennifer Lang is currently an Assistant Professor of Music
Education at the University of Saskatchewan where she
directs the Greystone Singers and the University Chorus.
While completing her graduate studies at the University
of Western Ontario, Jennifer instructed advanced choral
techniques and music education courses at the Don Wright
Faculty of Music and Faculty of Education. In addition to
serving as Program Coordinator for Musical Futures Canada,
she was an instructor in the Teaching Support Centre,
director of the UWO Choir and a conductor within the
Amabile Boy’s and Men’s choirs of London, ON.
Prior to completing her doctorate, Jennifer served as a
program leader of vocal and instrumental secondary school music with the District of
Niagara Arts Academy in the District School Board of Niagara.
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April 28-30, 2017
Kathleen 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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