Programs

Adam Robertson

Instructor

Adam Robertson is a versatile drummer, percussionist and composer with strong West Coast roots.

Steve Wallace

Instructor

Steve Wallace is one of Canada’s foremost jazz bassists.

Greg Bush

Faculty

In addition to his broad teaching experience Greg has also enjoyed a career as a busy freelance jazz trumpet player, arranger, composer and conductor.

Cayleigh Borsboom

Instructor

She spent two years at Humber College in Toronto studying under the greats of the Canadian music industry before making Courtenay her home.

James Darling

Instructor

James holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from VIU and has studied piano with Phil Dwyer, Bob Murphy and Steve Smith.

Paul Colthorpe

Conductor

Sean Mooney

Pianist

Lori Mazey

Director

Lori Mazey teaches Theatre Arts and Dance at G.P. Vanier Secondary School in Courtenay, BC. She has her degree in Theatre, her Masters in Educational Leadership, and is an Associate of Trinity College in London for Speech Arts.

Carol Anne Parkinson

Music Director

Carol Anne Parkinson is a joyful singer, voice teacher and conductor. She earned her Bachelor of Music from UBC in 1995 and continued to study with master teacher Arlene McIntyre from 2000-2005. As a chorister, she has cherished memories of singing with the Cap Singers at Kathaumixw, with UBC Choral Union under the direction of Diane Loomer, earning first place in the Markdoberdorf choral festival in Germany with the University Singers, recording two CD’s with the Vancouver Cantata Singers, and more recently, singing with Island Voices.

Cascadia Strings

Instructors

Formerly “Cascadia Quartet”, formed in 2015, Award-winning Cascadia Strings is an initiative to bring diverse chamber music repertoire to audiences, fusing together iconic original works with well-crafted arrangements of popular music of the last century, all in the vision to bring live, meaningful musical experiences to new venues and music-lovers in Victoria and beyond. 

Tyson Doknjas

Instructor

Campbell River native, Tyson Doknjas, is an active freelance violinist and private teacher in Victoria. He is a member of the Victoria Symphony and performs with various groups on Vancouver Island, including Pacific Opera Victoria, Victoria Baroque, Pacific Baroque Festival, and Aventa Ensemble.

Livea Gill Harding

Choreographer

Music and choreography have been the driving force and passion for Livea from a very early age. Her love, appreciation and respect for dance and performance art encompasses many forms of expression from jazz, contemporary, improvisation, lyrical, street dance and musical theatre.

Kathryn Wiebe

Instructor

Originally from Windsor, Ontario, Kathryn is an active & versatile freelance violinist and educator on Vancouver Island. Her passionate and intuitive musicianship has brought her the opportunity to perform with distinguished ensembles around Canada and the USA.

Jessica Pickersgill

Instructor

Violist Jessica Pickersgill’s passion of music started at a young age and has since blossomed into a genuine wish to allow others to fall in love with music though her performance. As a result she has played for audiences at home in Canada and around the world including Italy, Russia and America.

Erin Tinney

Instructor

Originally from Burns Lake, BC, Erin is a freelance cellist, session musician and cello teacher, now settled in beautiful Victoria, BC. As a young artist, she performed her solo set at the “Listen Up” Festival in Vancouver and was selected to record her compositions at CBC Radio 2.

Derek Stanyer

Instructor

Derek Stanyer grew up in Langley, BC. He received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria in 2010, and his Masters of Music from the University of Ottawa in 2012 on full scholarship. He has won numerous awards and prizes, including finalist in the national Knigge Piano Competition