Russell Botten – Bassist
Russell Botten, a Victoria BC native, played sax, guitar and keyboard in many different musical settings before settling exclusively with the bass. In 1983 he attended The Banff School of Fine [...]
Ken Lavigne Contemporary Classical Singer
Ken Lavigne is a highly acclaimed tenor who, for the last nine years, has performed on many world stages, including New York’s Carnegie Hall. He has worked with producer David Foster, performed [...]
Roy Styffe – Jazz saxophonist
Roy Styffe Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flute player has performed for the past twenty-five years as a jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flute player. He has his Bachelor of Music Degree [...]
Sean Drabitt
Born in Vancouver and raised in Victoria, Sean Drabitt has earned a reputation as a world class jazz bass player. Spending most of the ’90’s in the vibrant jazz scenes of New York and [...]
Ann Elliott-Goldschmid – Violinist
Violinist Ann Elliott-Goldschmid is a founding member of the renowned Lafayette String Quartet, Artists in Residence at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia. A native of New [...]
Amy Horvey, trumpet
Dubbed “heaven’s trumpeter” by the Toronto-based ensemble Arraymusic, 26-year-old Amy Horvey is one of Canada’s most versatile and original emerging young trumpeters. Amy received her BMus at the [...]
Michael Waters – guitarist/composer
Michael was born and raised in a remote logging and fishing village in the coastal forest of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In his twenties he chose to approach music as a spiritual [...]
Nicholas Jacque – Percussion
A remarkably versatile percussionist, Nicholas Jacques performs as soloist, orchestral musician, and chamber musician. His interests include everything from classical to contemporary music, and [...]
Marc Ryser – piano
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, Mentoring Programme Faculty, Mentoring Programme Faculty 2018
Pianist Marc Ryser performs in North America and Europe. Among the highlights of his solo career are the first performance in Bulgaria of Bela Bartók’s 3rd Piano Concerto (with the Vratsa [...]