2012 Clinicians
Gene Aulinger
Gene, and his wife Diane, live in North Battleford. Gene currently works with the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band and Light of Christ Roman Catholic School Division Bands.
Previous to that, Gene taught for the Living Sky Public School Division. He directed high school Bands and Choirs , and was the Music Consultant for the division. After retiring from classroom work, he accepted a position as the Arts Consultant with the Living Sky School Division.
He received a B.A. with Teaching Credentials from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater in 1974. After completing several courses at the University of Saskatchewan, he continued at Northwestern State University in Louisiana, and completed a M.M. in 1998. read more.....
Jason Caslor
Dr. Jason Caslor currently serves as Assistant Professor of Instrumental Conducting at Memorial University in St. John's, NL where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches conducting. He recently completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts (Conducting) at Arizona State University where his principal conducting teacher was Professor Gary Hill. Other mentors include Dr. Dale J. Lonis and Dr. Fraser Linklater. read more.....
Jane Pinch
Jane began her Bachelor of Music Education degree in Saskatoon, and completed the degree at the University of Regina in 1996. She taught instrumental music in the Regina Public schools, teaching at the high school and in the elementary program at Campbell Collegiate, and in the Thom Collegiate area, teaching elementary concert and jazz band. Jane is the director of the Prairie Winds Intermediate Band, a community based adult band in Regina. Her late father, D’Arcy Mossing, established many band programs throughout the province. read more......
Brian Unverricht
Born, raised, and educated in Saskatchewan, Brian pursued further studies in New Jersey, Australia, Strasbourg, and the University of Calgary. For many years he taught band, choir, jazz studies, guitar, and general music to students from grades seven through university level in Saskatoon, Australia, PEI, and the DND schools in Germany. He is currently a sessional instructor at the University of Saskatchewan, teaching music education classes.
Tom VanSeters
Well known as a performer/composer on the Canadian jazz scene for many years, pianist Tom Van Seters currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta where he teaches full-time in the Music Program at Grant MacEwan University. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Toronto and served for three years as Assistant Professor of jazz studies at the Brandon University School of Music in Manitoba. read more...
Lisa Hornung - Concert Choirs
Saskatchewan born mezzo-soprano Lisa Hornung has been acclaimed for performances in repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary composers. Her voice has been called “rich and powerful” and her stage presence has “inspired audiences and musicians alike”. Most often heard in Handel’s Messiah, Ms. Hornung’s orchestral performances also include Beethoven’s Mass in C major, Mozart’s Requiem, Coronation Mass and Vesperae solennes de Confessore, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, the Durufle Requiem, Ruth Watson-Henderson’s From Darkness to Light, Verdi’s Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Vaughn William’s Magnificat, The May Queen by Bennett and the Alto Rhapsody by Brahms. read more....
Jeff Johnson
Born in Winnipeg, Mr. Johnson was educated at the University of Manitoba where he completed degrees in both Music and Education.
Mr. Johnson has been actively involved in music and music education as an educator, clinician, coordinator, guest conductor, performer and adjudicator for over 20 years. He spent many years on both the Concert & Jazz Faculty at IMC-International Music Camp and was the founder and Coordinator of the Manitoba Band Association Selkirk Summer Band Workshop for 10 years. read more.....
Deidre Baird
Deidre has had extensive experience during the past 25 years working as a music educator at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels in Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia.
During the 1990’s, Deidre served as the Head of the Voice Department at the University of Regina’s Conservatory of Music and Dance. While teaching at the University, she was the conductor of the University of Regina Concert Choir, and she founded the Conservatory of Music and Dance Vocal Jazz Ensemble.