Musical Leadership

Conductor Alice Maundrell

Alice has been in choirs all her life. She teaches band, choir and musical theatre at Edward Milne Community School and is the conductor of the Esquimalt Military Wives Choir. Alice serves on the Board of the BC Music Educators Association.

"I have always been quite musical, though choral conducting is an area in which I am still growing, as my primary background is instrumental music. I approach this work with curiosity, humility, and a strong commitment to lifelong learning.
Growing up, I participated in concert band, jazz band, and pit band for a high school musical theatre production. I studied piano for approximately 10 years, and by the time I graduated high school I had completed Grade 8 Piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music.

While I no longer play piano at the same technical level, it remains a foundational skill and a significant asset in my work; supporting musical theatre, band instruction, score study, and running effective choir rehearsals."

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Accompanist Allie Picketts

Allie Picketts is a musician and poet with many years of teaching, writing, editing, and performing experience. She was born and raised on the stolen lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), scəw̓aθən (Tsawwassen), and other Coast Salish Peoples, and is thankful to have lived within the traditional territory of the T'Sou-ke Nation since 2010, with the exception of three years in the Cayman Islands. Allie received her ARCT from the Royal Conservatory of Music and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria, both in piano performance, and is a registered music teacher with the BCRMTA. She can normally be found with an instrument, in the forest, or both.

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