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Dave Garson - Fredericton, NB

Services & Contact Info:
​Conductor, Clinician, Adjudicator, Individual Lessons, Group Lessons, Online Sessions
Primary Instrument: Trumpet
Comfortable with brass instruments: Trpt - BEGINNER to POST-SECONDARY;
                                                                   F horn + Trbn + Euph - BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE
Languages: English
Willing to travel.
Would like to be more involved in adjudication.

​Email >> [email protected]
​Website / Social Media >> N/A
LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVE
Bachelor of Music - performance - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC - 1984
Master of Music - performance - Northwestern University, Chicago - 1988

40 years teaching experience - lessons, clinics, masterclasses - all ages & levels 1985-2025
  • Professor of Trumpet (sabbatical leave - 1 year) - Memorial University, St. Johns, NF - 95-96
  • Trumpet instructor - Upper Canada College, Toronto, ON - 10 years 1986 - 1997
  • Halifax Community Band Festival
  • Bathurst Band and Choral Festival
  • Charlottetown Schools Band Camp

Selected ensembles performed with:
  • Canadian Opera Co Orchestra - section trumpet 1988 - 1995
  • National Ballet of Canada Orchestra
  • Hamilton Philharmonic
  • Roy Thompson Hall Orchestra
  • Calgary Philharmonic
  • Symphony Nova Scotia
  • Hannaford Street Silver Band
  • Toronto Winds
  • Alberta Winds
  • Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
  • Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
  • University of Victoria Wind Symphony
  • University of Victoria Symphony Orchestra
  • Second Chances Band - Fredericton

James Kalyn - Sackville, NB

Services & Contact Info:
​Conductor, Clinician, Adjudicator
Primary Instrument: Clarinet
Comfortable with most band instruments: Trpt, Horn, Trbn, Euph, Tuba, Perc, Drum Set, Gtr, Bass - INTERMEDIATE;
                                                                            Flute, Oboe, Bsn, Clar. sax - POST-SECONDARY
Languages: English & French
Willing to travel.
Fluent in classical and jazz styles.

​Email >> [email protected]
​Website / Social Media >> N/A
LEARN MORE ABOUT JAMES
40 years of playing and conducting at collegiate and professional levels, including conservatories and universities in the US and Canada. Performed regularly with the Cleveland Orchestra, in pit orchestras in Toronto, and in concert halls across Europe, North America, and China. 

Jeff MacQuarrie - Bathurst, NB

Services & Contact Info:
​Conductor, Clinician, Adjudicator, Individual Lessons, Group Lessons, Online Sessions
Primary Instrument: Trumpet
Comfortable with most band instruments: Trpt - BEGINNER to POST-SECONDARY;
​                                                                            All Others - BEGINNER to ADVANCED.
Languages: English
Willing to travel.

​Email >> [email protected]
​Website / Social Media >> N/A
LEARN MORE ABOUT JEFF
Education
  • Studied trumpet with Andrew Alcorn (high school) and James Hargreaves (St. FX).
  • Bachelor of Classical Trumpet Performance, 1997.
  • Bachelor of Education (Secondary Music), 1999.
  • Additional studies: conducting, jazz studies, instrumental methods.
Teaching Career
  • 26 years teaching in the New Brunswick public school system.
  • Teaches grades 9–12 Music at Bathurst High School.
  • Directs extracurricular bands, choirs, drama, musical theatre, student leadership, and tech.
  • Offers instrumental, vocal, rock band, and music technology courses.
Ensembles & Leadership
  • Founder/conductor of Phantom Jazz Band and Ottoni Brass Ensemble.
  • Assistant conductor of Bathurst Community Concert Band.
  • President of the New Brunswick Band Association.
Performance Highlights
  • Soloist at provincial and national festivals.
  • Former member: National Youth Band of Canada (2 years, principal trumpet), Nova Scotia Youth Wind Ensemble (9 years, principal trumpet), St. FX Big Band (6 years, ead trumpet), St. FX Brass Quintet, Chester Brass Band, Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra.
  • Current performer with Maritime Winds, BCCB, Ottoni Ensemble, Phantom Jazz, and as a soloist.

Richard Hornsby - Fredericton, NB

Services & Contact Info:
​Conductor, Clinician, Adjudicator, Individual Lessons
Primary Instrument: Clarinet
Comfortable with clarinet & saxophone: BEGINNER to POST-SECONDARY.

​Languages: English
Willing to travel.

​Email >> [email protected]
​Website / Social Media >> N/A
LEARN MORE ABOUT RICHARD
Formed and conducted public school and university bands in Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Experienced adjudicator and clinician all over Canada. Four decades of private teaching experience on clarinets and saxophones and conducting.