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About the Director
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DR. DENNIS PRIME is a well
known clarinetist, conductor, educator and arts administrator.
He has served as Dean of Music at the renowned New World School
of the Arts in Miami, Florida as well as on the faculties
of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, the University
of Wisconsin in Madison, the University of Alberta in Edmonton
and served as the Director of Canada’s 2nd largest music school,
Alberta College Conservatory for over 15 years.
He has performed as soloist, conductor and chamber musician
throughout the world including North America, South America,
Europe, Asia and Australia. He has served as guest conductor
for several North American festivals and music workshops
and continues to research and commission quality repertoire
for
a wide variety of ensembles. He has judged several major
festivals and is in constant demand as a clinician and adjudicator.
His interest in quality music education spurred the creation
of the North American Cantando Festivals. |
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CRYSTAL KRIPS, Assistant to the Director for Edmonton, graduated from the University of Saskatchewan, where she studied with Randi
Nelson. She studied and received two degrees simultaneously:
Music and a Bachelor of Commerce with an Accounting major.
Crystal is a Certified Management Accountant and has worked
for Syncrude
Canada
Ltd., Keyano College, Sturgeon School Division, and the
University of Saskatchewan. She also holds an ARCT in flute
performance
from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Crystal
has presented flute clinics throughout western Canada and
continues to
be in demand as a clinician locally. She is a freelance
performer, plays flute and piccolo in the New Edmonton
Wind Sinfonia
and maintains a busy private flute and piano studio. |
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AMY
BEINERT, Assistant to the Director for Whistler and Sun Peaks, is a recent
graduate of the University of Alberta, receiving Bachelor
degrees in Music and Secondary Education. She was the principal
euphonium player for the University of Alberta Symphonic
Wind Ensemble for five years, and performed as the second
euphonium player in the Mill Creek Colliery Band for two
years. During her undergraduate program, Amy worked as
the University of Alberta Wind Band Studies Assistant overseeing
the administration of music and instrument rentals for
the
Faculty of Music. Amy gained teaching experience in both
Junior High and High School programs during her teaching
practicums.
In Edmonton, Amy is a sought after
brass clinician for beginner and advanced students. She
has participated in Jumpstart programs for Grant MacEwan
and various schools in and around Edmonton, and provides
private lessons to individual students.
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