Angela Cavar holds a Bachelor of Performance in piano from the University of Calgary, performance degrees in both voice and piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and a Diploma in Piano Performance from Mount Royal University. She has performed classical and contemporary music and worked in theatre as an actor and music director. In addition to directing choirs and collaborating as a pianist with singers and instrumentalists, she teaches voice, piano, theory, and musicianship. She has been a member of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ARMTA) for 28 years.
Angela is passionate about finding ways to help people of all ages and levels develop their skills and express themselves through music.
Read MoreBranden Olsen is a rising Atlantic Canadian bass-baritone who has recently finished the McPhee Artist Development Program with Calgary Opera and is a pedagogical clinician and conductor of exceptional promise. In 2021 Branden won first place (voice) at the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals National Competition. He has a master’s in both choral conducting and voice performance and is currently studying under renowned Canadian tenor David Pomeroy. Branden was honoured to workshop the newly commissioned February with Opera on the Avalon, and also to conduct the Atlantic Boychoir in Cornwall, UK. He was recently seen on the Calgary Opera stage as Dulcamara (L’elisire d’amore), and with the Little Opera Company in Winnipeg as Papageno (The Magic Flute).
Branden is an avid teacher and sought-after clinician of both the voice and piano. He has had multiple students successfully audition into undergraduate programs, win competitions/festivals, and receive high marks at exams. He is comfortable teaching in all styles of music, specializing in the male voice and the transitioning voice. One of Branden’s more niche specialties is teaching proper technique of the heavy-rock “scream.” Branden is also a proficient organist and harpsichordist and is the proud owner of a recently purchased and restored harpsichord.
Read MoreShannon (Magee) Roy combines both creativity and skill in the lessons she teaches. She has performance training from the Royal Conservatory of Music and received her Bachelor of Arts in Music from Ambrose University. Shannon has performed all over the world and she performs locally and nationally with her duo Georgia Sound, who have released two CDs. Shannon believes that every one of her students is unique and requires a unique teaching style. She wishes to instil in all of her students that music is about having fun, being creative, and loving what you are doing.
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