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WHO WE ARE

Lindsey Kemp is a born and raised Edmontonian where she lives with her husband, Randy, her son, George, and her two dogs, Brinkley and Goose.

 

Lindsey studied at the University of Alberta where she received a Bachelor of Music (Saxophone) and a Bachelor of Education. She graduated in 2008 and immediately received a position from Edmonton Public School Board. In 2008 she started her teaching career at Ross Sheppard High School teaching Band, Guitar and English. In 2009, she found her home at Queen Elizabeth High School and Major General Griesbach School teaching Band, Choir and Jazz Band, and this is where she stayed until her maternity leave in 2016.  

 

In her spare time, Lindsey is very involved in the Edmonton music community. She is a member of the Edmonton Winds and has been for 10 years. She sits on the Alberta Band Association Board of Directors, and she is a busy saxophone clinician and conductor throughout Edmonton and area.

 

When she is not performing or teaching, Lindsey enjoys playing Dodgeball, Soccer and taking her dogs on walks. She is also very involved with the Stollery Children's Hospital and has created a fundraiser (Big Gifts for Little Lives) where all proceeds goes towards Pediatric Heart Transplant since her son received a heart transplant in 2017.

Darwin Krips has been a junior and senior high school band, jazz band, guitar and choral teacher over the past 28 years, creating high quality programs receiving numerous awards.

 

He plays first euphonium for the Edmonton Winds, subs for the Mill Creek Colliery Brass Band and has sung with the Da Camera Singers and Pro Coro Edmonton. He has been on the board of the Alberta Band Association for 10 years.

 

Darwin works for Sturgeon Public School Division and teaches at Sturgeon Composite High School where he currently is a vice principal and choir teacher. His groups have toured internationally and have won numerous local awards.

 

Darwin is a passionate music educator; the Beer League Community Band was started from a desire to continue working with bands as he began his journey into school administration.

 

“Music is a skill for life, so it is gratifying to see our players return to band to continue making music, making new friends and rekindling a lifelong passion.”

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Darwin lives in St. Albert with his wife Crystal, their two girls Alicia and Lauren and their dog Sage. When Darwin is not playing or teaching, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, camping and BBQing on one of his three BBQ's! (Don't get him started!)

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Our Jazz Band Conductors
Peter Sicotte and Travis Palsky

MEMBERS OF THE

2026 SEASON

Concert Band

Flute

Sarah King

Stephanie Letourneau

Aspen Macdonald

Joanne MacDonald

Jean MacKenzie

Andrea Moniz

Tiffany Sewell

Deanna Zaverucka

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Oboe

Derek Weiler

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Clarinet

Joëlle Bristol

Kate Brown

Kali Heatherington

Dyann Lewis

Brendan Michalczyk

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Bass Clarinet

Mazel Martinez

Cole Moniz

​​Soprano Saxophone

Mazel Martinez

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Alto Saxophone

Joe Araujo

Christina Baerends
Michelle Bazin

Christian Chenard

Mallory Hazell

Victoria Leaney

Katie Lundin

Kristen Schiller

 

Tenor Saxophone

William Albach

Andy Lien

Donnalee Riley

Mathew Webster

 

Baritone Saxophone

Cherish Bremner

Kelly DeLong​​

French Horn

Clare Kim

Karen Labahn

Charles Macdonald

Todd Wells

Sydney Wygle

 

Trumpet

Ellis Connelly

Todd Fenniak

Nick Rose

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​Trombone

Andrew Braun

Angela Marple

Shawna Yuan

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​Bass Trombone

Gabriel Iannetta

Euphonium

Cole Alger

Joe Bremner

 

Tuba

Harley Dawson

Scott Rollans

 

Percussion

Nadya Ajani

Elizabeth Clarke

Melissa Lundin

Patti Saluk

Andrew Sutherland

Chris Wood

Cody Wu

Jazz Band

Alto Saxophone

Victoria Leaney

John Moffatt

Travis Palsky

 

Tenor Saxophone

Sophia Manna-Jenkins

Rosemarie Siever

Mathew Webster

Chris Wood

 

Baritone Saxophone

Rebecca Cypher

Derek Weiler

Trumpet

Lianne Nadine El-Zein

Joshua Hanneson

Kali Heatherington

Cole Madell

Nick Rose

Stuart Tjostheim

 

Trombone

James Moffatt

Smaira Sharma

Josh Tim Marcos

Glen Tjostheim

Shawna Yuan

Piano

Kate Brown

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Guitar

Mike Wurtz

 

Bass

Kevin Stennes

 

Drums/Percussion

Matt Peters

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