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2012 Adjudicators & Clinicians
Gail Suderman, New Westminster, BC
Choirs
Gail Suderman grew up immersed in the musical tradition of the Mennonite Church, initially developing her skills
as an accompanist. Since the early age of eight, Gail has been accompanying choirs, singers and instrumentalists.
It was while accompanying singers that she began to find her own voice, which eventually led to studies at the
University of Victoria, where she pursued Graduate Studies in Voice Performance and Orchestral Conducting,
graduating with Honours.
After several years of singing professionally in Opera and Oratorio, Gail began her teaching career, developing
an award winning Choral and Voice program at Gladstone Secondary School in Vancouver. During her time
teaching high school music, Gail was featured in the Vancouver Sun by Music Columnist Lloyd Dykk as one of
the top Music Educators in British Columbia.
Gail is currently Director of Voice and Choral Music at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is Artistic Director
of Vancouver’s popular Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir. She also has a successful private voice studio,
her roster of students ranging from award-winning Classical singers to R&B, Rock, Pop and Musical Theatre Professionals. Gail gives frequent choral
and vocal workshops for High School music teachers, community and church choirs, directs weekend Gospel music workshops, and is in demand as a
Performer, Voice Teacher, Guest Conductor, Workshop Clinician, Voice and Choral Adjudicator.
Janelle Nadeau, Vancouver, BC
Harp & Guitar
Janelle Nadeau has been performing and touring with various groups, ensembles and as a soloist throughout
Canada. She graduated from the Harp Performance program at the University of British Columbia and has
been a member of the acclaimed Winter Harp ensemble for the past six years as they tour throughout British
Columbia as well as other provinces.
Janelle has toured Canada with the National Youth Orchestra, has performed for Celebrity Cruises, has worked
closely with Grammy-nominee Deborah Henson-Conant and she plays as a guest harpist in various orchestras
in the lower mainland including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Opera. She has had
solo tours with Manitoba’s popular Home Routes concert tour as well as through Manitoba Arts Council.
Janelle is the 2008 first place winner and the 2006 second place winner of the Winnipeg Women’s Musical Club competition. Her performances have
been heard on CBC as well as VIA TVA television. This bilingual harpist has studied harp with Richard Turner, Heidi Krutzen and Rita Costanzi and now
teaches private lessons and masterclasses in Vancouver.
Dr. Wayne Jeffrey, Surrey, BC
Bands & Orchestras
Dr. Wayne Jeffrey is presently Director of Ensembles of the Kwantlen University College Department of Music. He has
previously held positions at the Universities of Western Ontario, Toronto and Cincinnati and was the Music Director of the
Wind Symphony and Conducting Instructor in each school. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting and music
education from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and has appeared as an Associate Conductor of the
Eastman Wind Ensemble on many concerts. In Europe, he studied and performed in London, Munich, Budapest, Salzburg
and Vienna. As a hornist and conductor, he has broadcast and performed in Canada and abroad and has recorded with the
Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Toronto Chamber Winds, the Hannaford Street Silver Band, CJRT Orchestra and the
Erik Schultz Brass Quintet. Orchestral and chamber performances occur across Canada including Saskatoon, Winnipeg,
Windsor, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal and Fredericton,
Presently located in the Vancouver area, he performs as a freelance hornist regularly with orchestras on Vancouver Island
and throughout the Lower Mainland including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia: Orchestra of the North Shore. Recent guest conducting
appearances include the Toronto Wind Orchestra, the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra, the Surrey Youth Orchestra and the Irish Youth Wind
Ensemble. He appears frequently as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator at festivals throughout North America and Europe.
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