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2012 Adjudicators & Clinicians
Geraldine Kroeker, Kitchener, ON
Junior & Intermediate Piano
Geraldine Kroeker holds an ARCT Diploma in Piano Performance from The Royal Conservatory of Music
and a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Music from Brandon University, in Manitoba, where she studied
with Dr. Ken Nichols. Ms. Kroeker has attended masterclasses with Kendall Taylor.
Ms. Kroeker is active as a solo performer, accompanist, workshop clinician and adjudicator and serves
as a church organist and choral director. She has taught piano and theory in private lessons and group
classes to students of all ages and levels. Many of her students have progressed to the provincial festival
finals, have won awards in provincial composition competitions and have gone on to careers in music.
Ms. Kroeker has led numerous workshops on repertoire, technique, learning temperaments and
marketing/motivational methods. She has served on the music selection committee for the Provincial
Music Festivals syllabus and has been a member of the Manitoba Choral Association in addition to being
an active member of the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association.
Dinah Helgeson, Vashon, WA
Choirs
Dinah Lindberg Helgeson recently retired from International School Bangkok, Thailand, after nine years as Head
of Fine Arts and the High school Choir director.
Ms Helgeson attended college at Pacific Lutheran University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music
Education. While at PLU, Dinah was member and soprano soloist with “The Choir of the West” under the
direction of Dr. Maurice Skones. Dinah pursued graduate studies at University of Southern California where she
studied with Dr. Rod Eichenberger.
Ms Helgeson taught vocal music in the state of Washington and Montana and was a familiar vocal/choral clinician
and guest conductor. Prior to living in Bangkok, Dinah was in demand as a guest conductor and choral clinician in
the U.S. Canada, and Southeast Asia. She conducted several All-State Choir festivals throughout the U.S.
Edette Gagne, North Vancouver, BC
Concert Bands
A charismatic and dynamic conductor, Edette Gagné has built a reputation for excellence in
musical performance in her work. Her passion for music is fueled by intense musicianship and
attention to detail, and Edette’s performances reflect both careful adherence to performance
practice and the high standards she sets for both herself and her ensembles.
Edette holds a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University of Calgary, Bachelor
degrees in arts and education from the University of Alberta, as well as Associate Performance
Diplomas in piano and voice from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She has studied
conducting with Helmut Rilling, Toshi Shimada, Paula Holcombe, Allan McMurray, Frank
Klassen, Kenneth Woods, David Hoose and Christopher Zimmerman.
Her conducting experiences have now circumnavigated the globe, with shows conducted
across Canada, Sydney Australia, Los Angeles and New York City. She is in great demand as a
guest conductor, adjudicator, vocal coach and lyric soprano. A strong proponent of new and
rarely performed works, Edette has conducted several World, North American and Canadian
premières.
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