ABOUT OUR STAFF
Our Staff
These talented individuals coach, lead and inspire our ensembles.
Jane Berry
Artistic Director For ETown Minors & AugmentedJane Berry is our resident youth wrangler, ETown Minors Director, and one of the key arrangers of the works we sing. She works her magic with singers of all ages, and does a phenomenal job of bringing out the best in the youth she works with.
Debbie Epp
Soprano CoachDebbie Epp’s soprano voice rings out as brightly as her smile! Her enthusiasm for ETown Augmented and Minors is infectious, and if you’ve got ideas about places to share Minors information, she’s the person to see! In her first season as our Logistics Coordinator, Debbie has done fantastic work keeping ETown organized!
Elle Lyrette
Soprano CoachElle Lyrette was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. She moved to Winnipeg in 2008 to complete her Bachelor of Music from the University of Manitoba. While in Winnipeg, Elle was a member of two professional choirs. Elle moved back to Edmonton in 2015 and sang with Chronos Vocal Ensemble was an associate member of Pro Coro Canada. She does a variety of gigs in the Edmonton area and is very excited to be working with ETown Vocal Music Society. Elle’s passion is singing, making music with others and has a love for early music!
Jessica Heine
Alto CoachJessica Heine is a “switch-singing” superstar! She’s the soprano coach for Minors and the Alto coach for Augmented. A skilled singer/songwriter in her own right, we appreciate all the expertise she shares with us each week!
Tim To
Bass CoachTim To is known among choirs in Edmonton for his love of the International Phonetic Alphabet, and for the various tuning forks he carries around with him all the time. As a singer involved with the local classical music scene, he takes any opportunity he can to sing early music and baroque repertoire, but really he just likes singing great music with great people.
Lindon Carter
Tenor CoachOriginally from Victoria, British Columbia, Lindon moved to Edmonton, Alberta to study composition at MacEwan University. After completing his Bachelor's of Music, Lindon has gone on to tour and perform and record primarily with his group Carter & the Capitals. He currently lives in Edmonton where he writes and produces music and also teaches music privately. He also co-owns a bagel company with his good friend and fellow musician Luke Breiteneder called Beb's Bagels. Lindon is thrilled to be a part of ETown Vocal Music Society and singing alongside so many great local singers!
Caleb Nelson
Tenor CoachCaleb Nelson is our resident master of all trades. From coaching any voice part, to arranging a majority of our mashups, to playing cajon, he does it all and makes it look effortless! We are so thankful to have him back and backing us up this season.
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