Our commitment to quality instruction sets the standard for similar programs throughout Canada. We are proud of the accomplished and acclaimed faculty of professional performers and pedagogues who contribute so much to achieving this goal. Instructor information is arranged by program type or instrument. Wherever possible, direct e-mail links to individual instructors have been included.
Collaborative Pianists | Accompanists: General Programs | Accompanist: Choirs | Band Programs | Brass | Chinese Classical Music Studies | Choral Programs | Early Childhood Programs | Guitar | Harp | Jazz | Music Theory, History & Composition | Orchestral Program | Organ | Percussion | Piano | Speech Arts & Drama | Strings | Voice | Woodwinds
Collaborative Pianists
- Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, Artistic Facilitator, Academy Collaborative Pianists
- Marianne Bleile
- Ami Longhi
- Kathy Dornian
Accompanists: General Programs
- Kenneth Murdoch
- Emily Fulkerson
- Sylvia Zavzavadjian
Accompanist: Choirs
Band Programs
Brass
- Laurie Matiation, Facilitator, Academy Brass: General Program Brass
- Natalie DeJong, Suzuki Trumpet
- Nikki McCaslin, Tombone, Euphonium
- Tom McCaslin, Tuba
- Andre Wickenheiser, Trumpet
Chinese Classical Music Studies
Choral Programs
- John Morgan, Kantorei Choir Director
- Elizabeth Paynter, Arietta/Arioso Children's Choirs Director
- Shana Yang, Calgary Zhi-Yin Choir Director
- Andrea Ciona, APP Choral Conducting
- Mary Buckley, Kantorei Accompanist
- Claudia Istvanffy, Mount Royal Choral Association Manager
- Melissa Ko, Arioso / Artio Accompanist
- Zixin James Chen, Calgary Zhi Yin Accompanist
Early Childhood Programs
- Lori Anderson-Doering, Suzuki Guitar
- Kim Aull, Suzuki Guitar
- Marg Caspell, Suzuki Piano
- Nynne Collins, Music Therapy
- Suzanne Derbecker, Facilitator, Early Childhood & Kod ály Early Childhood Instructor
- Marissa Feria, Suzuki Piano
- Marc Houde, Suzuki Piano
- Amanda Massey, Early Childhood Instructor
- Elsie Ng , Suzuki Piano
- Beth Root Sandvoss, Early Childhood Cello
- Oshadhee Satarasinghe, Early Childhood Instructor
- Barbara Smith, Early Childhood Instructor
- Judit Szanto, Early Childhood Instructor
- Sylvia Zavzavadjian , Early Childhood Instructor
Guitar
- Murray Visscher
- Lori Anderson-Doering, Suzuki Guitar
- Kim Aull , Suzuki Guitar
- Brett Gunther Facilitator Guitar, Facilitator Academy Guitar
- Iliana Matos
- Ralph Maier, Guitar
- Greg Rumpel, Guitar
- Darren Young, Guitar
Harp
Jazz
Music Theory, History & Composition
Orchestral Program
- Edmond Agopian, Artistic Director, Calgary Youth Orchestra
- Susanna Walker, Conductor, Debut Strings
- Jeffrey Chao, Artistic Director, Calgary Chinese Orchestra
- Chris Sandvoss, Conductor, Conservatory Sinfonia
- Christina Visy, Conductor, Junior Sinfonia
Organ
Percussion
Piano
- Rolf Bertsch, Facilitator, Academy piano
- Barb Carruthers Piano Facilitator
- Kathy Dornian, NMC Facilitator
- Janna Banman, Piano Facilitator
- Marianne Bleile
- Marg Caspell, Suzuki Piano
- Emilio de Mercato
- Han Ding
- Tricia Edwards
- Marissa Feria
Speech Arts & Drama
- Jennifer Orr, Program Facilitator
- Cheryl Abma
- Susan Duska
- Arlene Irwin
- Anita Liu
- Kurc Martell
Strings
- Edmond Agopian, CYO Artistic Director
- Eric Auerbach, Facilitator, Academy Intermediate/Associate Violin
- Sheila Garrett, Facilitator, Academy double bass
- Chris Sandvoss, Facilitator, Academy viola
- Beth Root Sandvoss, Facilitator, Academy cello
- Andrea Case, Cello
- Arnold Choi, Cello
- Nigel Edmonton-Boehm, Cello
- Tobi Jurchuk, Violin
- Olena Kilchyk, Cello
- Kirill Kalmykov, Cello
- Diane Lane, Violin
- John Lowry, Violin
- Bonnie Louie, Violin
- Ben Neumann, Violin
- Dean O'Brien, Viola, Violin (On Leave)
- Nick Pulos, Violin, Viola
- Liza Scriggins, Violin & Viola
- Donovan Seidle , Violin
- Barbara Smith, Violin
- Magdi Szebenyi, Cello
- Maria van der Sloot, Violin, Facilitator, Academy Senior
- Michael van der Sloot, Cello
- William van der Sloot, Facilitator, Academy Senior/APP Violin
- Corinne Visscher, Violin
- Georgia Vogeli, Violin
- Susanna Walker, Violin
Voice
- Heather Henderson
- Liesel Fedkenheuer
- Winston Noren
- Andrea Hill
- Julie Harris
- Leon Leontaridis, Facilitator Voice
- Amanda Massey
Woodwinds
- Lauren Eselson, Facilitator, Academy Woodwinds
- Stan Climie, Clarinet
- Mark DeJong, Saxophone
- Rachael Flatt, Flute
- Holly DeCaigny, Saxophone
- Jiajia Li, Flute, Drizi, Facilitator Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion
- Mary Sullivan, Flute
- David Sussman, Oboe
- Kristine Gray, Saxophone
- Lucie Jones, Flute