Music from Then to Now
From Bach, Sweelinck, Martin, Paradies, Brahms and to our Vancouver composer, Denis Bedard.
Gail Ovington has a Bachelor of Music and a Diploma in Music Education as well as an ARCT from the Royal Conservatory. She obtained her professional development year with Simon Fraser University and completed all Carl Orff levels of music from Seattle Pacific University. She has taught piano, theory, music education, has been organist and choir director in Anglican, Presbyterian and United Churches, and taught school music classes in Orff and band for a total of 36 years.
After returning to Kamloops, Gail continues to be very active in church service playing and as an accompanist and performer. For the last three years, she has been following her passion in serious pipe organ study with Rachel Afflat in Vancouver. Recently, she has performed in pipe organ recitals and masterclasses in Vancouver and at the University of Calgary. Gail is a Vancouver member of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Director of Benefit Concerts for Kamloops and is on the Board of the Thompson Valley Orchestra.
Carmen Ranta, saxophonist, will join Gail in music by Piazzolla, Brahms and Bedard.