Contact
Shawn Doiron, BMus(Ed), MEd
Director of Music
902-368-6860 ext 249
srdoiron@edu.pe.ca
175 Spring Park Rd
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 3Y8
š„ Shawn Doiron is a conductor, educator, composer, and performer with over 25 years of teaching and playing experience. He has taught with the Public Schools Branch since 2003 and has been a guest lecturer and sessional instructor at the University of Prince Edward Island. He holds a Master of Education (20th Century Leadership and Learning) degree and a Bachelor of Music (percussion major and music education) degree. Shawn has also been an adjudicator, jazz ensemble director, and guest lecturer at the University of Prince Edward Island. He is currently the director of the Jazz Ensemble at the University of Prince Edward Island.Ā Ā
He has performed with groups such as the ECMA award-winning group Sirens, The Dream Lotus Choir, The PEI Symphony Orchestra (PEISO), The Band of the Ceremonial Guard, The Land Forces Atlantic Area Army Band, The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, The Maritime Band Ensemble, The Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble, The Great George Street Brass Band, The UPEI Wind Symphony, and The PEI Regiment Band. His primary instruments are percussion, bass, and guitar. He also sings and likes to play the trumpet. He lives in Charlottetown with his wife and two sons.Ā
š¤ Sought after for her high-energy and emphasis on vocal technique and text, Kelsea McLean is dedicated to the transformative power of singing in community.
While obtaining her Bachelor of Music from Canadian Mennonite University, she studied with Dr. Janet Brenneman who profoundly influenced her practice and decision to continue in the field of music education. Kelsea obtained her Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan, and subsequently completed her Masters of Education with a focus in Music Education at Acadia University under the mentorship of Dr. Dale Lonis and Ardith Haley. She studied conducting privately with Dr. Jim Sparks.
She serves as Artistic Director for Sirens and Harmonia Girlsā Choir (Siren's homepage) and is also the conductor of the prestigious Under the Spire Festival Chorus. Under her direction, Sirens has won an East Coast Music Award for Choral Recording of the Year and a Music PEI Award for Achievement in Classical Music. Sirens was also featured at Podium Conference and Festival, in 2018, alongside Elektra Womenās Choir. Sirens has collaborated with the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra, Halifax Camerata Singers, Aeolian Singers, Miākmaq Heritage Actors, Atlantic String Machine, singer-songwriter Meaghan Blanchard, soprano Tracy Cantin, and pianist Robert Kortgaard. Boundless, their debut album, was released in 2020.
Kelsea has had the privilege of providing choral workshops to choirs such as the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir, Music Monday Mass Choir, and the PEI Junior Honour Choir. She has adjudicated at the Atlantic Festival of Music in Halifax. Choir by night and concert band by day, she also teaches instrumental music at Montague Intermediate School. Originally from Saskatchewan, Kelsea now calls Prince Edward Island home where she lives with her husband Alex, and two small children, George and Rosie.