Meet our Conductor Darlene Chepil Reid.  Darlene originates from Westfort, and began studying music at Westgate with Jim Jewitt. After a BSc in Chemestry and Math from McMaster she again studied music at Lakehead (HBMus), Conservitory Canada (AMus), Western Ontario (MMus) and University of Alberta (DMus). She  performs regularly with The Roy Coran Big Band (trombone), ThunderBrass quintet (tuba) and as a bass for The Rolling Tones, women’s barbershop quartet. Darlene taught piano for many years and is currently a Contract Lecturer in Music History, Theory, Composition and Orchestration at Lakehead University, as well as a composer of avant-garde music and an arranger of popular music. She is more than very excited to be conducting the FWMC.

Carol  Wehrstedt is our Accompanist, and she  began her musical career as a church organist at the age of 12 in Edgerton, Wisconsin.  She has held the position of organist for over 50 years in various churches and denominations in the US and Canada.  She served as accompanist for half of one season for the Lakehead Choral Group.   Carol and her  husband Leo are the proud parents of four sons, and have been blessed with seven grandchildren.

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