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Woodwinds Faculty

School of Music

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Eric Braley

Clarinet, Music Theory
Eric Braley is a freelance clarinetist and clarinet teacher based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. An unusually well-travelled orchestral player, he performs regularly as an extra musician with Symphony Nova Scotia, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has also had the...Learn More

Suzanne Lemieux

Oboe
Suzanne Lemieux was the Principal Oboe of Symphony Nova Scotia. She has performed as guest soloist with Symphony Nova Scotia in more than twenty different programs and delighted audiences with repertoire from all eras of classical music, from baroque to contemporary...Learn More

Sibylle Marquardt

Carlos Mora Baez

Christopher Palmer

Bassoon, Music Theory
Christopher Palmer was born in the Hague, Netherlands, of Canadian parents, and grew up in London, England. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London, and also at the University of Ottawa. As a professional bassoonist he has played in many orchestras and...Learn More

Jennifer Publicover

Patty Shaw

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Eric Braley

Suzanne Lemieux

Oboe

Suzanne Lemieux was the Principal Oboe of Symphony Nova Scotia. She has performed as guest soloist with Symphony Nova Scotia in more than twenty different programs and delighted audiences with repertoire from all eras of classical music, from baroque to contemporary...Learn More

Sibylle Marquardt

Flute, Suzuki Flute, Baroque Flute, Adult Flute Ensemble
A native of Germany, Sibylle Marquardt moved to Toronto in 1997. After 20 years in Toronto she now lives in Halifax where she is the Dean of Music as well as flute teacher at the Maritime Conservatory. An active chamber and orchestral player in Canada and Europe, she is also recognized for her teaching. In 1998 she became a Certified Teacher on the Faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music, got her certifications as Suzuki teacher, has joined the College of Examiners and has become a sought after adjudicator at music festivals. ...Learn More

Carlos Mora Baez

Jazz Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
Carlos A. Mora Baez is an innovative and passionate musician trained in jazz, classical and popular music styles. Originally from Cuba, Carlos has over 20 years of experience performing for a variety of international audiences as a soloist as well as in groups and orchestras. Carlos graduated with a degree in Music, major in Saxophone, from the Angel Román Gonzalez Borrell Conservatory of Music in Santa Clara, Cuba in 2007....Learn More

Christopher Palmer

Jennifer Publicover

Flute
Jennifer Publicover (MMus, MES, BMus) is a performer on the modern orchestral flute, the traditional wooden Irish flute, and the simple system Baroque flute, and has decades of teaching experience. She is the founder and director of the Halifax Institute of Traditional and Early Music...Learn More

Patty Shaw

Clarinet, Beginner Clarinet Class
Patty Shaw teaches clarinet and clarineo to children, teens and adults at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts in Halifax and at her home on St Margaret’s Bay. Patty is passionate about the clarinet and loves to play the classical repertoire. She enjoys playing chamber music and has also been known to have fun in concert bands. Patty is an alumna of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and currently plays with Nova Sinfonia in Halifax...Learn More

Jennifer Publicover

Flute
Jennifer Publicover (MMus, MES, BMus) is a performer on the modern orchestral flute, the traditional wooden Irish flute, and the simple system Baroque flute, and has decades of teaching experience. She is the founder and director of the Halifax Institute of Traditional and Early Music, a community school which provides opportunities for playing Baroque chamber music as well as for traditional music from many different cultures....Learn More

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