Sean Steeves
Department Head – Trumpet, French horn
Sean completed a Bachelor’s degree in music at Trinity Western University, specializing in trumpet. He held principal chair in the TWU Orchestra and played in a period style Dixieland band along with many other ensembles. He has conducted many brass clinics at schools around the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland area and has taught at several music studios. Currently, he plays in the Moonliters big band and is a freelance musician.
Ian Lochead
Drums and Percussion
Ian Lochead began his musical career in Ottawa, Ontario and brings over thirty years of percussion experience to his teaching. As a professional musician, he has recorded and toured with various rock, jazz, R&B, and country groups across Canada. Mr. Lochead’s extensive and widely-varied live performances have included venues from clubs to concert halls and outdoor festivals to TV shows. His studio experience as both band member and session player has involved records, CD and video productions and has received airplay in Australia, Canada and Europe. Mr. Lochead has enjoyed being a member of the faculty of the Chilliwack Academy of Music since 1994.
Alexander Maier
Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone
Alexander Maier received his musical training in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and in 1976 earned the highest diploma from the State Institute of Culture where he specialized in oboe. Mr. Maier has performed in many orchestras and ensembles and as a soloist in Russia and in Canada. He is also on faculty at the Central Valley Academy of Music, and the Western Conservatory of Music where he teaches oboe, saxophone and clarinet.
Carmen Roberts
Flute
Carmen Roberts received a Bachelor of Music degree in both Piano and Flute Performance from Walla Walla College (Washington), and a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from the University of British Columbia. In addition, she holds the Associate of Flute and Piano Performance from both the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Western Board of Music, and the Licentiate Diploma from the Western Board of Music. Her principal teachers include Julius Baker, Robert Aitken, Richard Hahn, and Paul Douglas, as well as theory with Nadia Boulanger at Fountainebleau, France. Ms. Roberts has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and the Caribbean as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and on radio and television.
Jill Tarling
Trombone, Baritone, Tuba
Jill Tarling holds a Bachelour of Music and a Bachelour of Music Education from UBC. She began playing the trombone at the age of 9 in the New Westminster and District Community Band with her father. Music has taken her all over the world, including Europe and Taiwan, and she was one of six Canadians to play in a 2000-piece band at the Opening Ceremonies for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Currently, Ms. Tarling plays with the Moonliters Big Band. She teaches band at Chilliwack Middle School, a position she has held for 3 years.