Secondary Choir Team
Angela McKeown Nemetchek is thrilled to be working with the Elk Island Regional Secondary Choir as their conductor! By day, Angela shares her love of music as a teacher at Victoria School of the Arts in Edmonton and serves as the past-president of the Alberta Kodaly Association. In 2013, she was the assistant conductor of the Alberta Youth Choir and completed her Masters of Music in Choral Conducting at the University of Alberta where she studied under Dr. Len Ratzlaff.
Angela also holds a Bachelor of Education in Vocal Music from the University of Western Ontario and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Guelph.
Prior to arriving in Edmonton, Ms. McKeown taught senior and junior high school choral music for 8 years at International Schools in both Korea and China. While in Asia, Ms. McKeown led her choirs to festivals in Prague, Seoul, Manila, Shanghai and Beijing.
Angela McKeown Nemetchek - Director
Rose Mellor -
Choral Assistant and Accompanist
Rose began playing piano at the age of 9 and has been singing in choirs and musical theatre productions since she was 6. Having performed at a number of events and festivals across Edmonton and St. Albert, she has honed her skills in performance and is now an accomplished young pianist and music teacher. A graduate of Victoria School of the Arts, she has been involved in productions such as West Side Story, Shrek The Musical, and several choir and jazz shows including a Disney tour in Los Angeles during her Grade 11 year. Having received the prestigious Vera Gottschlich scholarship for classical piano in her graduating year, she has gone on to study Music and Education at the University of Alberta. Rose is the current lead worship musician at Braeside Presbyterian Church in St. Albert, and enjoys spending her time reading, singing, going for long walks with her dog Bailey, and challenging herself in sight-reading new pieces every day.