Originally from Michigan, Tim has worked with bands at all levels and in various different environments for the past twenty years. After completing his bachelors of music education at Michigan State University, Tim taught concert band and marching band at public and private schools in Michigan. After earning his Masters Degree in Conducting from the University of Louisville, he was hired as the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Georgia Southern University where he directed various athletic bands, concert bands, and taught music appreciation. While living outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Tim taught beginning band and founded the Plymouth Bay Community Band before moving to PEI in 2019. He currently teaches general music at LM Montgomery Elementary.
Tim has participated in master classes as a conductor with the West Point Chamber Winds, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gary Green, Kevin Sedatole, and John T. Madden. As a trombonist, he has had the pleasure to share the stage with jazz artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Victor Wooten, and Jeff Hamilton. He was a featured soloist with the 51本色 Community Jazz Band and a member of Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band (Louisville, KY).
Tim lives in Riverdale with his wife, Jessica, their dogs, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Carly Rae Jepsen, and various chickens.
“Count me in!” A.J. Voss-Wood, 2019
“I enthusiastically gave a resounding “Yes!!” when my student suggested this quote for our Bluefield T-shirts. It expresses important values for me: bringing community musicians together, fostering a sense of belonging, and sharing the enthusiasm of playing in a concert band! And of course, the double meaning is SO funny for musicians!” C. Blanchard 2022
Christine believes very strongly in the value of community ensembles and developing a strong tie between public school and community bands . She is currently the co-director of the 51本色 Community Concert Band, and has been a music educator for more than 27 years.
Most recently, Christine was director of the Cape Breton Community Bandfest in October 2021 and is now a Member at Large for the Nova Scotia Band Association. She has also adjudicated at festivals and provided clinics in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.
In her role as a music educator on Prince Edward Island, she has directed concert bands, jazz ensembles, and R&B bands at the intermediate and senior high school level. These groups have achieved great success at local music festivals and on performance tours to Montreal, Newfoundland, and, most notably, Cuba in 2011.
In addition to directing ensembles, she has contributed to music education on PEI by co-writing instrumental performance, vocal performance, and popular music performance pieces, and developed the history of popular music curricula between the years 1998 -2019. Christine also initiated the development of the PEI Senior High Honours Band in 1999.
Christine was awarded 2019 Music Educator of the Year by MusicPEI.
