President: Terry Zurylo
Vice President: Dave Trach
Secretary: Jennifer Beirnes
Treasurer: Heidi Thomas
Data Entry Secretary: Christine Tronrud
Directors: Laura Prystupa

Dance: Christine Tronrud
Piano: Laura Prystupa
Vocal: Terry Zurylo
Guitar: Terry Zurylo
Choral: Terry Zurylo
School Band / Instrumental: Terry Zurylo

Dance: Ashley Wolff
Piano: Michael Oike
Vocal: Dorothy Dyck
Guitar: Mark Galbon
Choral: Dorothy Dyck
School Band / Instrumental: Michelle Styles

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Dorothy Dyck was born and raised on a farm in western Manitoba. Her earliest memories include singing together and creating harmony with her six siblings.  She studied Education and Music at the University of Manitoba.

From 1997-2024 Dorothy devoted her expertise and energy to developing the Maples Collegiate Choral Program in north-west Winnipeg.  The Maples Choirs have collected a long list of accolades over the years.  Performing at the Banff Rocky Mountain Music Festival and singing in showcase concerts there are among their most cherished moments.

In 2019 Dorothy received the Michael J. Proudfoot Award, presented to a conductor exemplifying a passion for and excellence in the choral field.

In 2024 Dorothy was presented with the MCA Award of Distinction for Artistic Excellence from the Manitoba Choral Association, in recognition for her contributions to the choral community of Manitoba.

Beyond teaching, Dorothy has directed the Central Manitoba Youth Choir, Eastern Manitoba Youth Choir, Westman Youth Choir, and has worked as a choral clinician in Ontario and across Western Canada.

She currently co-directs SonoLux Choir, and sings in a five-member vocal jazz/pop group, Due North Voices.

Recently retired from teaching, Dorothy is enjoying working with choirs and choir-loving folks in other capacities.

Pianist MICHAEL OIKE enjoys a diverse musical life in his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba.  For over thirty-five years he has maintained a busy piano teaching studio, held piano workshops and master classes, adjudicated music festivals at the local, provincial and national levels, and heard in performances of chamber music, instrumental and vocal recitals.

Michael’s pedagogues have included Alice Nakauchi and Sydney McInnis in Winnipeg, Boris Lysenko at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto, where he was awarded the Forsythe Scholarship as the outstanding graduating pianist.  He has also studied solo piano and chamber music with the renowned Jeaneane Dowis of New York City at her private studio and twice as a Fellowship student at the Waterloo Festival at Princeton University.

Michael has been very fortunate to cover the much beloved vocal-piano repertoire with two of the leading pianists of that genre – Martin Isepp at the Banff Centre and Rudolf Jansen at the Mountainview Festival in Alberta.

Away from the piano, Michael enjoys golfing and curling, cheering for the Jets, Blue Jays and Raiders, and tinkering in the kitchen in search of the perfect sushi, butter tart and blueberry pie.

Michelle Styles is the instructor of music at the University of Winnipeg and UW Collegiate. She directs the grade 9-12 band, jazz band, and choir; the U of W choral ensemble (Lux et Veritas) and band (Floreamus Wind Ensemble); and teaches an undergraduate Music Appreciation course. Before moving to Winnipeg in 2017 with her husband, composer Pete Meechan, Michelle taught all ages in both rural and urban schools across Saskatchewan. She completed a Master of Music degree at the University of Manitoba in Wind Conducting under the tutelage of Dr. Jacquie Dawson and is active as a guest clinician and conductor in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

The owner of Mar-Shell’s Music, Mark has been teaching and performing locally for over 39 years. Mark founded the non-profit “Campfire Junkies” band program, which has contributed to local charities and the social scene in Winnipeg for over 25 years. 

Ashley Wolfe has been dancing for over three decades now, with an 18-year Ballet background and a 20 plus year background in Irish dance. She has also expanded her dance career, becoming a dance adjudicator with the Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals. She looks at all aspects when it comes to dance; the emotional, mental, physical, and spirituality of where dance comes from. Additionally, utilizing her History degree to incorporate Cultural Historical teachings through theory lessons.

Born knock kneed, bow legged, pigeon toed, and hyperextended, Ashley started ballet at the age of two as a medical recommendation. She went through a painful process of knee braces and specialized orthopaedic shoes to correct hip placement and alignment. Ashley started dancing at the age of 2, taking ballet classes with Rita Jamieson, Tobi Léveillé, and Liza George in Winnipeg, MB. She started her Irish dance lessons at the age of 9 after going to see and falling in love with Riverdance! She went on to become a Folklorama dancer with the Brady Academy where she performed at the Celtic Ireland Pavilion (1995-2005), Canada Day performances, and at many Feis’ across Western Canada.

She began teaching Irish Dance in 2007 and loves to mix things up by combining traditional Irish steps with new upbeat and modern music and creating fun character pieces! Her students competed at the Manitoba Dance Festival, CNDC, View Dance Challenge, Dance Canada, and Move, as well as Midwest Stars in the United States.

Ashley just graduated from the University of Manitoba, with her Advanced Indigenous Studies Major and History Minor degrees. She is currently a Land-Based Educator and Project Coordinator with the KisKinHaMaKiWin and WaNisKaTan projects at the University of Manitoba, through the Environmental Conservation Lab, where her work is focused on land-based learning and decolonization education, by working together with impacted First Nation’s Communities.