Our Artistic Team
Director: Christine Admiral
Christine Admiral holds a degree in music from Redeemer University. Following her studies, she moved to Peterborough, where she was active in her music community as an organist and choir director at St. Alban’s Anglican Church and being the collaborative pianist for the Kawartha Treble Troupe.
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Since moving to Ottawa, Christine has remained active in her church community as a worship team leader at Calvin Christian Reformed Church and as a chapel leader at the Ottawa Christian School. She has also continued to follow her love for choral music as she plays for the Ottawa Carleton Male Choir.
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Her love for music goes beyond playing the piano. Recently, Christine has opened a business as a professional piano tuner.
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Christine keeps busy with her large piano and voice studio, which she has had for almost three decades. She is in demand in the capital region, both as a pianist and as a soprano soloist for various performances and events.
Collaborative Pianist: Anouk Marks
Anouk Marks is a Canadian pianist currently in her third year of Piano Performance studies at the University of Ottawa, where she studies under David Jalbert, Head of the Piano Department. She has earned numerous distinctions through the Royal Conservatory of Music examinations and regional music festivals and has participated in advanced training programs and chamber music festivals across Canada and the United States.
Anouk regularly performs in both concert and community settings, including health care facilities, and was a finalist in the University of Ottawa’s Chamber Music Competition in 2024, subsequently performing at the National Arts Centre.
An accomplished collaborative musician and singer, she has been actively involved in Ottawa-area choirs since childhood and served as conducting and piano intern for the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir.
In addition to her performing work, Anouk teaches piano and maintains a private studio in Wakefield, Quebec.
Arranger: John van Gulik
John van Gulik is a Canadian composer and arranger with over 1500 pieces for all types of musical groups - mixed and male choral, brass band, trombone / horn / trumpet / sax / wind / string quartets, brass and wind quintets.
His group, the Capital City Trombone Quartet travelled to Italy with the choir in 2023. He also plays bass trombone in the Ottawa Citadel Band and sings in a mixed choir as well as the Ottawa Carleton Male Choir.