Notice Board

Music at Noon concerts series presents:
The Music of Composer Lavinia Kell Parker
with Flautist Jodi Groenheide, Soprano Lisa Stanford, and Pianist Brad Parker
Nurturing Your Creative Voice: Music, Self and the Art of Becoming
October 14 | 12:15 PM | University Recital Hall
Free admission, everyone welcome

Lavinia Kell Parker’s use of improvisation with traditional compositional elements has garnered her the New Genre Award from the International Alliance of Women in Music, as well as top prizes in choral composition including: the New York Treble  Singers, Vancouver Bach Choir, Choral Canada and the Ruth Watson Henderson Choral Composition Competition. Lavinia loves the creative aspect of customising music that fits both her artistic vision and which also carefully showcases the strengths of performers. Among recent collaborations she has especially enjoyed writing for the Allegra Chamber Orchestra, Penderecki String Quartet, Guitarist Iliana Matos, Clemson University carillonneur Linda Dzuris as well as works for both elite and community choirs. Her choral works have been performed by choirs internationally and over the airwaves with CBC, NPR and PBS. An educator of over 20 years, she has focused on bringing the joy of music to children and is the founder of Coulee Composers, a composition club for youth in southern Alberta. Lavinia is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and an Instructor at the University of Lethbridge Conservatory of Music. Her music is published with ECS, Galaxy Music, CMC, Cypress Publishing and can also be obtained by contacting the composer directly through her website.

Jodi Groenheide is a flutist and percussionist, currently serving as Principal Flute with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra. She holds degrees in Flute and Percussion Performance from the University of Lethbridge and a Master’s in Percussion from the University of Southern Mississippi. An active educator, she teaches both flute and percussion privately and She performs widely in a range of styles as part of the jamani duo, a high-energy collaboration with her husband, percussionist Matt Groenheide, featuring global instruments and genre-blending music.

Soprano Lisa Stanford (née Mulgrew) completed her Bachelor of Music from the University of Lethbridge 2012 and Masters of Music from University of Western Ontario in 2015. Now residing in Lethbridge with her family, she is an active performer, voice teacher, director, and co-founder of Little Lethbridge Opera Theatre.

Canadian pianist Brad Parker has performed extensively as a soloist and collaborative artist across North America and Europe. In the 2025–2026 season, he will tour widely, including stops in Canada, the US, and France featuring works by Canadian living composers. A founding member of the FOURtitude Piano Ensemble, he regularly performs and leads masterclasses in Southern Alberta. Dr. Parker is on faculty at the University of Lethbridge and co-founded the Lethbridge Piano Intensive, a national summer program for pianists. Brad earned his DMA and Master’s in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, with further graduate study at the Paris Conservatory, and holds a Bachelor of Music with Distinction from Wilfrid Laurier University. His principal teachers include Rebecca Penneys, Dr. Heather Dawn Taves, and Jean Koerner.