STEVE IVINGS ENTERTAINMENT – MC
For over fifty years, Steve has worked professionally in the entertainment business. As a comedian and impressionist, he has performed in hundreds of venues throughout Canada and the US, including the MGM Grand in Reno and Las Vegas. He has produced, written and directed dozens of musical variety shows including the popular summer show Fabulous Fridays presented a few years back in the Charlie White Theatre. Steve is also a broadcaster, actor, playwright, lyricist, recording artist, director, acting teacher, public speaker, author and, most importantly, the Master of Ceremonies for the Peninsula Singers production of Home for the Holidays.
Janet Young – Accompanist
Our For more than 30 years, Janet has shared her musical skill and teaching excellence with choral groups and individual students in Victoria. Working around her own teaching studio commitments, Janet accompanies soloists and choral groups such as the Victoria Broadway Chorus and the Greater Victoria Police Chorus. Janet also enjoys playing and teaching flute and organ. For recreation, Janet enjoys dancing and walking. The Peninsula Singer are delighted to work with this talented and patient accompanist!
Terry Erksine – Percussion – Musician
Our “Prince of Percussion” has been playing with the Singers since Christmas of 2007. In that time he has created an amazing array of sounds that have added a rich background to every performance, such as thunder, the sound of a water fall, a variety of bells and the mighty chime from bell towers. “I love playing with the Peninsula Singers because it gives me an opportunity to branch out from the usual and create rhythm and sound that compliment the chorus,” he says. Terry lends his expertise to several other local bands including the Sidney Concert Band, The Organics Jazz Trio, and the 16 piece Bayside Big Ban. In addition he is part of the music team at St. John’s United Church in North Saanich. In the spring of 2017 he and the Sidney Concert Band traveled to Cuba, performing in five concerts in the eastern part of the country. While there, Terry studied Latin Percussion and played jointly with some very fine Cuban musicians.
Ryan Lainchbury – Guitarist
Ryan Lainchbury is a talented guitarist from Victoria, BC. He has been playing guitar from childhood and over the years, has played in multiple bands and groups. He has collaborated with a variety of artists from different genres and remains connected with Victoria’s local music community. Ryan’s love for music shines through in everything he does, and he’s always looking for new ways to push himself creatively.
Jessica Natale Woollard – Violinist
Jessica started playing violin at the age of 3. She studied privately for more than 20 years and has performed in orchestras and symphonies in Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, and Indiana.
Jessica has played in dozens of pit orchestras for musical theatre and is also a singer and performer who appears in community theatre productions in Victoria. She currently plays with the Hampton Court Orchestra in Victoria and the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra.
Erin Anne Beirne – Bassist
When the only bass player in her church moved out of town, EA volunteered to try learning bass to fill the gap. It was love at first note! Since then, she has played in different groups, but the one she loved most was the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band, where she was a member for over twenty years. She’s happy to be back home on the Island, at long last, and lives at Shawnigan Lake with her husband Jeff and dog Maisie
