STEVE IVINGS ENTERTAINMENT – MC
The Peninsula Singers are pleased to welcome our special guest, comic impressionist Steve Ivings! Steve began his showbiz career while he was still in high school. He performed his stand-up comedy routine around Victoria, did weekly live-on-air radio comedy features and acted on local stages. Once he graduated, he decided to pursue his career further afield entertaining audiences throughout Canada and the United States. Steve has performed on cruise ships, in television, at conventions, concerts and night clubs including, the MGM Grand in Reno and Las Vegas. Steve has written dozens of variety shows, many of which have graced the stage of the Mary Winspear Centre’s Charlie White Theatre, such as The British Pub Show, That’s Entertainment and Around the World in Eighty Minutes. Steve produced and directed the hugely successful stage production of Mamma Mia! in collaboration with his wife, and the Peninsula Singers Artist Director, Lena Palermo, in 2019 at the Mary Winspear Centre.
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.