Meet our Choral Director, Terry Wasden
Theresa and her husband Mark raised their children in Crossfield AB. Originally from Kelowna British Columbia, she worked with the CBC Orchestra and toured with the Okanagan Symphony by the age of 14 years. She played many roles in both opera and musical theatre performances, including Narrator for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, as well as took the role of Mable in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. Her love of swing music led her to fronting several swing and big bands. As a director and producer, Theresa did the My Child Concerts for the Children’s WISH Foundation, and collaborated with several educational teams to do shows in schools. As the music producer for Airdrie Festival of Lights stage, she encouraged young and new talent to have a go at the Airdrie’s Got Talent. She also wrote school songs and went into schools to do a show with all of the students in four days. After thirteen years as conductor of the Talisman Energy Choir (now Repsol), the choir created a CD. Her own CDs included the Life album and KINDRED, a female vocal swing trio. After teaching singing for 30 years and performing for more than that, it was time to enjoy the Olds Community Chorus. She is excited about bringing the Messiah to Mountain View County in the fall of 2024.
Meet our Accompanist, Wendy Durieux
Wendy Durieux has been teaching piano to young people for about 45 years. She received her ARCT from the Royal Conservatory as a young mom and has been teaching ever since. She shares, “I feel very blessed that my career involves 2 of my most favourite things: music and children. I have 5 wonderful children and 13 grandchildren. I am also the coordinator for our Local Festival as well as the Provincial Administrator for the Alberta Music Festival Association. Both of these jobs are very challenging and have brought much growth to me.”