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STARLIGHT POPS COMBO
Phil has been involved in numerous musical theatre productions, including various high school, community, and children's presentations for over 12 years. Some of his credits include Victoria Operatic Society's productions of "Beauty and the Beast" and "West Side Story", Victoria Youth Musical Theatre's productions of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "42nd Street" and "Bye Bye Birdie," Stagewest Players’ productions of "Cabaret" and "My Fair Lady", and Stelly's Secondary School production of "Guys and Dolls", "The Music Man", "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Hello Dolly". Phil runs Victoria Youth Musical Theatre which specializes in intensive musical theatre classes and summer camps for children and youth. Phil is also the Music Director for the First Unitarian Church of Victoria. Fergus Heywood, drums has been an active percussionist in the Victoria scene George Koenig, bass is a music teacher at North Saanich Middle School in Sidney. He moved to Victoria in 1994 after completing double bass studies with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra bassist Ken Friedman at UBC. He has played in symphony orchestras across BC, including the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, and currently plays in jazz and rock combos in Victoria as well as doing freelance work. “The combo adds a great dimension to your sound …”
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Starlight Pops Choir’s rhythm section is ably led by Phil Hallman, an accomplished musical director, rehearsal pianist and musician. Phil’s training includes over 25 years of piano, 18 years of saxophone, and 12 years in musical theatre including an apprenticeship with Orpheus Musical Theatre Society in Ottawa.
for many years. His musical tastes range from classical to jazz, pop, big band, swing and latin styles. For many years Fergus performed with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, and he was an instructor in Percussion Studies for the Department of Music at the University of Victoria, introducing that program in the early 1970s.