Ross Brownlee

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Teacher

rbrownlee@westgatemennonite.org

Ross Brownlee is very fortunate to make music! Since a very young age, he has had the privilege of singing in choirs, playing piano and then learning his major instruments, the modern and Renaissance trombones. Ross studied at the University of Manitoba, Northern Illinois University, then finished his studies at McGill University. There, he performed with the McGill Cornett and Sackbut ensemble, Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, and the FACE Symphony Orchestra. He also started his teaching career in some wonderful Montréal public and private high schools. Ross is very fortunate to work with the students at Westgate - their passion and dedication to music is exciting and inspiring! The bands regularly perform in church services, concerts, tours and festivals. The Westgate music students have traveled West to the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, through the prairies, down to Chicago, Washington, New York and through Southern Ontario, Ottawa and Montreal, where they have enjoyed making connections with local schools and church communities. Ross is an active clinician, adjudicator, singer and trombone player. He also enjoys cycling to school, skiing and boating on the river, and puttering in the garden at the old home on the Assiniboine River he shares with his wonderful partner, Heidi Koop.