Meet our Adjudicators
Don Ross
Strings/Band
Don Ross is a clarinetist, teacher, conductor, composer and adjudicator. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Alberta and completed his Master's degree from Northwester University in Chicago. He is currently on the instructional staff of the MacEwan University Conservatory. He performs in about 150 concerts a year, split between classical, jazz, world and experimental music. He has adjudicated over 80 Festivals, including Nationals.
Cara McLeod
Vocal/Speech
Cara McLeod sings a variety of styles. She has sung in the Canadian Finals Rodeo competition and also in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. She continues to teach and perform in a variety of circumstances, providing opportunities for her students and herself to connect with audiences. She has released original singles in 2022 and 2023 as another attempt to connect with her audiences.
Tammi-Jo Mortenson
Piano
Tammy–Jo Mortensen is a graduate of University of Alberta and McGill University where she studied Organ and Choral Conducting. She has been an administrator, directing music at Robertson-Wesley United Church, the Anglican Parish of Christ Church, and Korura Choirs and Da Camara Singers. She conducts handbells at Cosmopolitan Music Society. She also instructs Organ at Concordia University.
