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The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Kendra MacGillivray, B.B.A., to the position of Executive Director.
MacGillivray is a native of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and holds a Business Administration degree from St. Francis Xavier University. For the past twenty years, she has owned and operated her own business, Kenroy Music Productions and her own music school, Kendra MacGillivray's School of Celtic Music. Over the years, she has provided expert fiddle, piano accompaniment, Highland and Step dancing instruction to hundreds of children and adults. She's also been a featured instructor at Celtic summer schools all over the globe. This past spring, she became the first Canadian ever invited to teach at the Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddling in New Zealand.
"I'm just thrilled at the opportunity to pass my love of Scottish music and culture on to the students who attend the College of Piping," says MacGillivray. “Thanks in large part to my predecessor, the late Scott MacAulay, this institution is one of the best of its kind anywhere in the world. To have the chance to play a role in leading it into the next decade is a dream come true."
In addition to her considerable business and instruction skills, MacGillivray has managed her own very successful performing career for the past two decades. One of the best known Celtic musicians in North America, she's a 2-time East Coast Music Award winner (2002 Instrumental Artist of the Year, 2002 Female Artist of the Year), and just recently released her 4th full-length recording, entitled "Love O' The Isles”, which was nominated for a 2009 ECMA and three Music PEI Awards. In 2002, she was named the Young Alumna of the Year by the StFX University Alumni Association for her contribution to Celtic music and Scottish Culture in the Maritimes. She was also the 2003 recipient of Music Nova Scotia's Educator of the Year Award.
Ken Gillis Chairman of the Board of Directors stated “We are very pleased that Kendra has accepted the position of Executive Director. We believe that with her background she will bring a wealth of experience to the college. On behalf of the board I want to welcome Kendra to our team as we look forward to building on our success with her.”
MacGillivray assumes her new duties on Monday, August 3. For interview opportunities, please feel free to contact her directly at kendra@kendramacgillivray.com. Alternately, you can reach Ken Gillis at gillis@pei.sympatico.ca or Michelle Askew at michelle.askew@collegeofpiping.com, Manager of Marketing & Business Development.
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