Garden VAlley Collegiate Choir & Vocal JAzz

Melanie Urichuk has a joy for music that began with singing duets in church while in preschool and soon after was followed by piano lessons.  She has loved working as a music educator since graduating from Brandon University in 2013, teaching students from Nursery to Grade 12 along the way to her current position as Choral Director at Garden Valley Collegiate.  Ms. Urichuk has been teaching at GVC since 2014, and in that time the choirs have been recommended to AMAF Provincials, MusicFest Canada Nationals, and toured to Montreal and Chicago. 

In addition to conducting 6 ensembles at GVC, Mrs. Urichuk has worked as a clinician for Cadenza Summer Music Week, the CMCA Vocal Jazz Workshop, and serves as President of the Central Manitoba Choral Association. Melanie has previously conducted the Brandon School Division Junior High Choir, the Redeemer Lutheran Church Choir, and was privileged to help conduct and prepare Brandon University's Concert Choir and Chorale for their performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in 2011. She currently serves as Artistic Director of the Prairie Soundscape Choral Organization, conducting both its Adult and Middle Years' Choirs. 

In addition to teaching and conducting, Ms. Urichuk loves to coach and play volleyball and spend time with her wonderful husband Mike and incredible daughter Norah!

Melanie Urichuk
​VOCAL MUSIC EDUCATOR
Fine Arts Dept. Head

Email: melanie.urichuk@gvsd.ca
​Telephone: (204) 325-8008
​Fax: (204) 325-5894

NEW Choir Room Procedures 
(TRUTHS IN THIS MOMENT)

Please do not put your personal belongings on the counters this year - they should stay with you at your chair. 

All musicians are asked to use hand sanitizer prior to entering the choir room. Depending on the number of students in the room and their ability to social distance, students may be asked to wear a mask for the duration of the class. 

Per the recommended regulations, singing inside will only be done under the following conditions: 
  • All singers are masked and facing the same direction
  • All singers are distanced at minimum of 6 x 6 feet
  • Rehearsing will occur for a maximum of 30 minutes, followed by a minimum period of 20 minutes time to allow for the air to be fully exchanged. ​