Bel Canto Music Inc.

Summer Camp Concert Band Instructors

Chris Scott
A Band Director, Percussion Specialist

Chris is an ex-British Army and RAAF trained musician and has been a percussion and multi-instrumental teacher with Education Queensland for 30 years. He is the principal percussionist of the Queensland POPS Orchestra.

Evan Jenkin
B Band Director

Evan has been associated with Bel Canto for a number of years, first as a student, then a tutor and now as a Director. He studied a Bachelor of Music and Education at QUT and now teaches Instrumental Music for Education Queensland in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

Donna Williamson
C Band Director

Donna Williamson has been associated with Bel Canto for ten years. She has coordinated a number of successful school music programs in Central Queensland and around Brisbane.

Michael Purtle
Stage Band Director

Michael is employed by Education Queensland as Instrumental Music Co-ordinator at Park Ridge State High School.  He has been playing in Brisbane Excelsior Brass band for five years and has won four consecutive Australian national A Grade titles and two consecutive New Zealand A grade titles.  He is the conductor of “Windsor Brass,” a well regarded brass band.