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Ryan Noakes

Kamloops, BC

Musician / Composer

Ryan Noakes was born in 1979 in Kamloops, British Columbia, where he grew up thinking life was a musical with his parents constantly playing and singing along with records. An accomplished singer, he has been a member of numerous choirs and vocal ensembles and performed in several musical theatre productions. Ryan received his BMus in composition from the University of Victoria in 2008. At UVic he was a two-time recipient of the Murray Adaskin Prize in Music Composition. Ryan also helped to establish two new vocal ensembles at the university. After graduating from UVic, he was instrumental in the creation of the Vancouver Island Chamber Choir; as a founding member, manager, and composer-in-residence. In 2010 Ryan relocated to Vancouver and received his MMus in composition from the University of British Columbia in 2012. He returned to Kamloops in 2017 where he plays trumpet with the Kamloops Community Band, transitioned from singing with to being the music director of the Cantabile Singers, and formed the a cappella quartet Slow No Tempo.

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Sage Gunster

Kamloops, BC

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Samaneh Safari

Kamloops, BC

Samaneh Safari is a Persian painter and visual artist based in Kamloops, Canada. She is a graduate of MBA from Iranian University and Tourism management from Canadian University. She found her passion in art and colors when she was a child but started her professional artwork in 2014. She sees her paintings as powerful mediums for sharing her thoughts and ideas as well as inspiring and stimulating the viewer’s intellect and emotions. She also integrates her social media channels as links through her website to give herself more scope for networking. Sama works in various mediums, including charcoal, color pencil, pastels, oil paint, acrylic, gold leaf paintings, Ceramic texture, and mixed media art. Her painter’s portfolio website displays her talents across various medium and genres.