About Better Together
Better Together Music Society, formerly The Braille Tones Music Society, is an inclusive choir community for singers with disabilities and neurodiversities from Edmonton, Alberta. The choir was founded in 1996 by Scott Leithead, artistic director of the Korora Choir Association. Our mission is to empower individuals of varying abilities to pursue professional instruction in music through our choirs and lesson subsidies, without significant cost to these individuals, in an inclusive and fun atmosphere.
Music for Everyone
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Music for Everyone 🎼
Members of the Better Together Choir having a great time at their Spring concert.
Photo Credit Brianne Jang.
Why the Name Change?
While we have loved being TheBraille Tones, this name no longer includes the diverse disabilities and neurodiversities experienced by members of the choir. Better Together reflects our belief that when we come together to make music, we become stronger, happier, and more creative - together.
The Team behind Better Together
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Conductors/Accompanists/Staff | Section Leaders | Board of Directors
Conductors/Accompanists/Staff
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Susan Farrell
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Ashe Stolte
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
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Caitlin Grant
ACCOMPANIST
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Rhiannon Nelson
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
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Maxine Charlton
BOOKKEEPER
Section Leaders
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![Ashe Stolte, Bass]()
Ashe Stolte
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Maddy Douglas
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Alastair Mitchell
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Oren Hofer
TENOR/ALTO
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Paige Lucas
ALTO
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Lisa Brownie
ALTO
Board of Directors
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Kate Hamblin
PRESIDENT
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Margaret Lair
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Isabel Cave
SECRETARY
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Joseph Tong
MEMBER AT LARGE
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Ximena Perez
MEMBER AT LARGE
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Dianne Skoetsch
MEMBER AT LARGE
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Carrie Reed
MEMBER AT LARGE
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Rebecca Alexander
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Misha van Thienen
MEMBER AT LARGE
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