Meet Our 2025 Team!
Clint McLachlan
Conductor
Clint McLachlan is from Brandon, Manitoba, and is an avid teacher and performer. Clint is the Choral Educator at Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School in Brandon, the Founder and Conductor of Novos Treble Voices, and a private voice teacher. Clint holds a Master of Vocal Performance from the University of Western Ontario, as well as a Bachelor of Music Performance and an Education After Degree from Brandon University. Cint has enjoyed working in the Westman Region as a Clinician, Adjudicator, Assistant Conductor for Konektis Choir, and Vocal Director, and Orchestra Conductor for several Mecca Musicals.
Clint has enjoyed being a performer and has had many opportunities to perform in Operas, Musicals, Choral works, and as a soloist with the WSO. Clint is happy to be able to share his experience and love of music with his students. Clint has always loved being a part of a choir and the community and friendships that come with it. Getting the opportunity to conduct the Westman Youth Choir is a dream come true as it was such a foundational musical experience for Clint as a high school student. Clint is excited to work with Co-Conductor Kendra Obach and Collaborative Pianist Danielle Guina! Clint would like to thank his friends and family for their support, especially his wife Nadine, and their two dogs Penny and Aria.
Kendra Obach
Conductor
Kendra is a conductor, educator, and performer in Manitoba’s Interlake, currently teaching choir, musical theatre, and drama in Stonewall. She is passionate about choir, singing together to connect as a community, and empower individuals to find their potential. With her enthusiasm for working with youth, Kendra has been the guest conductor with Central Manitoba and Westman Youth Choirs, an adjudicator at ChoralFest, and a clinician for many school workshops.
In addition to school choirs, Kendra is currently the conductor of Selkirk Community Choir and an adult chamber choir Meliora. She volunteers with the Interlake Choral Association to run a variety of choral programming in the area. Kendra directs and performs alongside her husband Mitch (WMYC Alumni!) with the Interlake Players Musical Theatre Company. She recently received the Manitoba Choral Association Spirit Award for her work in the choral community.
Kendra holds a Masters in Choral Conducting and continually strives to learn more. She completed her undergraduate degrees in music and education at Brandon University. Currently Kendra’s focus includes work towards Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Manitoba’s Choral Community, along with an interest in body awareness, yoga, and mindfulness.
She is SO excited and honoured to be back with Westman Youth Choir to continue this amazing legacy of music making!
Danielle Guina
Collaborative Pianist
Danielle Guina is a Canadian collaborative pianist, singer, and educator, based in Brandon, MB. She has performed internationally from Los Angeles to Italy, and is passionate about being a well-rounded musician and staying true to her roots. Since completing her masters in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY) under the direction of Jean Barr, Danielle is now a freelance collaborative pianist, teacher of piano, voice, theory, and history at the Eckhardt-Gramatté-Gramatte Conservatory of Music in Brandon, a staff pianist and sessional instructor at Brandon University’s School of Music, and pianist for multiple choirs in the Brandon community. Danielle is thrilled to be a part of WMYC for the third time and can’t wait to make music with Stuart, Deanna, and the 2024 Westman Youth Choir!