SANDY ROBINSON MARRON
MASTER 700 DIRECTOR - LIONS GATE CHORUS
2008 INTERNATIONAL BRONZE MEDALISTS
2010 INTERNATIONAL SILVER MEDALISTS

TENOR - BRAVA!
2004 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CHAMPIONS

TENOR, MARTINI QUARTET
2010 INTERNATIONAL 4TH PLACE QUARTET

APPROVED SOUND JUDGE
CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
PROFESSIONAL BARBERSHOP COACH, SAI & BHS

Sandy comes from a diverse background of musical experience and education including 12 years of piano and theory training with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada, 5 years in Choral Music Education at the University of Victoria, singing and conducting classical, jazz and musical theatre. Sandy received her Bachelor of Arts & Education degrees in Psychology and Music Education from the University of Victoria in 1986, after which she moved to Vancouver. A year later, she discovered Sweet Adelines.

Sandy joined the Burnaby Chorus in 1987 and within one year became Tenor Section Leader. In her second year, she was appointed Assistant Director and immediately enrolled in the Directors Certification Program. After completing the DCP in 1991, she accepted the challenge of becoming the front line director of the Lions Gate Chorus and has been with them ever since.

Under Sandy’s direction, Lions Gate Chorus has achieved 7 regional gold medals, and as a result, has competed on the International Competition stage 7 times...so far. With each appearance as competitors, the chorus' score has always improved over the last appearance. Their placement record is as follows:

• 1996 in Fort Lauderdale, 22nd Place
• 1998 in Nashville, 20th Place, and the chorus won the Harmony Achievement Award
• 2000 in Orlando, 18th Place
• 2003 in Phoenix, 11th Place, and therefore served as Mic Testers for the Finals (just barely missing the coveted Top Ten)
• 2005 in Detroit, 12th Place (again just barely missing the Top Ten)
• 2007 in Calgary, 3rd Place Bronze Medalists!! With a record-breaking score of 2815!! Not only did Lions Gate finally make the Top Ten, they busted into the medals with a 3rd place finish, and an 87% average!!
• 2009 in Nashville, 2nd Place Silver Medalists!! With yet another record-breaking score of 3015!! (one of only 3 choruses ever to achieve a score of over 3000) They also received the Most Entertaining Chorus Award.

Because of Sandy’s dedication, the Lions Gate Chorus has achieved much success throughout the years, and has developed into a strong and dynamic group of 100+ women who enjoy the standard of excellence set by Sandy at every rehearsal and performance.

Sandy is a Master Director 700 in the Sweet Adelines International Directors Certification Program, a 17 year member of the Regional Music Faculty, and an Approved Sound Judge in the International Judging Program. She also serves as Certified International Faculty, and as such, teaches at the International Education Symposium (IES) each summer, and is hired by other regions to do music schools.

Sandy also sang tenor with Brava!, the 2004 International Quartet Champions, crowned “Queens of Harmony” in Phoenix, Arizona. Brava! is the first quartet from Canada to ever win the International Championship.

She now sings with a brand new quartet called Martini, who won the Region 26 quartet competition in April 2008, qualifying them to compete at International in the fall of 2008 in Honolulu.

Sandy is a professional coach, and travels the world coaching choruses and quartets in both the Sweet Adelines & Barbershop Harmony Society organizations. She coaches and teaches all over the world, including Canada, USA, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Australia and Germany. Sandy is a professional coach, and travels the world coaching choruses and quartets in both the Sweet Adelines & Barbershop Harmony Society organizations. She coaches and teaches all over the world, including Canada, USA, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Australia and Germany.

Two years ago, Sandy married Tim Marron, and has since moved to Tacoma, WA, where she happily resides with Tim and his two beautiful sons, Connor (12) and Austin (10). Tim is a Police Sergeant for Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and is a barbershopper, too, currently singing lead in a fabulous quartet called Jet Set, the 2007 Evergreen District Champions.

Although the newly blended family is living in Tacoma, WA, Sandy still commutes north to Vancouver each week to direct Lions Gate!

If you would like to contact Sandy, send an email to queensandy@comcast.net.