Connie Lebeau
Connie Lebeau brings ten years of teaching experience and several decades as a professional musician to Lebeau-Petersen Productions. Working alongside husband Niels Petersen, Connie sings lead and back-up vocals, plays bass guitar and writes horn arrangements for the Lebeau-Petersen Band. She has toured and recorded with Valdy, Disney recording artist Norman Foote, Connie Kaldor, Shari Ulrich and Gary Fjellgaard. As part of Raffi's band she performed at Radio City Music Hall and the Gershwin Theatre in NYC, where "Raffi On Broadway" was recorded live for CD and Video and produced by Phil Ramone. As vocal coach and arranger, Connie also works with the renowned Vic High R & B Band. Her relaxed, upbeat and supportive teaching style inspires student musicians of all ages.

Niels Petersen
Niels Petersen, a native of Denmark, has shared the stage with such artists as Joan Armatrading, Trish Yearwood, Suzy Bogguss, Pam Tillis, Tina Turner, Burton Cummings and Jeff Healey. His original music has been released on A&M Records, Savannah and Eureka labels. The producer and driving force behind the Lebeau-Petersen Band's CD, Hurtin' Man, Niels launched them into the international arena with performances in Europe and the Vancouver and Victoria Jazz Festivals. As musical director for the March 2000 Kaleidoscope production of "City", Niels used students from Lebeau-Petersen Productions for the four piece pit band.

Chris Petersen
With over four years of teaching experience, 'Crispy' uses Murray Creed's awesome program, 'Groove Essentials' for his curriculum. Chris' performance credits range from a video entitled 'Diabetes for Kids', which won the prestigious Freddie award in New York City; pit drummer for the March 2000 Kaleidoscope production of 'City'; to performances in Vancouver and on the Island with the 'Hoochy Girls', 'Twiceborn', 'Vasectomy's Child' and the 'Lebeau-Petersen Band'. Chris' various bands have opened for 'gob', 'Toasters' and the 'Planet Smashers'. His many years of experience performing in the tween band 'Scottish Fish' as well as the Lansdowne, Esquimalt and Oak Bay High School band programs, bode well as he prepares young drummers for our Rock Band program. Currently a member of the band 'Saul', Chris adds the 'cool' to the school!