Our current Music Ministry team includes:
Susanne Reul-Zastre has been at St. Luke Cedar Hill Anglican Church since May 2003. She is involved in preparing and offering the musical component for weekly Sunday and special worship services, conducts the choir, oversees the Soloists programme, and also coordinated the Choral Bursary programme. For many years she has volunteered her time to co-ordinate the music ministry fundraising and outreach concerts at St. Luke's. Susanne holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music History from UVic, a Master’s degree in Organ Performance from Western University, an Associateship with the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), and a Diploma in Sacred Church Music from the Catholic College for Church Music and Music Paedagogy in Regensburg (Germany). She was a registered Music Teacher in BC for many years while maintaining a very busy private music studio teaching piano, organ and theory to children and adults (beginners to ARCT level) and has accompanied community and school choirs as well as vocalists and instrumentalists at many concerts and festivals. Susanne is also a Body BluePrint certified Personal Trainer, and registered with the BCRPA as Weight Trainer, Group Fitness, Older Adult and Aquafit Instructor. Moreover, she has taken additional training to work with cancer and stroke survivors as well as persons diagnosed with MS, acquired brain injury, Osteoporosis. She has also completed a certificate to teach fall prevention to older adults.
Susanne is the current Co-President of the Executive of the Victoria Chapter of the RCCO (Royal Canadian College of Organists) for the 2024-2025 season. She retired as a member of the Centre's Hart Scholarship Committee in 2025 after many years of service, and since 1995 has served in various roles on the executive (President, Past President, Newsletter Editor, Secretary, Member-at-Large, Correspondent with Organ Canada). She brought her expertise to act as a venue and workshop convenor at the 2010 National RCCO convention, and on the committee for the 2012 Victoria International Organ Festival. Susanne was also involved in various volunteer capacities at the 2020 National RCCO Heaven and Earth convention in Victoria (July 6-9, 2020) which unfortunately was cancelled due to COVID-19. In addition, Susanne has adjudicated organ exams for the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival and the RCCO.