About Us
Dulcet Melodies was founded by Joey Oberhoffner in
1996 with a simple idea: That music should be a joy
accessible to all, and that anyone who teaches it should
be driven not by ambition or hope of prestige, but by
a love for music and a love for teaching.
This simple premise has led to the establishment of
Dulcet Melodies as a locally-known and respected source
for choral arrangements, vocal and choral workshops,
voice lessons, musical theatre production, performance
master-classes, curriculum development, talent representation
and actual performance bookings themselves.
We are guided by one great ideal: Through honesty comes
understanding, and with understanding comes love. We
believe that, through transparent business practices
and honest, straightforward communication with clients,
we can offer superior service to the public. Likewise,
through teaching methods both old and new, we can explain
to students the mysteries of music and, in so doing,
instill a love for music in the hearts and minds of
our students.
Joey Oberhoffner has literally been
singing for as long as he's been walking. For 13 years
he sang as a member of the renowned Calgary Boys Choir,
touring Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. As
a student at Bishop Grandin high school he became the
first ever recipient of the Award of Choral Distinction
for his contribution to gold medal performances in Vienna,
Austria and Orlando, Florida for chamber choir, vocal
jazz and show choir.
Joey has received scholarships for music from the University
of Calgary and the Kiwanis Music Festival, appeared
in operas and on television and radio, and has won Gold
standing with the vocal jazz group "Kinnect"
in California and Hawaii.
Joey owns Dulcet Melodies music studio, and has taught
voice and choir for the past 12 years with Bishop Grandin
High School, Sak's Music, Hollywood and Vine Company
Music, the University of Lethbridge Conservatory, and
many others. His long-term instructors have included,
among others, Gerald Wirth (Artistic Director, Vienna
Choir Boys) and Dr. George Evelyn (University of Lethbridge).
He currently operates and teaches through Dulcet Melodies,
has been Artistic Director of the Zambales Youth Concert
and Show Choir for the past 4 years, and performs regularly
with the Toshi Jackson & the Silhouettes show.
Born and raised in Calgary, Oliver Munar
brings considerable instrumental and vocal experience
to Dulcet Melodies. He enjoys performing many styles
of music, including classical, musical theatre, jazz,
country, rock and pop.
An accomplished instrumentalist, Oliver started performing
on the organ at age 3. He later took up the piano at
age 11, and earned a Grade X degree from the Royal Conservatory
of Music of Toronto in 1993. He is also trained on the
trombone, trumpet and euphonium.
Oliver is also an accomplished vocalist. He began singing
at a young age, and later refined his singing technique
with the Calgary Boys Choir, Mount Royal Youth Choir,
and the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus. He performed solo
in a variety of productions with the Calgary Opera including
La Bohème, Tosca, and The Magic Flute. He also
performed in a number of community theatre projects
including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita and the
hit Broadway musical Grease .
Oliver currently plays the piano and sings at St. Bonaventure
Church, at Masses as well as weddings and funerals.
He also sings the national anthems for the Calgary Flames.
He has perfect pitch, and is an avid composer, transposer
and arranger of music. He lists The Sound of Music and
Mary Poppins among his all-time favourite musical films,
and inspirations for his deep love of music.
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