Artistic Director
Jimin Shin Dobson
Violinist and Violist Jimin Shin Dobson started her musical studies in Europe at the age of six at le Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg. From age ten, she grew up at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto under the tutelage of Canadian Violinist Erika Raum (also Marie Berard and Mayumi Seiler) and Violist Steven Dann.
Since discovering the Baroque Violin as a freshman at the Cleveland Institute of Music with baroque violinist and dancer Dr Julie Andrijeski and the esteemed Early Music faculty at the Case Western Reserve University, Jimin has pursued her passion for performing on gut strings through various summer festivals like the International Baroque Institute at Longy, the American Bach Soloists Academy, Berwick Academy of the Oregon Bach Festival, and Early Music Vancouver, as well as appearing on many professional stages throughout her training, including with Cleveland’s Apollo’s Fire and with the San Francisco Bach Choir Orchestra as guest Concertmaster. Newly based in Sackville, New Brunswick, Jimin remains an active performer across the country, especially in the Early Music scenes of Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto where she appears regularly with numerous ensembles including the Juno Award winning l’Harmonie des Saisons, Arion Orchestre Baroque, Orchestre Galileo, Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal, Clavecin en Concert, les Boreades de Montreal, Ensemble Telemann, Ottawa Baroque Consort, Ottawa Bach Choir, Trinity Bach Project, and Theatre of Early Music. Also an avid chamber musician, recent performances as the violist of the period string quartet, Ximenez Quartet has brought her to Crowsnest Pass, Alberta as guest artist of The Pass Early Music Fest, as well as Tucson, Arizona for the Arizona Early Music.
In the Canadian Maritimes, Jimin has completed two seasons of Nova Scotia tours of Handel’s “Messiah” as Concertmaster of Musique Royale’s Ensemble Ménestrel, leading and coaching the chamber-sized orchestra comprising professional musicians new to performing on gut strings. Passionate about continuing to build the historically informed performance scene in the Maritimes, Jimin’s exciting new roles in Sackville include the artistic directorship of the Sackville Festival of Early Music, as well as professor of the new Baroque Performance Practice course at Mount Allison University.
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Contact information: shinjkeeva@gmail.com
General Manager Shawn Bostick
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Shawn Bostick is a versatile musician, educator, and arts administrator dedicated to enriching the cultural landscape of Eastern Canada. He holds degrees in Music from Mount Allison University and St. Francis Xavier University. When serving as Regional Director of the Canadian Music Centre, Shawn founded Atlantic Waves Imprint, a label focused on showcasing the Atlantic provinces’ dynamic contemporary music scene. The label’s second release “Between the Shore and the Ships” won two East Coast Music Awards, including the inaugural Classical Composition of the Year. A dedicated educator, he joined the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra's Moncton Sistema Centre as a Teaching Artist in 2017 and is currently the Production Manager of the Tutta Musica Orchestra, where he supports their dynamic concert and touring activities. Shawn served on the Board of the East Coast Music Association (ECMA) for 9 years, contributing to their ongoing vision of creating a thriving east coast music industry, and on the national scene, Shawn produced the prestigious classical music showcase for the 2010 Juno Awards. As an arts manager, Shawn has collaborated with notable ensembles such as ¡Sacabuche!, East Coat Artists; Shaun Leblanc, Dave Thomson, Mike Biggar, Kenny James, Professional Theatre Company; Live Bait Theatre, Astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Comedian John Cleese, having helped shape their continued development and successes. An integral part of the leadership team since 2014, Shawn is presently co-producing the 21st season of the Sackville Festival of Early Music, a renowned annual event that celebrates historically informed performance, education, and cultural exchange.
Driven by a passion for music and the arts, Shawn remains committed to fostering creativity and collaboration, promising further significant contributions to the cultural vibrancy of Eastern Canada.
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Contact information: sackvilleearlymusic@gmail.com
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J.E.A. Crake Festival Intern
Jan Zverev
Jan Zverev (they/them) is a Russian-Canadian voice and German Studies student at Mount Allison University with an interest in pursuing musicology, performance and library science. This year, they are delighted to be joining the Sackville Festival of Early Music as an intern. Outside of the festival, jan is a research assistant and manager for the SUMR lab, a barista, a librarian, a journalist, a choral assistant and brings a knitting project everywhere they go.
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Contact information: sackvilleearlymusicintern@gmail.com