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board and staff
Brittany Mielnichuk
executive & artistic director
Brittany Mielnichuk (she/her) is an arts and administrative professional based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has dedicated much of her life to the choral community across Canada and has a myriad of choral conducting, music education, vocal, and arts administrative experience.
As the Artistic and Executive Director of Rainbow Harmony Project, Brittany is dedicated to using music to build community and inspire social change. Brittany also teaches private music lessons, facilitates choral workshops and clinics, and has performed with the Winnipeg ensembles Canzona and Dead of Winter. Recent engagements include adjudicating vocal jazz at Brandon Jazz Festival (2024), vocal jazz faculty at International Music Camp (2022, 2023), and guest conducting at the Central Manitoba Senior School Choral Workshop (2022), and the Eastman Youth Choir (2019).
Brittany completed a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at the University of Manitoba with Dr. Elroy Friesen. She also holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Capilano University (Vancouver, BC) and a Diploma in Professional Music from Southwestern Community College (Creston, IO).
Aaron Hutton
assistant director
Being no stranger to his local arts scene, Aaron (he/him) has been performing on Winnipeg stages for over twenty years. An award-winning artist and brilliant tenor vocalist, he has flourished as a soloist with some of Winnipeg's most distinguished choral, orchestral, and chamber ensembles, including the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Canzona, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and Manitoba Opera. In 2025, Aaron established Winnipeg’s Low Voice Collective, an inclusive tenor and bass ensemble dedicated to celebrating low-voice choral repertoire while welcoming participants regardless of gender identity or expression. In addition to his choral and soloist engagements, Aaron has performed with Winnipeg's premier theatre companies such as Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Rainbow Stage, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, Dry Cold Productions, Prairie Theatre Exchange, and Manitoba Theatre for Young People. Aaron obtained his Bachelor and Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Manitoba Marcel A. Desautel Faculty of Music and is an alumni of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Dylan Summers
collaborative pianist
Dylan Summers (he/him) is a Winnipeg-born pianist, organist, guitarist, and vocalist. He is an alumnus of the Desautels Faculty of Music having studied as a piano major and organ minor. Dylan has always had an interest in choral music beginning in the Winnipeg Boys' Choir as a boy soprano, eventually moving on to sing in The University of Manitoba Singers all throughout the course of his studies. He then went on to become the organist and choir director at First Presbyterian Church, while also accepting freelance work as a pianist in the choral world. Dylan has performed and recorded with many local bands over the years, and continues to do so as the keyboardist of Matlock.
Outside of music, Dylan attended Red River Polytechnic completing the requirements of the Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic Certificate program. He is now a registered Truck and Transport Mechanic apprentice, working his way towards Red Seal Certification.
Caleb Rondeau
youth choir co-director
Caleb Rondeau (he/him) is an Indigiqueer music educator and performer born and raised on Treaty One Territory. He holds Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education degrees from the University of Manitoba and currently works in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division as a middle school band and choir teacher.
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As a chorister, Caleb has sung with NUOVOCE Chamber Choir since its inaugural season in 2019. He made his professional choral debut with Dead of Winter in 2022 and remains a rotating member of their roster. From 2023-25, Caleb completed a two-year conducting apprenticeship with NUOVOCE and joined the Rainbow Harmony Project Youth Choir team in 2023.
Caleb is proud to have presented on “Choir as a Gender-Affirming Space” as part of the Manitoba Choral Association’s IDEA Corner and BEYOND Symposium. He remains committed to creating safer, more welcoming, and accessible spaces for singers and lifelong musicians.
Emma Lewis
youth choir co-director
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Emma Lewis (she/they) is a singer and community music educator with a bachelor of Jazz Studies from the University of Manitoba.
Emma has worked with choirs in St. James, Louis Riel, and Winnipeg school divisions both as a collaborative pianist and clinician. In 2025/2026 Emma was apprentice conductor for NUOVOCE Chamber Choir, conducting in several concerts throughout the season. They teach piano and voice lessons through the University of Manitoba, with a focus on fostering creativity and musical expression in their students.
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Emma is an experienced choral singer, having sung with NUOVOCE Chamber Choir for seven years and as a member of University of Manitoba Singers under the direction of Elroy Friesen. ​
Peter Steur
tenor section lead
Peter Steur (he/him) is a baritone, pianist, and teacher who loves singing choral music from Palestrina to Penderecki and beyond. Peter also teaches at River Heights Music School and sings at St. John's Cathedral. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano from the University of Manitoba, as well as a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in voice performance. Peter is a huge nerd about diction and theory. He shares his life with his girlfriend Laina and cat Dot.
Lukas Sawatsky
bass section lead
Lukas Sawatsky (he/him) is a Treaty 1 based singer and researcher. He holds a Bachelor of Music – Voice Performance and a Master’s of Music Research from the University of Manitoba.
Lukas has ample experience serving the music community through his work as Treasurer for the University of Manitoba Singers Council, and as Graduate Student Representative in the Faculty of Music Student's Association. Lukas has been working in the choral scene since his childhood, having sung with Dead of Winter, Canzona, Polycoro, the Winnipeg Philharmonic, Manitoba Opera Chorus, ACDA Honour Choir, the University of Manitoba Singers, and the church choir of Young United Church, where he works as a section lead.
Lukas is currently a sessional instructor at the University of Manitoba, teaching the Music Matters course.
Nate Flaman
social media assistant
Nate Flaman (he/him) is a Prairie screenwriter specializing in comedy and visually driven storytelling.
A 2024 graduate of Red River College Polytechnic’s Creative Communications program, he has worked across both commercial and broadcast spheres in scripted and unscripted formats. Nate served as a writer on Big Small Town (Season 1, 2024; Season 2, 2026) with Bell Fibe TV1 and has written across narrative and reality formats, including many other comedy and documentary series.
Audiences recognize his writing for its emotionally generous reversals, distinct comedic rhythm, and image-based storytelling that prioritizes sincerity over joke density alone. His work consistently balances originality with accessibility, exploring ideas that feel fresh yet human.
board of directors
Aaron Klein, President
Jo Neufeld, Vice-President
Karl Johnson, Treasurer
River Gillette, Secretary
Dana Phillips, Membership Director
Cass Smith, Communications & Marketing Director
VACANT, Fundraising Director
Kristie Matheson, Outreach Director
Steven Anderson, Member-at-Large
T Sheppard-Luangkhot, Member-at-Large
Holl Pacheco, Member-at-Large
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