Sandy Marron
Sandy has been the Musical Director of Lions Gate Chorus since November 1st, 1991. Her extensive training in classical piano (Grade X Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto), degrees in Psychology and Music Education from the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), and vocal jazz & classical choral singing and conducting have all contributed to her success as a leader in the barbershop world.
Sandy is a Master 700 Director in the Director Certification Program, the highest designation possible in Sweet Adelines, and is a Certified Sound Judge for the organization. She is a professional barbershop coach, travelling the world as a coach for both Sweet Adelines and the Barbershop Harmony Society. In 2021, she became a member of the Sweet Adelines International Education Direction Committee and the International Song Assessment Tool Committee and took over as Directors’ Coordinator on the Region 26 Management Team in May.
Sandy sings tenor with Brava!, 2004 International Quartet Champions, Canada's very first Queens of Harmony! All 4 singers in Brava are active members and leaders in Lions Gate Chorus. Sandy also co-founded Martini Quartet in 2008 with Shannon Harris, and sang with them for 3 years, achieving 3 top five international medals. She also sang with Glow Quartet for 8 years and achieved 5 international top-ten finishes with them.
On a personal note, Sandy is married to Tim Marron, a Certified Singing Judge in the BHS and a barbershop coach. Tim is Lions Gate’s in-house coach for vocal production & vocal expression, as well as giving private voice lessons to individual members. He is currently the Senior Director of Campus Public Safety at Simon Fraser University in Greater Vancouver.
Tim & Sandy live in the White Rock area with their kitties, Robert & Cora. Their oldest son Connor just graduated from Arizona State University with his Engineering degree, and their younger son Austin just graduated from CDI in Vancouver and is now a Registered Massage Therapist. Both young men also love to sing barbershop!
