Jack Etchegary is a freelance musician from St. John’s, NL. He has been actively involved in the St. John’s arts community as a member of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO), the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble (QVE), as well as several local bands. As a conductor, he has worked with several groups including the NSO, QVE, the MUN Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra, the MUN Festival Choir and Chamber Choir, the Gower Community Band, and the St. John’s Gay Men’s Chorus. Jack’s work as an arranger has included arrangements for the NSO, QVE and Tim Baker with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. As a drummer with Soap Opera and guitarist with Property, Jack has performed across Newfoundland and Eastern Canada including appearances at Sound Symposium, Lawyna Vawnya, POP Montreal, NXNE, Halifax Pop Explosion, Kazoo! Fest, Flourish Festival, MusicNL Week and the East Coast Music Awards. Most recently, he has been playing drums for Len O’Neill, Andrew Smith, Kelly McMichael and Nico Paulo. Jack holds a Masters of Music in conducting (2022) and a Bachelors of Music in composition (2018) from Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador, and is currently completing an MA in Music Theory at the University of Western Ontario.