REGINA — St. Paul’s Cathedral has been blessed with exceptionally talented members of the choir throughout the years. In 2024, Janice Elliott-Denike and Bob Nicholls were recognized for their dedication that extends beyond the church choir.
Janice Elliott-Denike was awarded the Honorary Lifetime Member Award and the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers Association. With a musical career of the highest calibre spanning 47 years, she is well-known to the Saskatchewan music community and beyond in a variety of roles.
Since 1978, her piano students have been prize winners and gold medallists at many competitions, provincially and nationally. Many now teach and perform at universities across Canada and in the U.S.
As a pianist, Elliott-Denike performed widely as a recital soloist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician, frequently broadcast on CBC Radio.
She has also adjudicated across Western Canada and given numerous clinics and workshops to teachers and students.
Since 1991, Elliott-Denike has also been very involved at St. Paul’s Cathedral as a chorister, an organist for 20 years, the director of music for nine years, and now as chorister once again.
Bob Nicholls received a Life Membership from Regina Little Theatre for his work over the past 40 years. He has directed more than 40 musicals and was involved in more than 100 theatre productions in his many other roles as music director, pit musician, production manager, and sound designer.
Nicholls has been music director and percussion player for numerous musical theatre productions and musical revues for Regina Summer Stage. He has also sung in many noted choirs over the years, including Regina Philharmonic Chorus, University of Regina Concert Choir and Ablaze to name a few.
Nicholls was a long-time member of the Regina Symphony orchestra, playing timpani and percussion for 49 seasons. He has played for Broadway musicals, National Ballet of Canada and has backed up pop performers including Petula Clark, Colin James, Cleo Laine, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
At the cathedral, Nicholls served as the choral conductor of the choir for several years, retiring in the spring of 2018. He continues to sing in the choir on a part-time basis. He has directed St.
Paul’s theatrical presentations for the past three years including the recent 2024 Christmas performance.
