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School Services That Support Your Program
Our owner, David Sabourin, was a school representative for Ward Music from 1988 until starting Tapestry Music in 1996. Since then, Tapestry has been serving the needs of music educators across BC and Canada. You could say that working with music teachers, students and parents is in our DNA! We strongly believe in the importance of music education and we work diligently to assist programs with our on-site service. Our mission is to work with programs to become so strong that no administrator or politician would dare cancel it. Our team of educational representatives are ready and available to not only help teachers, but assist in picking up and dropping of repairs, rented or exchanged instruments and supplies and answer any questions about the use and maintenance of your instrument.
Now booking demos and service visits for Fall 2025. Get in touch early to book your demos!
How We Support Schools
From rentals to repairs, our team makes it easy to run a thriving music program. Our education representatives have decades of experience in music education, and are there to help build and support your program by offering clinics, pickups and drop offs, a custom tailored rental portal to help build a balanced band, fundraising ideas to get the most of your budget and so much more!
Meet Our Education Representatives
With decades of combined experience in music education and retail, our Education Reps are here to support your school with rentals, repairs, print music, and more.
We’ve built our services around the needs of music educators — so you can focus on teaching while we take care of the logistics.
David Sabourin
David is the founder of Tapestry Music and was the Principal Tuba player in the Vancouver Opera for over 45 years. A passionate advocate for music education, he will make sure you get the most out of a limited budget.
Contact David
Ken Surges
Ken is a Vancouver native who studied trombone and euphonium at Vancouver Community College and at UBC.
He has played with Vancouver, Victoria, Okanagan, Kamloops, and Prince George Symphonies, Vancouver Opera, CBC Vancouver, Festival Vancouver, Fred Stride Jazz, Dal Richards, and Alan Matheson Jazz Orchestras, as well as playing on recordings of artists as varied as Dan Mangan, Motley Crew, Judith Forst and Marianas Trench.
As a musician in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve, Ken continuously served from 1977 until his retirement in 2020 at the rank of Master Warrant Officer. Ken is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal as well as the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD3)
Contact Ken
Dominique Bernath
Dominique Bernath, a rhythmic luminary, has been a professional percussionist since 1995 performing with most BC orchestras. She's now strumming a new beat, having fallen in love with the ukulele in January 2024. Performing almost instantly, her "UKUlady" project of classic rock & pop on ukulele/vocals brings her boundless joy.
Ms. Bernath has been an educational representative for Tapestry Music since 2016, specializing in percussion repairs and workshops for students. She is a Yamaha & Zildjian Artist, and performs on Flight ukuleles.
Julie Begg
Originally from Scotland, Julie began her musical training at Napier University in Edinburgh. Her education continued at Trinity College of Music, London where she studied clarinet and saxophone. She spent several years freelancing in London before emigrating to Canada.
Paul Laverick
Paul is the store manager at Tapestry Music Victoria, and our point of contact for anything education related on Vancouver Island. Paul has been in the music industry for over 15 years, and was previously the manager of Larsen Music before John Larsen retired in 2017.
