2025 Adjudicators

Lyle was born and raised in Scarborough, and is a graduate of York University, where he studied trombone performance and music education. After his graduation in 1993, Lyle received his Bachelor of Education from Nipissing University, and his Honours Specialist in Music from the University of Toronto.

Lyle recently retired from a 30 year teaching career. He began his career in Durham region where he taught grade 4 & 5 general music and grade 6, 7, & 8 Instrumental Music. In 2000, Lyle began teaching in York Region, where he taught at the primary, junior, intermediate and senior levels of education, in disciplines that varied from instrumental and vocal music through to music theatre as wells vocal and instrumental jazz. Over the course of his career, Lyle's bands and choirs received many local, regional, and national accolades. Most recently, Lyle has assumed the role of Bandmaster with the Whitby Brass Band. In addition to his conducting duties, Lyle is an active musician, actor, performer, clinician, and adjudicator, and is currently involved with several local theatre groups as a director, music director, and technical director.