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Valerie Sylvester received her Master’s Degree in violin performance from the Mannes School of Music in New York after completing undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto. She revels in an eclectic musical career, playing not only classical and modern violin, but also Baroque violin, viola, and bass viola da gamba. Valerie is concertmaster of…⇨
Dominik Kosciolek is an aspiring composer, conductor, and music educator studying Jazz at the University of Toronto. He actively performs and teaches saxophone, clarinet, and flute. Cultivating a lifelong love for music and art in students by sharing his own, Dominik wants to help people discover and explore their musical talents, as well as reach…⇨
Massimo Guida is a Toronto-based Italian-Canadian composer, guitarist, educator, theorist, and copyist. University of Toronto (Bmus. Hons., Mmus., D.M.A.) http://www.massimoguida.com/ Born in Italy, he later completed his doctoral studies in composition at the University of Toronto in 2019, under the supervision of Professor Christos Hatzis. He previously also completed his undergraduate and Master’s studies in…⇨
Born in Rimouski (Québec), Daphné completed her master’s degree with distinction (2020) at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, where she also obtained a Chamber Music Diploma (2019). She recently graduated from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory (Toronto), completing the Artist Diploma Program (2023) under the tutelage of Erika Raum. Throughout the…⇨
Valerie Sylvester received her Master’s Degree in violin performance from the Mannes School of Music in New York after completing undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto. She revels in an eclectic musical career, playing not only classical and modern violin, but also Baroque violin, viola, and bass viola da gamba. Valerie is concertmaster of…⇨
Piano Performance, MM Shanghai Conservatory of Music With over 30 years of teaching experience, Jewele is an RCM Music certified teacher for all levels of piano. She emphasizes the development of technical skills to support musicality, adjusting her methods to realize the physical and emotional capabilities of the students. She likes to work in conjunction…⇨
Sheila Smyth is a busy performer with many ensembles, both Baroque and modern, on violin, viola, and treble viola da gamba. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree from the University of Toronto. Sheila has performed with many early music ensembles in and around Toronto, including Tafelmusik, Aradia and Musicians in Ordinary, and…⇨
Mary Stein has fostered a love of teaching for over 20 years, and has been affiliated with the Royal Conservatory of Music, and Sir Wilfred Laurier University. As a performer, she has played regularly with the National Ballet of Canada orchestra, and with the Canadian Opera Company and Esprit Orchestras. She holds a M.Mus from…⇨
Mary Kenedi made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1983. She has her Licentiate Diploma, Bachelor of Music in Performance and Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Toronto. She also has a Diploma from the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. She has taught at the Royal Conservatory for 25 years and was…⇨
Denise Williams (BSc, MA, ARCT, RMT) is a professional singer, and music educator. Her 30+ year international performance career has put her at home on the concert, opera, and theatre stages. Her most recent major appearances in Toronto have been as Monisha in the Nathaniel Dett Chorale’s concert performance of Treemonisha at Koerner Hall, and…⇨