News

NEW RECORDING RELEASE

 

Very excited to announce that my new recording with violinist Scott St. John and cellist Rachel Mercer featuring chamber music by Kevin Lau is now available! We will have a CD release party in Toronto on September 24th and in Ottawa on November 28th. For Ottawa tickets please follow the line HERE. 

CBC’s This is My Music

 

I was honoured to host an episode of This is My Music, which features music and people that inspired me in my life and music. It will be broadcast Saturday October 30, 2021 @ 10am – 12pm on CBC Music/Radio 2, and is also available online. 

 

JUNO Win for Ensemble Made In Canada!!!

WE WON A JUNO! 🎉

We Won A Juno! 🎉

Ensemble Made in Canada was first nominated for, and now has won a Juno Award for “Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber”!

Thank you to @TheJUNOAwards for this incredible honour and to our 14 amazing composers, whose music brought this project to life.

Thank you to our producer/engineer Norbert Kraft, our graphic designer Marc Lafoy, Western University, Chamber Factory, the Canadian Music Centre, CBC Music, FACTOR, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council.

And to Virginia Atkin and all the individual donors and presenters that made this possible, as well as to our families ~ we are so grateful.

Music at Port Milford Summer Music Academy

 

Music at Port Milford

Music at Port Milford is staying ONLINE this year from July 19 – July 31st, 2021. Options are available for ages 12-19, as well as adult musicians, aspiring musicians, alumni, and former MPM friends. Lessons, masterclasses, exciting workshops, and performances. APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED. This is such a special place and though I can’t wait to be back in person, I know that MPM Online will be a fulfilling experience!!

JUNO Nomination!

My piano quartet Ensemble Made In Canada has received a JUNO Nomination for “Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber”!! Our Mosaïque Recording is a culmination of years of planning and discovery of 14 Canadian piano quartet commissions as we toured the country with this musical suite. We thank Norbert Kraft for guiding us as our incredible producer and engineer. The 2021 JUNO Awards will be broadcast nationwide on Sunday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and globally on CBCMusic.ca/junos.