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John “Adidam” Littlejohn is a violinist and hip-hop artist. He is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory where he completed a Master of Music degree and a Graduate Performance Diploma in violin performance with Herbert Greenberg, after completing a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Michigan. He has served as the concertmaster of… Read more »
Lillian Liu is a pianist who has obtained her Master’s degree in performance at the Royal College of Music in London under the tutelage of Nigel Clayton and Edna Stern, her Bachelor’s degree in performance at the University of British Columbia under Dr. Corey Hamm and Ryo Yanagitani, and is an alumnus of the Vancouver Academy… Read more »
Canadian cellist Jonathan Lo has performed in venues such as Alice Tully Hall and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Canadian Opera Company, Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music, and the Paleis Het Loo. He has appeared as soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Northwest,… Read more »
Alana Lopez is a gifted performer and dedicated violin teacher who has developed a palate for all genres of music. In 2007, she obtained her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from the University of British Columbia. She studied with Andrew Dawes, Jasper Wood and Nancy DiNovo. Alana is passionate about small ensemble and orchestral performance, and has… Read more »
Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Judy Lou completed her musical training (B.Mus. & M.Mus.) in University of British Columbia (UBC) under the tutelage of renowned cello professor, Eric Wilson (M.Mus. Juilliard). During her studies, she made numerous solo performances, served as the principal cellist of UBC Symphony, and won the prestigious Friends of Chamber Music award for her… Read more »
Since her American debut with the Seattle Symphony at 17 as winner of the Seattle Young Artists competition, Julie Lowe has performed in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Spain and the United States and has recorded for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and West German Radio (WDR). Her performance studies… Read more »
Originally a native of Edmonton, Mark Luchkow moved to Vancouver in 1993 to study viola with Gerald Stanick at the University of British Columbia. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance. He has been active in the Vancouver music scene, playing in orchestras such as the North Shore’s Sinfonia and the Vancouver… Read more »
Cassie Luftspring is a versatile musician with a passion for conducting, composing, singing, and playing the piano. In addition to her work at VAM, she serves as Artistic Director of Elektra, and Artistic Director of the British Columbia Girls Choir. Formerly the Director of Choral Studies and currently on the voice faculty at VAM, Cassie… Read more »
John Marcus is a native New Yorker, and a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he received his pre-college division diploma, and his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. He also holds a postgraduate certificate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. His teachers include Dorothy DeLay and David Takeno. As a… Read more »
Ellen Marple is active in the Vancouver, British Columbia music scene both as a freelance low brass musician and an educator. In May of 2010 she completed a Masterʼs Degree in Trombone from the University of British Columbia which had a split focus on contemporary trombone music, under the direction of Jeremy Berkman and early… Read more »
