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Sarah Tatto holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the Vancouver Academy of Music. Sarah’s voice studies have taken her to Edmonton, Portland, New York and most recently, Los Angeles. She has studied extensively in Europe, having participated in several international music academies and festivals, included two summers in Salzburg Austria, studying at the… Read more »
Mary Thomson has been a VAM faculty member since 1987. She began her studies in Victoria with James Hunter, then continued Suzuki training with Tanya Carey. Mary has coached chamber music workshops both in Canada and in France, has been an adjudicator for string festivals and has taught at several summer music camps including the… Read more »
A freelance bassoonist, Carrie is a substitute-musician with the Vancouver Symphony and Vancouver Opera orchestras, and frequently performs with the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. She has also previously performed with the Kamloops Symphony, Prince George Symphony, as well as the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in a concert that was aired on RTHK 4. Receiving… Read more »
Edward was the Composer-in-Residence with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The VSO performed a dozen of his symphonic works with conductors Bramwell Tovey, Otto Tausk, and Allondra de la Parra. In 2013, the VSO performed the commissioned work Totem on a U.S. West Coast tour. Edward’s orchestral composition Eruption was commissioned and performed by the Toronto… Read more »
Master Degree of the Music Academy St. Moniuski in Poland; postgraduate studies and Virtuoso Diploma at the Ecole Normale de Paris Alfred Cortot; Artist Diploma, Vancouver Academy of Music studying with Lee Kum-Sing; multiple prize winner of national piano competitions in Poland, prize winner of the international competitions in Europe and the first prize winner… Read more »
Kari Turunen was educated at the University of Helsinki and the Sibelius Academy where he studied choral conducting (MA). He holds a doctorate in early music performance practice from the University of the Arts, Helsinki. From August 2019 he is the new artistic director of the professional Vancouver Chamber Choir. Before moving to Canada Dr…. Read more »
Jacob van der Sloot started playing violin under the instruction of his mother and father, Daphne and Michael van der Sloot, when he was 5. He then switched to viola with his Father when he was 13 and was accepted to the Juilliard school to study with Steven Tenebom, where he would earn his Bachelors… Read more »
Yumiko Van Rooi received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the Toho Gakuen University of Music (Tokyo, Japan). Yumiko continued her studies with Saida Matyukov at the Vancouver Academy of Music, receiving her Artist Diploma. Ms. Van Rooi has performed in master classes for Robert Silverman, John O’Connor, Mikhail Vosklesensky, Jan Ekier, and… Read more »
Ms. Wang received her Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Vancouver Academy of Music, studying with Mr. Lee Kum Sing. She was a prize winner of numerous competitions including the Kay Meek competition. She has given solo recitals in Canada, the United States and China. She has appeared throughout Switzerland as both a… Read more »
Tina Wang is a sought out music instructor based in Vancouver, the recipient of the 2018 Royal Conservatory of Music Teacher of Distinction Award. Equally passionate and dedicated to music teaching, performing, accompaniment and the art of chamber music, Tina has a wide-ranging experience on the saxophone, piano and other instruments. For over 10 years… Read more »
