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Maggie Hasspacher is a bassist, vocalist and composer based in Vancouver, BC. She is principal bass of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and also the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra and plays as an extra musician with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. As a composer, she writes and records film music for PBS show Craft in America and releases… Read more »
Aslan Aslanov is an energetic performer, who is forever seeking to grow, evolve, and expand his vibrant creativity across his personal and professional life. Born into a snowy Siberian village, Aslan Aslanov, whose Azeri parents moved to Russia in 1991, discovered a keen passion for music when he took his first piano lesson at the… Read more »
Nathania Ko is a Harpist, Konghou player, and composer based in Vancouver, Canada. She obtained her Master’s degree from the University of British Columbia, studying the Harp with Elizabeth Volpé Bligh, and a Bachelor’s degree from Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China, where she studied the Konghou with Hong He. Nathania was a finalist at… Read more »
Lani Krantz is a versatile BC Based Harpist who performs both as orchestral harpist, chamber musician and as vocalist/harpist on pedal harp and Celtic harp. As a third-generation, professional musician, Lani was exposed to a number of instruments and musical styles from an early age. Though born in Alberta, Lani spent her high school years… Read more »
Kira is a storyteller through music and theatre, originally from Winnipeg. She holds a BMus in Vocal Performance from the University of Manitoba, where she studied under soprano Tracy Dahl, and has taught singing and musical theatre to students of all ages for nearly a decade. Kira was an active member of professional vocal ensemble… Read more »
Sarah Jo Kirsch (they/them) is a highly versatile vocalist/soundmaker based in Vancouver. A practiced soloist and choralist of old and new musics of the Western European classical tradition, SJ has performed song, oratorio, and opera across Turtle Island and beyond. SJ frequently collaborates with composers in the creation/realization of new works, composes their own sound/text… Read more »
Rebecca Ruthven is concertmaster of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and freelances with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, she is a member of the Baroque ensemble Gallo Chamber Players (soon to release their debut album) and has performed with Vetta Chamber Music. She holds degrees in Violin Performance… Read more »
Alec Pearson enjoys a career based in Vancouver where he currently serves as a sessional instructor of guitar at the University of British Columbia. Alec has performed both solo and in ensemble across Canada, Spain, Colombia, Greece and the U.S. He currently serves as president of the “Vancouver Classic Guitar Society” where he works to… Read more »
Korean-born Canadian flutist and piccolo player, Susan Hyun Seung Lee, is a soloist, orchestral performer, adjudicator, and private instructor. With over 25 years of teaching experience, Susan is a highly dedicated flute instructor who teaches students of all ages and levels, from beginners to advanced musicians. Working as a private teacher as well as a… Read more »
Originally from Scotland, Julie Begg (F.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., L.L.C.M.) began her musical training at Napier University in Edinburgh. Her education continued at Trinity College of Music, London where she studied clarinet with John Stenhouse and saxophone with Chris Gradwell. In the UK, Julie freelanced as a clarinetist and saxophonist in for many years, performing in symphony… Read more »
