Peter Ware

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LYNN HARTING-WARE has degrees of a Masters of Music from Kent State University and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. A specialist teacher of Music History and Theory, she has many years of experience in preparing young students for the RCM Examinations. Her enthusiastic classroom method incorporates visual and audio aids, including CDs and videos. [More details]

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Lynn Harting-Ware

DR. KUI MIN, a highly praised performer, teacher and scholar is a recipient of many awards and honors, including the first prize in the First China International Piano Competition Southwest Division, Outstanding Performance Certificate in the Dorothy A. Anderson International Piano Competition, the winner of Concerto Competitions at the Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Notre Dame, and recently the winner of Beethoven Competition at the University of Wisconsin‐Madison School of Music. Dr. Min has been heard in may concert halls in Canada, USA, Japan and China. Dr. Min has toured with The Canadian Consort let by Maestro Chosei Komatsu, representing Canadian government, performing in 14 cities in Japan including solo performance for The Imperial House of Japan. With over 18 years of success in teaching piano to all ages and levels from young beginners to piano majors in universities in Canada, USA and China, Dr. Min has developed an innovative pedagogy that combines Eastern and Western schools.  [More details]

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Dr. Kui Min

Dr. David Swan

DR. DAVID SWAN is a past winner of the Eckhardt-Granatté and CBC Talent Competitions. A concert pianist, he specializes in contemporary music, appearing regularly on New Music Concerts and as a freelance accompanist. He has served eleven years as organist at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Toronto. [More details]

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A native of China, Dianyuan Ye began piano lessons with his father at age five.  A graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, he completed a postgraduate diploma at the Conservatorium Maastricht in the Netherlands studying with pianist Joop Celis.  [More details]

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Dianyuan Ye

Rob Carroll

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Yuka Kobayashi

Lorraine Wu

A native of Taiwan, Lorraine Wu began her early training in Piano at age of five. She attended Manhattan School of Music for both undergraduate and graduate studies under the tutelage of professor Zenon Fishbein. After receiving her masters' degree from Manhattan School of Music in 2007, Miss Wu worked with world-renown pianists such as Bernard Ringeissen (France), Epifanio Comis (Italy) at the Samuel Barber International Music Festival in West Chester, PA.     [More details]

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Acclaimed as “one of the 10 Promising Future Stars in China” by the People’s Daily News, pianist Lu Wang has established a career performing throughout the U.S., China, and Europe. His concretizing career has brought him to many prestigious halls, including Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York’s Steinway Hall, Hong Kong’s Performing Arts Center, People’s Palace in Beijing, Beijing Central Concert Hall, and Xinghai and Shanghai Music Halls. In 2000, he was invited to play recitals at the Glinka Choir College and Chamber Music Concerts at the Composers’ Union in St. Petersburg, Russia. His establishments in China include collaborations with China’s National Symphony, the National Ballet, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra.    [More details]

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Lu Wang

Maggie Ho

Maggie Ho holds an ARCT Performer’s Diploma, and is currently studying for Masters of Music in Piano Performance & Pedagogy at the University of Toronto. Fluent in Cantonese and English she has over 8 years experience in teaching young students as well as preparing them for RCM Examinations.  [More details]

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M.M. & B.M., Flute Performance.

Recognized for her dedication and musicality, Mexican flutist and piccolist Alheli Pimienta is in demand as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. Appearances include venues in Mexico, the United States, and France. She has performed in youth and professional symphony orchestras throughout Mexico, the University of Idaho Symphony Orchestra, the Washington-Idaho Symphony, and the Walla Walla Symphony, both as guest soloist and flute or piccolo chair. Appreciated for her technical abilities and interpretation, Alheli has won national and international competitions such as The Crescendo Music Awards where she was awarded the Gold Medal as the first woodwind player to receive this honor, the National Flute Competition "Gildardo Mojica" in Mexico City where she won the second placement, the Seattle Women Music Competition, and the Concerto/Aria Competitions of the University of Idaho winning first and second prizes in multiple occasions.  [More details]

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Alheli Pimienta

Brad Kukko

BRAD KUKKO received his Bachelor of Music degree with First Class Honours from Lakehead University where his instructor was Sean Mundy (a former student of the great guitar pedagogue Jose Tomas). Brad has won awards and scholarships from Lakehead University, the Royal Conservatory of Music, Kiwanis, and Peel music festivals. [More details]

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Tristan de Borba

Tristan de Borba is a classical saxophonist, clarinetist and a Wind Ensemble conductor.  He earned a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Instrument Performance at the University of British Columbia where he studied with world-renowned saxophonist Julia Nolan and with conductor Martin Berinbaum.  Tristan completed a Bachelor of Music Performance degree at the University of Toronto in 2007.He is a two-time scholarship winner at the University of British Columbia and a three-time scholarship winner at the University of Toronto. [More details]

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Carlin Yu

Shih-Ren Lu

HANNAH TSE has over six years experience teaching children. Her passion for piano is only surpassed by her rapport with today's youth. A pianist for Hallelujah Chinese Evangelical Free Church, Hannah has led summer camps, played prestigious festivals, and taught Sunday school. She has won musical awards and has her ARCT in Piano. Past teachers include Peter Ware and Dr. David Swan at the Ware Academy of Music. [More details]

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Hannah Tse

• Piano

Kathy Feng   began her piano studies at the age of seven followed by a debut performance at the Toronto Centre for the Arts two years later.  Since then she has performed at CBC's Glenn Gould Studio, won awards and scholarships at competitions like the GTA's Kiwanis Music Festival and the Canadian Music Competition.  At the age of 12 she began her full scholarship studies with Marietta Orlov, graduating with an ARCT in piano performance.  Currently she is at the University of Toronto. [More details]

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Kathy Feng

• Piano & Theory

ANDREA YAU has over 10 years of experience in music. She holds an ARCT in Piano and has won numerous musical awards in the Arts Richmond Hill Festival, Markham Festival, ORMTA Recital, and Kiwanis Music Festival.  Andrea also has knowledge in ensemble as well as solo work with the keyboard, participating as a harpsichordist in orchestras and accompanying and organizing Christmas concert choirs.  [More details]