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Peter Ware, piano  |   Lynn Ware, piano  |  Dr. David Swan, piano  | Yuka Kobayashi, piano | Roger Yuen, piano
Katharine Quinton, flute & piano  |   Brad Kukko, guitar   |   Carlin Yu, violin  
|    Shih-Rin Lu, piano  |   Hannah Tse, piano | 
 
Peter Ware

Peter Ware

  • Ware Academy of Music Composer in Residence
  • Piano & Theory
PETER WARE
received a M.M. from Yale University and a B.M. from Virginia Commonwealth University. His teaching experience includes positions at Queen's University, Brock University, Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati. As a free-lance composer and music publisher, he offers students a vast practical knowledge and excitement for the intricate workings of music. [More details]

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  • Guitar & Theory

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

Lynn Harting-Ware

 
Dr. David Swan

Dr. David Swan

  • Ware Academy of Music Artist in Residence
  • Piano & Theory

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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  • Piano
YUKA KOBAYASHI
attended the Mount Royal College Academy of Music in Calgary, where she had many opportunities to study with renowned pianists including: Marek Jablonski, Lee Kum Sing, Marc Durand, and Robin Wood. While studying with Marilyn Engle in Calgary, she was an active participant and a winner in various musical festivals and competitions, including the Calgary Kiwanis Festival and the Canadian Music Competition, for which she was awarded first prize in the Provincial division. [More details]

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Yuka Kobayashi

Yuka Kobayashi

 

Lu Wang

  • Ware Academy of Music Artist in Residence
  • Piano

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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  • Flute, Piano & Theory

KATHARINE QUINTON holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Western Ontario, where her major instrument was flute. Her teachers were Margaret Voorhaar and Annelie Metrakos, both flautists with Orchestra London. She went on to complete a Bachelor of Education degree at Nipissing University and an Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy from Conservatory Canada. [More details]


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Katharine Quinton

Katharine Quinton

 
Brad Kukko

Brad Kukko

  • Guitar

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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  • Violin
Carlin Yu
received his ARCT diploma in 2003 after studying with Jacque Israelievitch, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony. He received a full scholarship at age 12 to the Xin Hai Conservatory. His unrivalled passion for music is combined with a genuine love of people. He has been teaching for the past 11 years. [More details]


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Carlin Yu

 
Yuka Kobayashi

Shih-Ren Lu

  • Piano
Shih-Ren Lu
is a second year piano performance major at the University of Toronto. Her patience, kindness and maturity blend with her enthusiasm for music. As a student, she participated in festivals including the Kiwanis, Peel Music, Arts Richmond Hill and the Canadian Chopin Competition. [More details]


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  • Piano

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

Hannah Tse

 
Ware Academy of Music
Market Village (at Steeles and Kennedy)
4350 Steeles Avenue East, Unit F104A (2nd floor)
Box 94
Markham, ON L3R 9V4
CANADA
Tel: (905) 479-0591
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E-mail: theory@wareacademyofmusic.com

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