Peter Ware

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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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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Dr. David Swan

Lu Wang

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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Yuka Kobayashi

Originally from Japan, YUKA KOBAYASHI relocated to Canmore, Alberta in 1991 and 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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Mila Filatova

Katharine Quintonn

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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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

Shih-Ren Lu

Shih-Ren Lu is a second year Music Education 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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A frequent winner of the Canadian Music Competitions, ROGER YUEN has performed with orchestras such as the Calgary Philharmonic, the Toronto Sinfonietta and the Northumberland Symphony Orchestra.  Past teachers include Boris Berman, Claude Frank, Robert McDonald, Julian Martin, Jerome Rose and Fabio Bidini.  A recipient of the Dr. Doris and Sam Lau Graduate Scholarship, Roger is pursuing a Master of Music degree studying with Marietta Orlov at the University of Toronto.   [More details]

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ROGER YUEN