PERFORMANCES, PROJECTS AND MORE
2024, October 22 Noon Hour Concerts and Lunches, performance with Lina Cao (Guzheng), First United Church, Waterloo, ON
2024, October 5 Nuit Blanche, featured performer as part of the junctQín keyboard collective with Germaine Liu’s “Sing Sing.” downtownToronto, ON, Waterfront
2024, July 15 Music Mondays, solo piano rectal performance at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto
2024, June Examining, for Royal Conservatory of Music in Windsor, ON and London, ON
2024, June 7 Release of Nicole Lizée’s F▲ntaisie-Impromptu on junctQín’s site: PLAYrePLAY, recorded performance
2024, June 7 Music Gallery concert performance as part of the junctQín keyboard collective, The Music Gallery, Toronto
2024, May 25-26 Adjudicator, ORMTA Mississauga Etobicoke Branch Scholarship Competitions, Mississauga, ON
2024, May 11 NUMUS concert performance solo and ensemble performances as part of the junctQín keyboard collective, Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo, ON
2024, April 7 KW Chamber Music Society performance duo concert with Elaine Lau, Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON
2024, March Recording Project, recording of a new work by Nicole Lizée with junctQín keyboard collective, Revolution Recording Studios, Toronto, ON
2024, Jan 27-28 Earthbeat + Brahms, piano performance as part of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra
2024, Jan 25 Music at Noon, "Music at Noon with Lina Cao,” piano performances in collaboration with Lina Cao (Guzheng), Snow Bai (Erhu), Brennan Connolly (Percussion),
Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), and Katie Schlaikjer (cello)
2023, Nov 20-24 Advanced Piano Clinician/Adjudicator, Contemporary Showcase Toronto by the ACNMP, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
2023, Oct 5 Music at Noon, Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music, Theatre Auditorium, performance of music for two pianos with Elaine Lau
2023, Sept 9 Release Event, Première screening, Annette Studios, Toronto
Video release: junctQín’s performance of “Autoloysis” by Lieke van der Voort, Canada Council DIGITAL NOW project,
with live performances of works by Linda Catlin Smith and Nicole Lizée
2023, August Examining, at and for Royal Conservatory of Music as well as at the Scarborough Centre, ON
2023, June Adjudicating, OMFA Provincial Competition, Niagara Falls, ON
2023, June Examining, for the Royal Conservatory of Music, Saskatoon, SK
2023, May Piano Lab, “Mastering the Details” Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music
Teaching piano in this concentrated focus program
2023, March 2 Music at Noon, Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music, Theatre Auditorium
Duo piano performances with Elaine Lau, music of Ravel and Jocelyn Morlock, double bill with Kathryn Ladano and Richard Burrows
2023, February 22 Music in the Atrium, The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto
Performance as guest pianist for the Andromeda Trio, music of Beethoven and Dvorák
2023, February 21 Noon Hour Concerts, First United Church of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Performance as guest pianist for the Andromeda Trio, music of Dvorák
2023, January Recording Project, Digital Now Project funded by Canada Council
Recording music of Germaine Liu, as part of junctQín
2022, December Yuletide Spectacular, The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Performance as a part of the KW symphony
2022, October The Music of John Williams, The Niagara Symphony Orchestra
Performances as a part of the NSO
2022, August- Sept Recording Project, Explore and Create Project funded by the Canada Council, Studio PM, Montreal QC
Recording with Quatuor Bozzini, as part of junctQín, new works by Jason Doell and Emily Bruton
2022, August Examining, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Montreal, Ottawa and Kingston, ON
2022, June Examining, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Mississauga and Markham, ON
2022, May Piano Lab, “Mastering the Details,” Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music
Teaching piano in this concentrated piano focus program
2022, April-May Masterworks #4, Niagara Symphony Orchestra, St. Catherine’s
Performances as part of the NSO of music by Respighi and Kevin Lau
2022, April Adjudicating, North York Music Festival (ON); and the ORMTA Markham Stouffville Branch Auditions (ON)
2021, November Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· solo recital: “Water and Inspiration;” works by Margaret Bonds, Maurice Ravel and Artur Akshelyan
2021 Adjudicating, North York Music Festival (ON); ORMTA Spring Assessments Mississauga/Etobicoke Branch (ON); and ORMTA Scarborough Branch Auditions (ON)
2021, February Adjudicating, Pembroke Kiwanis Music Festival (ON)
2021, March NUMUS, Reflections: NUMUS Turns 35, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall
Performance/Recording of music Peter Hatch with Elaine Lau, Richard Burrows and David Klassen
2020, November Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· Solo performances of works by Chopin and Oscar Peterson, along with Elaine Lau performing music by Tan Dun
2020, April 19 Adjudicating, Elmira Kiwanis Music Festival (ON) - cancelled due to COVID-19; ORMTA Scarborough Branch auditions (ON) - cancelled due to COVID-19
2020, March Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· solo and duo piano with Elaine Lau
2019, October The Hunter’s Moon, Bunker’s Lane Press, Toronto, ON
· solo piano performances of music by Vincent Ho, along with performances by Elaine Lau, Adam Sherkin, and Steven Runge
2019, May Adjudicating, ORMTA Spring Auditions, Mississauga/Etobicoke Branch (ON)
2019, April Adjudicating, North York Music Festival (ON) and Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival (ON)
2019, February Adjudicating, Pembroke Kiwanis Festival, ON
2018, September Intersection, Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, ON,
Performances as part of the junctQín keyboard collective
2018, July Music Mondays, Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2018, March Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2017, November Time Tributaries, Music by Jana Skarecky, Heliconian Hall, Toronto
· solo and chamber performances, with mezzo-soprano Ramona Carmelly
2017, August Presenter, 2017 RCM Keyboard Summit, “A Peek in the Exam Room” (along with co-presenter Elaine Lau)
2017, July Music Mondays, Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, ON,
· piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2016, November Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· solo and duo piano with Elaine Lau
2016, May “Tomi Räisänen: A Portrait,” Heliconian Club, Toronto
solo and ensemble performances with junctQín keyboard collective, featuring cocmpositions by Finnish composer, Tomi Räisänen
2016, February Kitchener Waterloo Chamber Music Society
· solo and piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2015, November Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· solo and duo piano with Elaine Lau
2015, May FIRSTS II, Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective, compositions chosen from Open Call
2015, February Somewhere There Creative Music Festival, The Tranzac, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2014, November First United Church Waterloo Noon Hour Concerts, Waterloo, ON
· solo and piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2014, September INTERsections, Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective, triple bill with Roughhousing and Dunn/Haas
2014, February Guest Master Class Artist, The Beckett School, Waterloo, ON
2014, August Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium by NAISA
with junctQín keyboard collective premiering new works by composers across Canada·
2014, June RETHINK keyboard, Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound, Kitchener ON
· junctQín keyboard collective presented
2014, May FIVE, Gallery 345, Toronto, ON
· junctQín keyboard collective fifth year anniversary concert, with funding from the Toronto Arts Council
2014, May High Notes Gala for Mental Health Fundraiser concert, Markham Flat Theatre, Markham, ON
duet performance with Elaine Lau
2014, April First United Church Waterloo Noon Hour Concerts
Combined duet and solo performances, with Elaine Lau
2014, January Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· solo and duo piano with Elaine Lau
2013, November Triologues, Canadian Music Centre’s On the 13th Piano Series, Toronto
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2013, Novemeber Advanced Piano Master Class Clinician, Contemporary Showcase Toronto Branch, Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
2013, August Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium by NAISA
Solo performance, Canadian première of a work by Timothy Roy
2013, May FIRSTS, Gallery 345, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective, 3 Canadian premieres
2013, April The In Between Concert Series at Arrayspace, Toronto
· with junctQín keyboard collective triple bill with The Knot and The Engine Quartet
2012, November Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· “Impressions,” Music for Four Hands and Two Pianos, with Elaine Lau
2012, October Guelph Connections Concerts, St. George’s Church, Guelph, ON
· piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2012, September First United Church Waterloo Noon Hour Concerts
· piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2012, May New Music 101 Series, Toronto New Music Alliance, Toronto Reference Library
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2012, March First United Church of Waterloo Noon Hour Concerts, Waterloo, ON
· piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2012, February The Music Gallery Series, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective, portrait concert of electro-acoustic music by visiting Austrian composer Karlheinz Essl
2012, February Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· collaborative performance: Jana Skarecky’s “Emily” opera
2011, December Hart House Sunday Concerts, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2011, November Contemporary Concerti, NUMUS, Waterloo, ON
· concerto soloist with the WLU Concert Orchestra
2011, October Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2011, September Heliconian Hall, Heliconian Subscription Series, Toronto
· collaborative performance: Jana Skarecky’s “Emily” opera
2011, September Barrie’s Colours of Music Festival, Barrie, ON
· solo/ensemble performances with the junctQín keyboard collective in 2 festival concerts and school workshops
2011, May Mini-uet, Gallery 345, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective, presented by The Toy Piano Composers Collective
2011, March First United Church of Waterloo Noon Hour Concerts, Waterloo, ON
· piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2011, February Conrad Grebel Noon Hour Concert Series, University of Waterloo, ON
· with mezzo-soprano Ramona Carmelly
2010, November Clark and Faria Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto, ON
· performance installation with artist Derek Liddington
2010, October Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON
· performance Installation with junctQín keyboard collective
2010, August Plein Air Concert Series, Pavilion in the Sky, Artist’s Garden Coop, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2010, August Music Mondays, Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2010, March “Big Keys, Little Keys”: Piano Virtuoso Series at the COC,
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Toronto, ON
· solo/ensemble with junctQín keyboard collective
2010, March “Big Keys, Little Keys”: Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON
· outreach March-Break concert
· solo and ensemble works with junctQín keyboard collective
2010, February Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· solo and duo piano with Elaine Lau
2010, January Quintimacy, “Vienna to America: the Separation of Audience & Composer,” Gallery 345, Toronto, ON
· solo and collaborative
2009, October Music by Mary Gardiner, Heliconian Concert Music Series, Toronto, ON
· piano 4 hands with Elaine Lau
2009, Sept-Oct Rule Britannia: A Low Opera in Grande Shite Style, YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto, ON
· digital opera installation with duo piano by Kenneth Doren
2009, September Millenium Park and Artspace, Artsweek Peterborough, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2009, July Plein Air Concert Series, Raff Pavilion, Toronto, ON
· with junctQín keyboard collective
2009, February Music at Noon, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo, ON
· duo piano with Elaine Lau
2009, February Quintimacy, “Ravel and other pleasures,” Toronto, ON
· piano 4 hands and collaborative