Hello

I'm a Torontonian through and through.  When I was in my early teens I started playing the cello, inspired by my favourite tv show at the time, Fame.  I was lucky enough to happen upon a fabulous teacher, William Findlay, who not only taught me the positions and how to hold the bow, but gave me the encouragement I needed to really give music a go.  He helped me join my first youth orchestra, Mooredale, and then the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra.  If not for him, I definitely would not have become a professional musician.  Thank you Bill!!

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I stuck close to home for my university training. I received both Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Performance from the University of Toronto where my principal teachers were Daniel Domb and Shauna Rolston.  I also had the pleasure of attending several summers of intensive masterclasses at the Banff Centre for Fine Arts, studying with Aldot Parisot, Lawrence Lesser, and Paul Katz.

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I have had the pleasure to appear frequently with the Orchestra of the National Ballet of Canada, Esprit Orchestra, and Hamilton Philharmonic.  I am principal cellist of the Mississauga Symphony and have served as guest principal cellist with Hamilton Philharmonic, Windsor Symphony, and Niagara Symphony.   I love chamber music (who doesn't?) and I regularly perform on various chamber music concert series in Ontario. I am a member of Contact  and the Elmwood Trio.  Summer festivals include Music in the Garden (Harbourfront), Luminato, Elora, Toronto Summer Music, Festival of the Sound, and Ottawa Chamber Festival.

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Teaching cello is a passion of mine that has proved to be tremendously rewarding.  I maintain a busy private studio and am cello instructor at the University of Toronto, Claude Watson School for the Arts, and Upper Beaches Music School.

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