Instructors - HighNote
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MUSIC INSTRUCTORS
EMILY BOLHUIS
Emily hails from Mineville, Nova Scotia, where she began her musical endeavors at the age of four, singing in her church choir. Hearing beautiful accompaniments at church inspired her to beg her mother for piano piano lessons, which she started at the age of nine (Thanks Mom!). Singing, playing the piano and even a little trombone and French horn in high school, led her to a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Dalhousie University (Halifax), where she sudied with Dr. Gregory Servant. In her last year at Dalhousie, she taught piano lessons as part of the after school program for Bedford Elementary Academy. Emily caught the opera bug and flew to Toronto to do the Artist Diploma in Voice performance at the University of Toronto, where she studied with Jean MacPhail. While in Toronto, Emily taught Voice and Piano for 2 and 1/2 years at Lippert Music Centre Inc., and also taught for their Musical Theatre camp for 2 summers. Emily has a wealth of Opera Chorus experience, singing Chorus parts for Dialogues of the Carmelites (Dalhousie), Riders to the Sea (Dalhousie), Suor Angelica (Dalhousie) Le Nozze di Figaro (Toronto) The Merry Wives of Windsor (Toronto) to name a few. At Dalhousie, Emily also performed the roles of ‘Nora’ in Riders to the Sea and ‘Miss Singspiel’ in The Impresario (Mozart). In Toronto, Emily sang for Soundstreams Canada in “Drumming” for world-renowned minimalist composer Steve Reich. She has performed in Masterclasses for Wendy Nielsen, Tom Diamond, Marcia Swanston, and Adrienne Pieczonka. She has been a Soprano soloist/section leader for First Baptist Church (Halifax) and Willowdale Presbyterian Church (North York). Upon graduation from the University of Toronto in 2007, Emily taught Voice and Piano lessons for Cornerstone Music in Calgary. Now settled in Burnaby (and she does mean settled - no more moving!), Emily hopes to continue her teaching and performance journey. For Emily, teaching and performing have enriched her personally and musically and she hopes to inspire all of her students to experience the joy of learning Music.
LAUREN OLLSIN - Piano & voice
(bio & photo to follow)
KEVIN LEE - Piano & Voice
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