Music has been my passion since I was four years old, when I begged my mother for piano lessons. Being a single mom, she couldn’t afford them, but she made a deal with a teacher: French lessons in exchange for piano lessons. And so began my lifelong love affair with music. By the age of 12, I had memorized the entire Disney songbook, playing duets with myself on tape recordings. Music has been my constant companion ever since.

At 16, I received a scholarship to study piano at a CEGEP/College in Montreal, where I also began studying with professors at McGill University. My journey continued with a Music Theory Major at McGill, where I refined my craft studying piano with esteemed instructors such as Luba Zuk, Esther Master, and Louis Phillipe-Pelletier. Though my first love was the piano, I also pursued singing and jazz piano studies independently, training with renowned vocal coaches like Betty Doroschuk, Ranee Lee, Colin Doroschuk, Jennifer Allen, and jazz pianist Andre White.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My musical journey has included a range of experiences, from being the accompanist for the Savoy Society at McGill to working on various musical theater productions in Montreal. However, I was always drawn to musical theater and musical direction, and during my final year at McGill, I discovered a program that felt like fate: a Master’s Degree in Musical Theatre Musical Direction at Arizona State University. I was thrilled to be accepted with a full scholarship and graduated with a deeper understanding of musical theater and opera.

During my time at ASU, I served as the Lyric Opera Department’s resident accompanist and worked with the Musical Theatre and Opera classes, in addition to studying opera and orchestral conducting. After completing my degree, I worked in cities such as Phoenix, Los Angeles, Maine, and Vancouver, taking on roles as a Musical Director, Arranger, Composer, and Accompanist.

One of my proudest achievements has been founding Burstin’ with Broadway, a 155-member choir and performance group dedicated to bringing the joy of musical theater to the community. This project has allowed me to create a space for singers of all backgrounds to come together and express themselves through the powerful medium of Broadway music.

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