Rhonwen Derbez B.Mus,
Canadian Soprano is a professional opera singer and voice teacher.  She is a member of the Canadian Opera Company chorus and has sung as a soloist in concerts and recitals in Canada,France, Germany, and the Czech Republic.  She has performed on CBC Radio and Radio-Canada and is the recipient of a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.  Rhonwen’s beautiful lyric soprano voice will add a rich and personal touch to your event.

Emily Sun M.Mus,

A native of Taiwan, Emily began playing the violin at the age of seven. She studied and received the scholarship of distinction at the Chinese Culture University. In 1999 she moved to Canada and attained her master degree in performance from McGill University. Her teachers included Yehonaton Berick, Mark Gothoni and Denise Lupien. Sydney Humphreys also had a great influence on her musical development. She has been playing with The Musicians of the World Symphony Orchestra. Since 2008, when she moved to Toronto, Emily has been working as a freelance chamber musician and as an orchestra musician of the Cathedral Bluff, Oshawa Durham and the Canadian Korean Symphony Orchestras. She has performed with Toronto Philharmonia, Exultate Chamber Singers and Toronto Chinese Chamber Orchestra. Every summer she participates in music festivals across Canada, Asia, USA and conducts workshops in music camps. Presently she is training to receive her qualification in Alexander Technique. Besides teaching and performing she enjoys traveling and reading.

Hanna Matthijsse, B.Mus,

completed her bachelor’s degree at the University of Western Ontario where she received the gold medal of her graduating class. She has been featured as soloist with the Glenn Gould School Sinfonia and has played with the Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra. A native of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Hanna began her musical studies on the accordion at the age of five and later began violin through the public school string program. Hanna is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Glenn Gould School where she studies with Paul Kantor and Mayumi Seiler.