Music is something we hear but also feel; it encompasses our souls.  I am thrilled to have been a part of this expressive adventure throughout my life. 

I have always loved to sing. My first solo was at age 3 when I stood on a table at a Howard Johnson’s and sang the “Star Spangled Banner” perfectly in tune with all the words.  I made my (then) American (now Canadian) mom proud.  Since then, music has always been a part of my life.

A native of Kingston, Ontario, I received my Honours Bachelor of Music and Master of Education degrees from Queen’s University. I also attended the University of Toronto’s Opera School, and quickly discovered that I preferred to sing anything but opera, and that I also love to teach.

I performed as a member and soloist with the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Guelph Chamber Choir for many years, and have had a diverse career in both the concert and theatre worlds.  I have been so very fortunate to have sung at such diverse places as Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Centre, the Stratford Festival, Westminster Hall, the Toronto International Festival, the Queen’s Plate, and for Prime Minister Chretien.

My vocal and piano studio continues to fill my life with wonderful students, both young and old, and as an accomplished pianist, I also accompany my students and choirs, and conduct musical theatre shows from the keyboard.   As well as having worked with various schools in the community in the Toronto area as an “Artist in the School”, I have been vocal music director for numerous theatre productions and children’s choirs.  

I enjoyed being the music director and cantor at a large church in downtown Toronto for over 25 years, while also serving as the President of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association North York/York Region Branch.  Once covid ‘cleared’, it allowed me to follow my love of teaching more.  I have served on the Board of Directors for Choirs Ontario, and continue to adjudicate numerous music festivals, and examine voice, piano and various other musical instruments for Conservatory Canada.