ALUMNI TODAY

I am humbled and inspired by my students’ curiosity, brilliance, vulnerability, intellect, and grace, and am grateful to have had an opportunity to witness—and attempt to support—parts of their journeys. The achievements below are students’ alone.

Alumni¹ perform on major international stages, in arenas, and on GRAMMY-nominated albums; receive commissions and premieres from GRAMMY-winning soloists, choirs, ensembles, and major orchestras; tour across North America, Europe, and Australia; and release recordings on recognized independent and national labels. They lead projects—producing and arranging, programming large music festivals, and founding artist-led series and labels. Their work spans award-recognized theatre and dance and extends to film and television (sync placements), reaching independent scale—multi-million streams, six-figure audiences—with broadcast features. Recognition includes JUNO and Dora Mavor Moore awards, and credits on Polaris Music Prize lists.

Alumni hold tenure-track, directorial, and lectureship appointments at Canadian universities and conservatories, and teach across Europe. They complete undergraduate and graduate degrees at leading institutions in Canada, the United States, and Europe, and are supported by prestigious fellowships and residencies. Their paths span music, theatre, movement, the sciences, and technology—including practitioners who combine creative work with technical practice—and extend across law and mediation; bioscience, medicine, and healthcare; public service and financial regulation; logistics and skilled trades; software engineering and data infrastructure; AI/ML, computer vision, and mathematics; media and communications; and construction and contracting.

¹ Former students and mentees from my university- and college-level private instruction, courses, and ensembles;  small-group applied labs (designed and led, biweekly), and long-form intensive workshops.