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Christian Robinson, violin & chamber music - Director and Resident Faculty

Violinist Christian Robinson has an extremely active career as a chamber and orchestral musician. Having been awarded the Felix Galimir Award for Chamber Music during his studies at the University of Toronto, his solo and chamber music activities have seen him perform in feature...
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Simon Fryer, cello & chamber music - Director and Resident Faculty

Principal Cellist of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, Head of Strings at the Regina Conservatory for the Performing Arts, Founder and Director of the Prairie Cello Institute and Artistic Director of the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto’s Music in the Afternoon concert...
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Jonathan Ward, viola & chamber music - Resident Faculty

Jonathan Ward has been Principal Viola of the Regina Symphony Orchestra since 1989. In addition he teaches a large number of students as a faculty member of the University of Regina Conservatory for the Performing Arts and for the Regina Public Schools Fiddle Program, which takes place...
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Richard Carnegie, bass & orchestra - Guest Faculty

Recently appointed Principal Bass with the Regina Symphony Orchestra, double bassist, conductor and educator, Richard Carnegie divides his creative time between orchestra, chamber music and serving as music director of the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra (SYO).  Under his...
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Yolanda Bruno, violin - Guest Faculty

Violinist Yolanda Bruno (1989) has been praised for her "total control of her instrument with infinite variety in the sound palette" (La Presse) and was recently named on CBC’s 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30. Yolanda has performed across North America and Europe...
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Amy Hillis, violin - Guest Faculty

Originally from Saskatchewan, Canada, Amy Hillis is quickly establishing herself as one of Canada's most versatile and vibrant violinists. She collaborates with musicians from around the world in order to explore new approaches to classical and contemporary music....
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Catherine Cosbey, violin & viola - Guest Faculty

Ms. Cosbey is an extremely accomplished Canadian violinist known for her work as a founding member of the critically acclaimed Linden String Quartet. She has won prizes at the 2009 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and the 2011 Premio Paolo Borciani Competition, and has performed...
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Arnold Choi, cello - Guest Faculty

Described by The New York Times as having a “Rich tone, and muscular style”, Canadian cellist Arnold Choi has performed to great acclaim throughout North America, Europe and Asia. He is a prize winner of Korea’s Gyeongnam (Isang Yun) International Cello...
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