Since his debut with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at age 13, Todd has performed frequently in Alberta and Ontario, and at numerous festivals and venues including the Banff Centre for Music, the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, Toronto’s Arts & Letters Club, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, Kitchener’s Registry Theatre, the Creemore Christmas Concert Series, and Toronto’s new Koerner Hall. He has performed with the symphony orchestras of Edmonton, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor, and Guelph and collaborated with many musicians for numerous chamber music performances, including renowned piano duo Anagnoson & Kinton. Internationally, he has performed at the Monte Carlo Opera House in Monaco, the Jamaica School of Music in Kingston, Jamaica, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. James’s Piccadilly in London England, the Piano Salon at Yamaha Artist Services, Inc. in New York City, and the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York. Yaniw released his first CD on the Chestnut Hall Music label in September 2006.

Todd was born in Edmonton, Alberta and studied with Michael Massey for 7 years before moving to Waterloo, Ontario in 2001. In Waterloo, he studied under the direction of Dr. James Parker for 1 year. Todd studied with Professor James Anagnoson at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, (GGS) where he completed a 4-year Performance Diploma Program and an Artist Diploma Program in Piano Performance. He recently received a Master’s from Rice University, where he studied with Dr. Jon Kimura Parker.

In September 2007, the quartet became prize winners at the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the first Canadian group to do so since 1992. The vibrancy that this exciting young ensemble brings to their performances is gaining them enthusiastic audiences across Canada, and has earned the Tokai Quartet a growing demand for performances at concert series across the country.

The accomplishments of this gifted ensemble have earned the Tokai Quartet some impressive accolades. In 2003, they were recipients of the Felix Galimir Award and the following year the Tokai Quartet went on to receive the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award, which has facilitated their participation in residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and at the Stanford Summer Music Festival. They were further distinguished in April 2005 by the award of a debut concert presented by the Frederick Gaviller Music Foundation.

The Tokai Quartet has been ensemble-in-residence at Queen’s University in Kingston, the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute, and Music at Port Milford. In 2010 they participated in the SLSQ Emerging String Quartet Program performing and teaching at the Stanford University as well as participating in outreach activities at numerous schools and other venues.

Philip Chiu has been widely acclaimed for the brilliance and sensitivity of his playing, as well as for his ability to connect with audiences. He appears regularly in concert halls and stages throughout Canada. His concerto debut in 2005 was Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto with Maestra Tania Miller, as winner of The Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition. After an extended period of near-exclusive chamber music-making, he has returned to solo work, recording his first disc in the spring of 2012; a collection of works by Liszt for the XXI-21 label.

An exceedingly sociable pianist, Philip has concertized extensively as a one of Canada’s most sought-after chamber musicians. He recently recorded a disc of Schubert duos with violinist Jonathan Crow, has toured Canada with various colleagues: violinist Andrew Wan, with pianist Janelle Fung as part of the Fung-Chiu Duo, and recently toured with Debut Atlantic alongside cellist Genevieve Guimond. He has performed with such artists as Matt Haimovitz, Stefan Dohr, principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic, Larry Combs and Craig Morris, former principals of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and trumpeter Jens Lindemann.

As an acclaimed accompanist-coach, Philip has been an invited professor-accompanist at the Conservatoire de musique de Montreal, is a staple at McGill University, and regularly accompanies at l’Universite de Montreal. He travels frequently across Canada and the U.S. to accompany for national and international competitions. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada (Toronto and London, ON), Philip is currently based in Montreal. He received his Performance Diploma from The Glenn Gould School while studying with Jenny Regehr and Marc Durand, and continued his studies with M. Durand at the University
of Montreal.

He can be heard on Classical 96.3 FM, CBC Radio, and Radio-Canada. Find out more about Phil by visiting www.philipchiu.ca.

As both a soloist and chamber musician, Boson has received numerous distinctions at the national and international levels. His achievements include the W. Harvey Award for the Best Small Ensemble Performance by the Canadian Music Educators’ Association, first prize at the Canadian Music Competition and third prize at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Competition. In 2010, Boson received the “Prix Joseph-Rouleau” at the Montreal International Violin Competition, and more recently in 2012, Boson was the third prize recipient of the Hellam Young Artists Competition.

Since 2005, Boson has participated at various international music academies such as the Perlman Music Program’s Chamber Music Workshop, Morningside Music Bridge, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. He has also had the privilege of working with some of the world’s most renowned artists including Roger Tapping, Paul Katz, Olivier Charlier, Donald Weilerstein, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Marc David. Boson currently studies with Paul Kantor at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the generous support of the D.R. Starling Foundation. His violin is provided by a grant from the Virtu Foundation.

Boson Mo a découvert le violon à l’âge de sept ans, et s’est rapidement lancé dans son apprentissage à Montréal avec Keqiang Li.

Tant en qualité de soliste que musicien de chambre, Boson a reçu de nombreuses distinctions au niveau national et international. Ses réussites comprennent le prix W. Harvey du meilleur orchestre de chambre décerné par l’Association canadienne des éducateurs de musique, le premier prix du concours canadien de musique, et le troisième prix du concours d’orchestre symphonique de Montréal. En 2010, Boson s’est vu décerné le prix Joseph-Rouleau lors du concours international de violon de Montréal. Plus récemment en 2012, Boson a reçu le troisième prix du concours Hellam pour jeunes artistes.

Depuis 2005, Boson a participé à plusieurs académies internationales de musique comme l’atelier de musique de chambre du programme de musique Perlman, le programme « Morningside Music Bridge » ainsi que l’école et festival de musique d’Aspen. Il a également eu le privilège de travailler avec des artistes de renommée mondiale dont Roger Tapping, Paul Katz, Olivier Charlier, Donald Weilerstein, Sylvia Rosenberg, et Marc David. Ces jours-ci, Boson complète ses études avec Paul Kantor à l’Institut de musique de Cleveland grâce au soutien de la Fondation D.R. Starling. Son violon lui a été fourni par une bourse de la fondation Virtu.

Following his studies at McGill University in Montreal, he completed his musical education in Vienna at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst and the Franz Schubert Institute, and in Salzburg at the Mozarteum. During this time, he studied with such legendary artists as Erik Werba, Hans Hotter, Elly Ameling, Jörg Demus, and Kim Borg.

In addition to his active performing schedule, Michael McMahon is a Professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal. He has had long associations with “l’Atelier lyrique de L’Opéra de Montréal”, Opera Nuova, the Orford Arts Centre and the Banff Centre for the Arts, where he has worked regularly as a vocal coach. He is also often asked to give Masterclasses for singers and pianists, and is a resident artist at the Franz Schubert Institute in Austria and the C.O.S.I. Summer Opera program in Italy.

He has made numerous broadcast recordings for the English and French networks of the CBC, as well as for the BBC, RBTF, Radio Suisse Romande, and Radio France. His recordings on the Marquis, CBC , Atma, and Analekta labels have met with critical acclaim, including Juno nominations and the “Prix Opus”. Michael McMahon was also a judge and vocal coach for the award winning television series “Bathroom Divas”.

Le pianiste Michael McMahon est le partenaire préféré de plusieurs des meilleurs chanteurs canadiens. Il se produit régulièrement au Canada, en Europe, au Japon et aux États Unis avec de nombreux chanteurs et chanteuses de renom, dont Catherine Robbin, Karina Gauvin, Measha Brueggergosman, Marianne Fiset, Lyne Fortin, Dominique Labelle, Wendy Nielsen, Maureen Forester, Marie Nicole Lemieux, Annamaria Popescu, Joseph Kaiser, Nathan Berg, Brett Polegato, Benjamin Butterfield, Daniel Taylor, Michael Schade, Russell Braun et Richard Margison.

Après ses études à l’Université McGill de Montréal, il a poursuit ses études en musique à la Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst à Vienne et à l’Institut Franz Schubert, ainsi qu’au Mozarteum à Salzbourg. Il a étudié avec des artistes légendaires, dont Erik Werba, Hans Hotter, Elly Ameling, Jörg Demus et Kim Borg.

En plus des nombreux concerts à son horaire, Michael McMahon est professeur à la « Schulich School of Music » de l’Université McGill à Montréal. En qualité de coach vocal, il travaille régulièrement avec l’Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, Opera Nuova, le Centre d’arts Orford et le Centre d’arts de Banff. On lui demande aussi d’offrir des classes de maître aux chanteurs et aux pianistes. Il est actuellement artiste en résidence à l’Institut Franz Schubert en Autriche et au festival d’opéra C.O.S.I. en Italie.

Michael McMahon a fait de nombreux enregistrements radiodiffusés aux réseaux français et anglais de CBC ainsi qu’à BBC, RBTF, Radio Suisse Romande et Radio France. Ses enregistrements sur étiquette Marquis, CBC, Atma et Analekta ont reçu les éloges du public et lui ont mérité une nomination aux Prix Junos ainsi qu’un Prix Opus. Il a aussi été membre du jury et coach vocal dans le cadre de la série télévisée « Bathroom Divas ».

In the summer of 2012, Mr. Sly joined the Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival where he made his Festival debut as Sithos in von Winter’s Das Labyrinth under the baton of Ivor Bolton. In the 2012 – 2013 season, Mr. Sly is a member of the prestigious Adler Fellowship Program at the San Francisco Opera where he will make his main-stage debut as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte under music director Nicola Luisotti.

After winning the MET National Council Auditions, Mr. Sly became a member of the Ensemble Studio at the Canadian Opera Company in the 2011 – 2012 season where he was seen as Hermann in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Amantio di Nicolai in a new production of Gianni Schicchi directed by Catherine Malfitano and conducted by Andrew Davis, as well as A Scythian Man in Iphigénie en Tauride alongside the Iphigénie of Susan Graham. He also sang Bach’s St. John Passion with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under music director Kent Nagano and was soloist with the Malaysian Philharmonic in Kuala Lumpur in a concert of opera arias. As a recitalist, Mr. Sly performed with the Canadian Chamber Players in Ottawa and is touring Atlantic Canada with pianist Michael McMahon as part of the Debut Atlantic Series.

Mr. Sly holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal. He is also an alumnus of San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program where he performed the role of Dr. Barolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia. His roles at McGill University include Marcello in La bohème and Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress. A recording artist with Analekta Records, his first solo album is due for release in the autumn of 2012.

Le baryton-basse, franco-canadien, Philippe Sly est déjà en train de gagner une notoriété au niveau international pour « ses magnifiques tonalités fleuries et son charisme sur scène » (San Francisco Chronicle). M. Sly est le premier lauréat du prix prestigieux du concours musical de Montréal 2012 et le gagnant du grand prix « National Council Auditions 2011 » du « Metropolitan Opera » grâce à son interprétation d’un répertoire varié de Mozart, Bach, Handel, Stravinsky et Wagner.

Au cours de l’été 2012, M. Sly s’est joint au « Young Singers Project » lors du festival de Salzburg où il a fait ses débuts dans le rôle de Sithos dans Das Labyrinth de Von Winter sous la direction d’Ivor Bolton. Pour la saison 2012-2013, M. Sly est membre du prestigieux programme « Adler Fellowship » de l’opéra de San Francisco où il fera ses début dans le rôle de Guglielmo dans Così fan tutte sous la directrice musicale Nicola Luisotti.

Suite à sa victoire au « MET National Council Auditions”, M. Sly est devenu membre de l’ensemble studio de la Compagnie d’opéra canadienne pour la saison 2011-2012 où il a joué Hermann dans Les contes d’Hoffmann, Amantio di Nicolai dans une nouvelle production de Gianni Schicchi réalisé par Catherine Malfitano et dirigé par Andrew Davis, et un homme de Scythie dans Iphigénie en Tauride aux côtés de Susan Graham dans le rôle d’Iphigénie. Il a également chanté La passion selon Saint Jean de Bach avec l’orchestre symphonique de Montréal sous le directeur musical Kent Nagano. Il a été soliste avec l’orchestre philharmonique de Kuala Lumpur en Malaisie lors d’un concert d’opéra aria. En tant que chanteur de récitals, M. Sly s’est produit avec les chambristes du Canada à Ottawa et fait une tournée du Canada Atlantique avec le pianiste Michael McMahon dans le cadre de la série Début Atlantique.

M. Sly est titulaire d’un baccalauréat de musique en chant classique de l’école de musique Schulich à Montréal de l’Université McGill. Il est également un ancien du programme Merola de l’opéra de San Francisco où il a interprété le rôle du Dr. Barolo dans Il barbiere di Siviglia. Ses rôles à l’université comprenne Marcello dans La bohème et Nick Shadow dans The Rake’s Progress. Artiste de studio d’enregistrement avec « Analekta Records », son premier disque solo doit paraître en automne 2012.

TorQ has performed to critical acclaim and standing ovations across Canada and beyond, including performances at the International Percussion Quartet Festival (Luxembourg), Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Indian River Festival (Prince Edward Island), Stratford Summer Music Festival, MusicFest Canada (Vancouver) and the Open Ears Contemporary Music Festival (Ontario).

A constantly evolving repertoire gives TorQ the opportunity to combine the most recent commissions with better-known works by composers such as John Cage, David Lang and Nebojsa Zivkovic. In addition to promoting new music, they are firm believers in the importance of music education. Working with Ontario based “Prologue for the Performing Arts”, TorQ performs 70 shows per academic year to elementary and secondary school audiences across the province. They are frequent educational collaborators with Soundstreams Canada, and present masterclasses and workshops for various organizations across the country, including Debut Atlantic.

Gagnant du prix 2009 du conseil d’arts de Mississauga « Meilleur ensemble émergeant – Arts de la scène », le quatuor de percussions TorQ est formé de quatre percussionnistes canadiens qui cherchent à ajouter un nouveau dynamisme au répertoire des percussions et au chapitre de la prestation. Reconnus pour leurs prestations énergisantes, les membres Richard Burrows, Adam Campbell, Jamie Drake et Daniel Morphy ont à cœur de rendre la musique nouvelle accessible à un auditoire s’étendant sur plusieurs générations et de divers lieux géographiques.

TorQ a reçu les éloges de la critique et des ovations partout au Canada et ailleurs, y compris lors des prestations au Festival international de quatuors de percussions (Luxembourg), au Festival de musique de chambre d’Ottawa, au « Indian River Festival » (Île du Prince Édouard), au « Stratford Summer Music Festival », au « MusicFest Canada » (Vancouver) ainsi qu’au « Open Ears Contemporary Music Festival » (Ontario).

Grâce à un répertoire en constante évolution, TorQ peut agencer ses plus récentes commandes musicales avec des œuvres mieux connues de compositeurs tels que John Cage, David Lang et Nebojsa Zivkovic. En plus de promouvoir la musique nouvelle, l’ensemble croit fermement en l’importance de l’éducation musicale. En collaboration avec l’organisme Prologue aux arts de la scène, établi en Ontario, TorQ se produit 70 fois par année scolaire devant des élèves d’écoles primaires et secondaires à l’échelle de la province. Agissant souvent comme collaborateurs éducatifs avec « Soundstreams Canada », les membres de l’ensemble offrent également des cours de maître et des ateliers à divers organismes partout au pays, incluant Début Atlantique.