Cheryl Duvall

CHERYL DUVALL 179 St. Clair Avenue East Toronto, ON M4T 1N9 647-456-7597 [email protected]

Academic Education 2008 – 2010 Master’s of Piano Performance and Pedagogy, U of Toronto 2005 - 2006 Chamber Music Diploma, Wilfrid Laurier University 2001 - 2005 Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Theory, with Distinction, Wilfrid Laurier University 2000 Grade X, Royal Conservatory of Music

Musical Education (practical study) 2011 – Present Dr. Christopher Foley, RCM and GGS teacher, examiner, collaborative pianist (private lessons) 2011 – Present Nina Tichman, Professor Koln Conservatory, concert pianist (occasional study) 2008 – 2010 Henri-Paul Sicsic, Professor, University of Toronto, recipient of Killam Teaching Prize 2006 – Present Guy Few, Canadian/International Performer Piano/Trumpet, Associate Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University 2002 – 2006 Anya Alexeyev, Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, Master’s from Royal College of Music, London England, International Performer 2002 – 2006 Members of the Penderecki String Quartet 2001 – 2002 Jamie Parker, Professor at U. of Toronto, formerly at Wilfrid Laurier, member of the Gryphon Trio

Other Lesson and Masterclass Experience Jamie Parker Henri-Paul Sicsic Penderecki String Quartet Anya Alexeyev Gilbert Kalish Winston Choi Marietta Orlov Mayumi Seiler Lydia Wong Carmen Piazzini Edgar Meyer

Professional Experience - Performance 2

The Thin Edge New Music Collective’s inaugural concert season – Co-Founder and artistic director with Ilana Waniuk, violin – Jan. – June 2012 Christ Church Deer Park Concert Series – January 2012 The Thin Edge New Music Collective Concert with Ilana Waniuk Accompanist for David Bourque’s Clarinet Studio at University of Toronto – Oct. 2011 – present All Schumann Program with Andrew Sords (violin) KWCMS – Sept. 2011 Recording with Oakville Children’s Choir – Jan. – June 2011 AIDS Benefit Concert, Toronto - May 2011 Margot Rydall’s 40th Anniversary Faculty Gala – performer May 2011 Christ Church Deer Park Concert Series, Toronto – soloist, April 2011 John Weinzweg Book Launch Performance – soloist, Jan. 2011 Koerner Hall (John Beckwith – organizer) Cabaret Performance with Richard Szuba – Jan. 2011 Clarinet/Piano Recital Feb. 2011 Let the Boys Sing Festival – Matthew Larkin (conductor), Russell Braun (guest) – official accompanist, 2010 Trajectum Orchestra, Netherlands – concert 2009 World Piano Pedagogy Conference Recital, Phoenix, Arizona, 2009 NATS Official Accompanist -2009 - present Oakville Children’s Choir – accompanist, 2007 – present (concerts all over southern Ontario and Argentina) Addison Women’s Choir – accompanist, 2005 – 2009 (tour of England) Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir – accompanist, 2006 – 2008 Wellington County Museum Concert Series – soloist, 2007 – 2008 Cambridge Gallery Concert Series – soloist, 2008 Melodia Choral Festival, Argentina – Doreen Rao (conductor) official accompanist, 2008 KW Chamber Music Society – 8 programs throughout 2007 – 2011 (collaborations with national and international artists) Royal Sequence – Recording RCM Violin Repertoire with Tatiana Kostour, 2007 Hammerband Project – Fundraising concerts with Moshe Hammer, 2008 - 2009 University of Waterloo Drama – Assistant Music Director, 2007 Wilfrid Laurier University Vocal – accompanist for classroom programs, 2006 - 2007 Wilfrid Laurier Univerisity Opera – repetiteur, 2005 General Accompanist (all instruments and voice) concerts, festivals, juries, auditions, 2001 – present

Professional Experience – Teaching Private Teacher – 1998 – present Beckettfest 2011 – piano adjudicator, March 2011 Sunnyside Daycare – class music teacher and curriculum development (age 10 months – 4 years), Feb. 2011 - present University of Toronto Children’s Pedagogy Program – teacher 2008 – present Ware Academy of Music – substitute piano teacher 2010 - 2011 KW School of Music and Arts – teacher, 2006 – 2008 Soundfactory Music School – teacher, 2007 - 2008 3

Achievements/Awards/Other 2009 SSHRC Scholarship – Joseph Bombardier Master’s Scholarship 2008 University of Toronto Fellowship 2008 Tour of Argentina with Oakville Children’s Choir 2008 Tour of England with Addison Women’s Choir 2005 Frederick Schneider Music Award 2004 Dorothy Weibe Music Award 2003 Frederick Schneider Music Award 2001 WLU Entrance Music Scholarship

Summer Music Programs and Professional Development 2011 Palazzo Ricci Piano Masterclass 26 and Performance, Italy 2009 World Piano Pedagogy Conference, Phoenix, Arizona 2009 Toronto Summer Music Festival 2005 Casalmaggiore International Music Festival, Italy

Orchestral Experience 2008 Melodia Choral Festival Orchestra, Dr. Doreen Rao conductor 2005 - 2006 KW Youth Orchestra, Paul Pulford conductor 2003 – 2006 Wilfrid Laurier Orchestra, Paul Pulford conductor

Papers/Workshops Presented Are you Cultivating Awareness? – Peeking into Performance and Pedagogy (Voice and Pedagogy Workshop – University of Toronto) Lecture to MMus Pedagogy class - University of Toronto, Nov. 2011 Non-Medicinal Techniques for the Alleviation of Performance Anxiety, 2009 Not Just Posture – The Alexander Technique with our Beginning Piano Students, 2010

Upcoming Engagements/Workshops/Projects Banff Winter Residency – with Ilana Waniuk and Tova Kardonne, new work Jan. 2012 Around the World in 80 Minutes – Concert with Andrew Sords, violin and Clarington Concert Band, Feb 12, 2012 Clarinet/Piano Recital – graduate recital U of T - March 13, 2012 Vocal/Piano Recital – York University – April 2012 Unusual Spectrums – The Thin Edge New Music Collective Concert #2 – April 6, 2012 Friends of the TSO Concert – April 14, 2012 Niagara Fall Kiwanis Music Festival – Piano Adjudicator – April 15 – 20, 2012 Premieres – The Thin Edge New Music Collective concert #3 Toronto - May 24, KW - June 10, Ottawa - June 14 World Choir Games – Accompanist with Oakville Children’s Choir – July 2012