Valerie Gordon holds Bachelor degree from McGill University and is now completing her Music Artist's Diploma at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. She has an impressive list of preformances with different orchestras across Canada and United States and generously shares her love for music with her students. Valerie has number of awards and special accomplishments and has been teaching violin since 2002.

Pianist-Composer, Rita Movsessian, has been hailed as a "virtuoso" with "intense musicality" who is "captivating to watch… a performer who takes control of the music and justly conveys its intent!"

Proving herself as a musical prodigy from a very young age, Rita quickly progressed through her early piano lessons, devouring repertoire and winning numerous competitions. By the time she was fifteen, Rita had been making yearly appearances for DCTV, which aired her performances within Vancouver, BC. Her first musical tour took her to Europe and the Mediterranean where she performed to much acclaim.

Rita achieved her Bachelor's of Music from the University of British Columbia, and full scholarship to her Master's of Music in Performance and Pedagogy degree at the Glenn Gould Professional School in Toronto. As a result, Rita has been fortunate to study intensely with some of the greatest teachers in North America, including Terrence Dawson, Kenneth Broadway, Ralph Markham, and Marietta Orlov.

Positions as principle pianist for the UBC Symphonic Winds, and first soprano for the UBC Choral Union, garnered her regular performances at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, as well as frequent broadcasts on CBC Radio. Other engagements included a performance in the welcoming ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II, performances on Ryndam cruise lines to Alaska, a position within the Vancouver-based Nocturna Quartet, and an invitation to perform at the Vancouver Academy of Music to commemorate the centenary of Aram Khachaturian.

Graham Porter is a Canadian composer, conductor and performer and teacher. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Graham began playing piano at age 9, studying the Suzuki Method, which focuses on ear training and fostering a deep love of music. He later studied piano and theory through the Royal Conservatory of Music, then composition and conducting at Simon Fraser University, while acquiring skills in guitar, bass guitar and voice. Graham works in a variety of styles, from chamber to pop to electroacoustic, as well as accompaniments for theatre and dance.

Quyen Raceles holds a B. Mus. And B. Ed. from the University of Manitoba, has completed Orff Level I, and is a member of ACTRA and the Canadian Actors' Equity Association. Quyen has performed leading and supporting roles in many musical productions.

An experienced teacher now, Quyen continues to pass on everything she has learned and delights in being a part of sharing the joy of music. Quyen taught for the Winnipeg School Division for 3 years, taught musical theatre classes for Rising Star Dance Academy and Monica's Danz Gym, and private voice and piano lessons with Kolt Music School, Miller's School of Music, the University of Manitoba Preparatory Studies Division as well as her own private home studio. Her latest musical adventure includes volunteering with Surrey Place, a centre for people with developmental disabilities. She is proud to say that she has the grandest time helping out with the Symphonic Passion Choir, directed by Bruce Edwards and Christine Hein, and that she cherishes the new things that she is learning by simply helping out with this choir.

Music's live spirit pushes Quyen to teach and learn as much as she can, teaching people of all ages and abilities, and continuing to follow in the footsteps of her teachers who have encouraged her to always make music and the arts a part of her life.