Amber has taught cello to adults and children for 25 years. She holds teaching certifications through the Suzuki Association of the Americas, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and the Creative Ability Development method for improvisation. She has held teaching positions at Chicago's Columbia College, Valparaiso University, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the North York Suzuki Conservatory, and maintains her own private cello studio. Most recently, Amber has created the Muse & Mate practice journal for musicians, and co-founded Quintissimo: a Sistema based free after school music program devoted to serving marginalized families in the Hastings/Prince Edward County region.
Amber's career has included touring Canada, Europe, and China with various symphonies and ensembles. She is a versatile cellist who has appeared on stages worldwide alongside artists such as KYGO, SYML, Lief Vollebek, Tyler Shaw, and Shawn Mendes. Other performance highlights include work with TIFF and TedX. As a freelance musician, Amber has performed for Prime Ministers, Presidents, dignitaries and movie stars - at storied venues such as Roy Thomson Hall, Koerner Hall, Chicago Symphony Center, Amsterdam Paradiso, Shanghai Symphony Hall, and Berlin's Kesselhaus. Amber holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Cello Performance.
Brant Hills Presbyterian Church
2138 Brant Street
Burlington, On L7P 3W5
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Mio Chan | Titles: Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Xinyu Liao | Titles: Concerto No. 4, op .65, 3rd mvt. by Georg Goltermann Sicilienne, op.78 by Gabriel Fauré | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Owen Zhong | Titles: Wie einst in schöner'n Tagen, op. 64, no. 1 by David Popper Sonata in G Major, Allegretto by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Massimo Costanzo Miners | Titles: Rondo from Concerto No. 4, op. 65 by Georg Goltermann Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Bella Feng | Titles: Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV 1007, 3rd mvt. by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 4, op. 65, Rondo by Georg Goltermann | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Miles Nghiem | Titles: When Music Sounds by Jean Coulthard Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 65, 3rd mvt. by Georg Goltermann | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Éli Bastien | Titles: Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:11:45 AM | Name:William Hughes | Titles: Langsam, op. 102, no. 2 by Robert Schumann Sonata in G, 1st mvt. by J.C. Bach | Home Festival:Peterborough |
Time:1:15 PM | Name:Connor Mahon | Titles: Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Katherine Su | Titles: Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire Sonata No.1 in F Major, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Benedetto Marcello | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:1:45 PM | Name:Owen Lantz | Titles: Sicilienne by Maria Theresia von Paradis Tarantella, op. 23 by William Henry Squire | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Celine Wang | Titles: Concertino No.1 in F Major, 1st mvt. by Jean-Baptiste Bréval Tarantella. op. 23 by William Henry Squire | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:2:15 PM | Name:Elle Persia | Titles: Notturno, op. 59, no. 1 by Georg Goltermann Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, 3rd mvt. by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:2:30 PM | Name:Kenji Cosbey | Titles: Sonata in E minor, RV 40, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Antonio Vivaldi Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré | Home Festival:Lakehead |
Workshop will be held from approximately 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
Announcement of the winners will happen at the end of the workshop.