Olivia is a Music student hailing from Saskatoon, SK and has recently moved to London to complete her Music degree as a Piano Performance Major at the University of Western Ontario's Don Wright Faculty of Music. She recently took 3rd prize at the Art of Piano Competition 2017, and represented UWO at the "Research: Hands on Piano Conference 2018" at the University of Aveiro, Portugal where she gave a lecture recital on "The Pedagogical Importance of Teaching Canadian Female Composers" in January, 2018. Olivia is an active performer in her home community, performing in the U of S Collage concerts in Saskatoon and North Battleford, local and provincial music festivals, as well as community and solo recitals and has won numerous awards for her music and research studies from the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Western Ontario, including being named on the Dean's Honour Roll after her first year of study. A collaborator at heart, Olivia has been an in-demand accompanist for many musicians, and a guest pianist with the U of S Wind Orchestra in 2015. Olivia has also worked closely alongside the faculty members for the Summer Academy for Voice and Piano in Saskatchewan as a collaborative pianist to vocalists and choral members. She holds a Piano Pedagogy certificate from the Royal Conservatory of Music and her piano students thrive at music festivals, examinations, and recitals. Olivia is a passionate teacher and she encourages the "inner artist" in all of her students and gives them the creative space to explore music and experience the joy it can bring to others.
