Maria Guenette

Location:

Carrollton
United States 75007

Contact:

msclassicalpiano@yahoo.com

Additional Info:

Canadian pianist, Dr. Maria Mika Guénette began her formal studies at the age of eight and made her solo piano debut, at the age of fourteen, with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she appeared in numerous solo and collaborative performances in Canada, USA, Japan and Austria, including appearances on public radio stations such as CBC, NHK and WDAV. She is a member of a marimba and piano duo called Well-Tempered Keyboards, as well as a principal keyboardist for East Texas Symphony Orchestra and serves as an accompanist/vocal coach in the Dallas/Fort Worth and East Texas areas.

Maria’s skills have afforded her the opportunity to study around the world. At the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, she was awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts degree specializing in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music with a minor in Baroque Performance Practice, as well as a Master of Music degree in Harpsichord Performance and Literature. Her main mentors were Dr. Jean Barr and Dr. William Porter. Maria possesses a Baccalaureate of Music in Piano Performance with a minor in violin, at the University of Ottawa under the tutelage of Jean-Paul Sevilla and Andrew Tunis. While there, she was a winner of the University of Ottawa’s Concerto Competition, as well as several academic and merit scholarships, including the Joseph-Marie Quirion Faculty of Arts Scholarship. In November 2007, Maria returned to the University of Ottawa to perform a solo piano recital for their Alumni Concert Series. Her Masters degree in Piano Performance was made possible with an all-inclusive grant by the Japanese Government (Monbusho) to pursue her studies at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku).

Dr. Guénette is currently adjunct faculty / staff accompanist at the University of Texas at Tyler and an examiner for The Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations and The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program. She was previously on faculty at Tyler Junior College, Winston-Salem State University, Greensboro College and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Fees

The fee varies depending on several factors. Accompanying fees are due in advance. Please inquire.

Instruments

Piano, Harpsichord

Specialisms

Early Music, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Musical Theatre

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