Education
- BMus, Eastman
- MMus Piano, New England Conservatory
- MMus Vocal Accompaniment, New England Conservatory
Biography
A passionate advocate of music and music education, Ms. Bach’s professional experience spans the spectrum of a professional pianist: junior to advanced piano pedagogy; concerto appearances with orchestras, debuting at age 16 with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at the Eastman School of Music; recitalist; chamber musician; touring soloist; instrumental, choral, and vocal accompanying and coaching.
A renowned and sought-after collaborative artist, Ms. Bach has performed with several of Canada’s foremost choral conductors: Lydia Adams, John Tuttle, Robert Cooper and Doreen Rao. Ms. Bach has also appeared numerous times as the master class collaborative pianist for the University of Toronto’s visiting artists: Elly Ameling, Gerald Finley, Marilyn Horne, Rudolph Jansen and Martin Isepp. Recitals with Metropolitan Opera bass Paul Plishka, Jamie Sommerville (Boston Symphony principle horn), Monica Whicher, recordings with Russell Braun (Ukrainian Art Song Project) and teaching appointments at the Eastman School of Music’s summer school count among the highlights of Ms. Bach’s multi-faceted career.
Professional Activities
At the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music, Ms. Bach holds positions as collaborative pianist in Voice Studies (French Melodie; English/Italian Art Song; Oratorio Ensemble classes); classroom instructor for Oratorio and Accompanying; and applied piano instructor for undergraduate pianists. As performer, coach and educator, she is comprehensive in her approach to musical preparation and performance artistry, and is esteemed for her effective nurturing and development of young musicians.
A member and founder of the performing duo Opera a Casa, Ms. Bach enjoys a collaborative partnership with pianist Andrea Grant, exploring the repertoire of operatic transcriptions for pianos and instruments.