Voice/Junior Piano/Violin
Michael Faulkner
An active member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ORMTA) Kingston Branch and National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Michael Faulkner holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Queen’s University, Kingston and is also a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music A.R.C.T. (Piano Performer and Teacher, Vocal Performer and Teacher). Michael is also a member of the Canadian Music Festivals Adjudicators Association (CMFAA) and has adjudicated numerous music festivals, competitions as well as giving Masterclasses and performances within these communities across Canada.
Known for his musical insight, beautiful tone and technical command, Michael began his music studies at age four, participating in numerous music festivals and competitions receiving many top awards and distinctions.
Michael enjoys a rewarding career as teacher of more than 60 weekly students of all ages and levels in piano, voice, pedagogy and theory. He teaches in person and online to students from across the country. His YouTube educational music channel is used by music students worldwide. Many of his students have received top honours, distinctions and awards throughout Canada and a large number have pursued careers in music as well. He also actively performs in his own community and across Canada and is well versed in Opera, Oratorio and Music Theatre repertoire. As an accompanist Michael is in high demand working with singers and instrumentalists of all ages and abilities from beginner to professional level. Michael has also enjoyed working for a number of years with Conservatory Canada as an examiner in piano and voice. He is a member teacher with Music for Young Children (MYC) and believes the start of music education at an early age is very important. For more than 35 years Michael has worked as a Church musician and frequently is asked to provide musical service and guidance to many Worship denominations. Michael’s community choir in the Quinte region “Let’s Make a Choir” and already has more than 50 voices singing for various charities and he has now started the “Let’s Make a Choir Childrens’ Choir” which is a joy to hear the young voices in song together. Michael believes that music is a lifelong passion and is always looking for new musical challenges and enrichment. Michael is an avid animal lover and enjoys skiing, hiking, attending music concerts and theatre.
Michael Faulkner
An active member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ORMTA) Kingston Branch and National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Michael Faulkner holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Queen’s University, Kingston and is also a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music A.R.C.T. (Piano Performer and Teacher, Vocal Performer and Teacher). Michael is also a member of the Canadian Music Festivals Adjudicators Association (CMFAA) and has adjudicated numerous music festivals, competitions as well as giving Masterclasses and performances within these communities across Canada.
Known for his musical insight, beautiful tone and technical command, Michael began his music studies at age four, participating in numerous music festivals and competitions receiving many top awards and distinctions.
Michael enjoys a rewarding career as teacher of more than 60 weekly students of all ages and levels in piano, voice, pedagogy and theory. He teaches in person and online to students from across the country. His YouTube educational music channel is used by music students worldwide. Many of his students have received top honours, distinctions and awards throughout Canada and a large number have pursued careers in music as well. He also actively performs in his own community and across Canada and is well versed in Opera, Oratorio and Music Theatre repertoire. As an accompanist Michael is in high demand working with singers and instrumentalists of all ages and abilities from beginner to professional level. Michael has also enjoyed working for a number of years with Conservatory Canada as an examiner in piano and voice. He is a member teacher with Music for Young Children (MYC) and believes the start of music education at an early age is very important. For more than 35 years Michael has worked as a Church musician and frequently is asked to provide musical service and guidance to many Worship denominations. Michael’s community choir in the Quinte region “Let’s Make a Choir” and already has more than 50 voices singing for various charities and he has now started the “Let’s Make a Choir Childrens’ Choir” which is a joy to hear the young voices in song together. Michael believes that music is a lifelong passion and is always looking for new musical challenges and enrichment. Michael is an avid animal lover and enjoys skiing, hiking, attending music concerts and theatre.
Intermediate/SeniorPiano
Geoffrey Conquer
Geoffrey Conquer is quickly establishing himself as one of Canada’s most dynamic pianists. He is the only two-time First Prize winner of the McGill Symphony Concerto Competition, the second prize winner of the 2015 Siegfried Weishaupt International Piano Competition in Germany, and has been awarded a Schulich Scholarship, the Mary Feher Prize, two Graduate Excellence Fellowships in Piano, and bursaries from the Art Song Foundation of Canada. A versatile musician with a passion for collaboration, recent performance highlights include Puccini’s La Bohème at Highlands Opera Studio, works by Bartók and Omar Daniel for two pianos and percussion in Walter Hall, Schulhoff’sHot-Sonate in Mazzoleni Hall, and recitals with vocalists at the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, University of Waterloo, and the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. He is a chamber music faculty member at The Royal Conservatory’s Phil and Eli Taylor Academy, and is a pianist for the Toronto Children’s Chorus.
Currently, Geoffrey is pursuing a DMA in Piano Performance at the University of Toronto. From 2016-17, he held a prestigious Rebanks Fellowship at the Glenn Gould School, during which he performed in Koerner Hall and across Canada. He earned both his Master and Bachelor of Music degrees at McGill University where he studied with Marina Mdivani. Through master classes and musical encounters, Geoffrey has gained insight from significant artistic personalities including Martha Argerich, Jacques Rouvier, Daniel Pollack, and Leon Fleisher. He has furthered his studies through residencies at The Banff Centre, The International Holland Music Sessions, Highlands Opera Studio, Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, SongFest, Cleveland Art Song Festival, and the Toronto Summer Music Festival.
Geoffrey Conquer
Geoffrey Conquer is quickly establishing himself as one of Canada’s most dynamic pianists. He is the only two-time First Prize winner of the McGill Symphony Concerto Competition, the second prize winner of the 2015 Siegfried Weishaupt International Piano Competition in Germany, and has been awarded a Schulich Scholarship, the Mary Feher Prize, two Graduate Excellence Fellowships in Piano, and bursaries from the Art Song Foundation of Canada. A versatile musician with a passion for collaboration, recent performance highlights include Puccini’s La Bohème at Highlands Opera Studio, works by Bartók and Omar Daniel for two pianos and percussion in Walter Hall, Schulhoff’sHot-Sonate in Mazzoleni Hall, and recitals with vocalists at the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, University of Waterloo, and the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. He is a chamber music faculty member at The Royal Conservatory’s Phil and Eli Taylor Academy, and is a pianist for the Toronto Children’s Chorus.
Currently, Geoffrey is pursuing a DMA in Piano Performance at the University of Toronto. From 2016-17, he held a prestigious Rebanks Fellowship at the Glenn Gould School, during which he performed in Koerner Hall and across Canada. He earned both his Master and Bachelor of Music degrees at McGill University where he studied with Marina Mdivani. Through master classes and musical encounters, Geoffrey has gained insight from significant artistic personalities including Martha Argerich, Jacques Rouvier, Daniel Pollack, and Leon Fleisher. He has furthered his studies through residencies at The Banff Centre, The International Holland Music Sessions, Highlands Opera Studio, Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, SongFest, Cleveland Art Song Festival, and the Toronto Summer Music Festival.
