musical participation. Kiera earned her Bachelor’s degree in Bassoon Performance and
Music History and Literature. Throughout her undergraduate years, she played with the
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and the Memorial University instrumental groups
and sang with Lady Cove Women’s Choir, Quintessential Vocal Ensemble and the Memorial
choirs. Under the mentorship of Dr. Douglas Dunsmore and Kellie Walsh, Kiera earned a
Masters’ degree in Choral Conducting at Memorial University in 2007. A desire to deepen
herunderstanding of the context of music making led Kiera to pursue graduate work in
musicology at the University of Toronto, receiving a Master of Arts in Spring 2009.
Her research interests include the articulation of identity through choral music, and
Kiera looks forward to exploring ways of bridging scholarship and practice.

Active in the Toronto community as a private teacher and chamber coach, Kiera teaches
voice lessons through the St. Simon’s Reaching Out Through Music Program. Her teaching
background includes sessional appointments and teaching assistantships at both Memorial
University and the University of Toronto.

Accompanist - Sara Cain

Sara studied piano with David Rogosin and John Hess and has performed in many masterclasses with Susan Eichhorn-Young, John Kimura-Parker and Angela Hewitt. Sara has a Bachelor of Music from Mount Allison University where she was awarded the Medal for Excellence in Accompaniment. Sara continued her studies at the University of Western Ontario (Artist Diploma in Collaborative Piano Performance) and Lakehead University (Bachelor of Education).

Sara currently teaches music at Coronation Public School.