Performance Biography

Christine has been playing piano since the age of three and has been performing in the lower mainland for over thirty years. Originally a classically trained pianist, she found her passion for jazz at age sixteen when she formed the ensemble Liquid Swang.

Christine has enjoyed performing throughout the years at a variety of events including festivals, weddings, Christmas parties, and as an accompanist for an array of instrumentalists, as well as with numerous musical groups including Dirty Dixie, Kwantlen Vocal Jazz Ensemble, The Soul of the World Choir, Cottage Fever, The Karla Sax Duo, Augustine House Chimers, and the Kent Street Choiristers.

Christine’s captivating solo performance focuses on keyboard and vocals, bringing an eclectic mix of well-know standards to contemporary ears. A Bachelor and Master of Music Therapy Degree recipient, Christine brings her musical and emotional experience and power to every performance.

Below is a list of some of the venues, festivals, senior’s homes, and musical groups Christine has experience with, as well as a listing of her professional vocal experience:

Musical Performances ~ Venues:

  • The Vancouver Aquarium

  • 131 Water Street Restaurant

  • Sutton Place Hotel

  • The Opus Hotel

  • Holt Renfrew, Downtown Vancouver

  • University Women’s Club, Hycroft Mansion

  • The Keefer Bar

  • The Pink Elephant Thai Restaurant

  • The Cottage Bistro

  • New Westminster Quay

  • Small Ritual Coffee Society

  • The Stewart Farm House

  • White Rock First United Church

Musical Performances ~ Festivals:

  • Alex Fest at Camp Alexandra, Crescent Beach

  • White Rock Chamber Music Society

  • Ocean Park Village Summer Festival

  • Art Expo, Telus World of Science

  • White Rock Sea Festival, Soul of the World Choir accompanist

  • Surrey Arts Festival

  • Kiwanis International Music Festival

  • In-Harmony Music Festival

  • “The Great Gatsby”, White Rock Playhouse

  • White Rock Farmer’s Market

Musical Performances ~ Senior’s Homes:

  • Crescent Gardens

  • Augustine House

  • Dogwood Lodge

  • Amica White Rock

  • Wesminster House

  • White Rock Senior’s Village

  • Whitecliff by Rivera

  • Peace Arch Hospital

  • Sunnyside Manor

  • Windermere Care Center

  • Minoru Place

  • Opal by Element

  • Fleetwood Place

  • The Waterford

Musical Performances ~ Groups:

  • Liquid Swang Jazz Band

  • Dirty Dixie Jazz Band

  • The K & C Duo

  • Cottage Fever

  • Kent Street Choristers

  • Soul of the World Choir

  • Augustine House Chimers

...and many more...

Vocal Experience:

Christine has been trained in classical and jazz voice styles through choir and individual voice lessons through training at Kwantlen, UWO, and Capilano. Some her vocal experience includes:

  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University Choir

  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University Jazz Choir

  • University of Western Ontario Choir

  • The Old Times Dixie Band

  • Dal Richards & Orchestra, Big Brolly Gala

...and including many of the performance venues listed above.