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.