Piano
Susan Greenway holds an ARCT in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory and a Master’s degree in piano performance from University of Toronto.
Her main teachers were Boris Lysenko and Marietta Orlov.
She has been a Canadian Music Competition finalist and a resident at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Aside from teaching 40 students per week Susan is also working on her first solo CD.
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Joyce Gundy passed away peacefully at Toronto General Hospital on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the age of 94.
A dedicated and passionate music educator, Joyce taught for many years at the Royal Conservatory of Music, the University Settlement, and the Toronto School for Strings and Piano.
She was honored by the Royal Conservatory with the prestigious Legacy Examiner Award in recognition of her years of dedicated service as a music examiner.
Thousands of students benefited from her thoughtful and encouraging adjudications, which reflected both her expertise and deep commitment to musical education.
As a violin and viola teacher, she nurtured countless students, some of whom went on to perform with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and pursue professional careers in music. Her teaching made learning a joyful and meaningful experience for all who studied under her guidance.
Joyce was predeceased by her sister, Carolyn Gundy, and her father, Henry Pearson Gundy.
Special thanks are extended to the doctors and nurses at Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospital for their compassionate care during Joyce’s time of need.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Matthew’s Bracondale House, where she lived with safety, comfort, and dignity, or to the Toronto Humane Society.
A celebration of Joyce’s life will be held at a later date. Those wishing to be notified may email info@torontoschoolforstrings.com for further details.
Piano, Piano Pedagogy
Susan Hamblin Dennis maintains a busy schedule of accompanying and teaching in Toronto. She is a past pedagogy and piano faculty member of both the Glenn Gould School and the Community School for the Royal Conservatory of Music. As an examiner for the RCM and an adjudicator of music festivals, she has visited many areas of Canada and the United States. …→
Piano, Jazz Piano and Suzuki Piano
Windsor Johnson graduated from The Hartt School — Masters in Piano Performance/Pedagogy — 2014-2016. Suzuki and traditional piano instructor, The Hartt School Community Division (HCD), University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT — 2008-2016.
He is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
A very personable teacher, Windsor is equally at home with traditional, “Conservatory Style” teaching, and jazz. He is gifted at working with younger students. …→
Piano
Mary Kenedi, a Hungarian-born pianist has been teaching for 54 years. First at the University Settlement, and later at the Royal Conservatory of Music and Mc Master University in Hamilton.
She has a Licentiate Diploma from the University of Toronto, as well as a Bachelor of Music and Master degree in pedagogy and performance.
Mary also spent a year studying at the world-famous Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary, again both pedagogy and performance. She was also studying the Kodaly method, which is a wonderful introductory method for beginners.
Her decades of being an examiner and her performing enabled her to work with a special perspective into teaching from beginning levels to University.
Double Bass
Double bassist Karen Kabiri holds a Bachelor of Arts in double bass performance from Art and Architecture University in Tehran.
Karen began his music career as a double bass player in the Tehran Symphony Orchestra in 1995. He was principal double bass of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra in 2006-2010, the Parsian String Orchestra in 2008-2010, the Noban String Ensemble in 2005-2007 and the Markham Symphony Orchestra. …→
Violin
Bronson Kwan holds an Artist Diploma from The Royal Conservatory of Music and an Associate Diploma from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England where he studied with David Takeno.
Violin and Suzuki Violin
Eslin McKay picked up her first violin at the age of three, beginning her musical education through the Suzuki Method with Virginia Little in Brantford Ontario.
She has graduated with Honours in Violin Performance at the University of Toronto where she studied with Annalee Patipatanikoon.
As a student at the University of Toronto Eslin was a member of numerous string quartets both as a violinist and violist, and was named runner up for the Felix Galimir Chamber Music Award.
Fiddling, Violin & Suzuki Violin
Jennifer Melvin is a professionally trained violinist and Celtic fiddler. Born and raised in the small village of Canning, in Nova Scotia (east coast of Canada), she grew up surrounded with traditional Celtic music, and in a home that nurtured the love of classical music. …→
Violin
Humberto Ramírez is a Colombian violinist and educator with a holistic approach to music education.
