Elizabeth Lepock, soprano, holds a BMus in Voice Performance and Music History from Wilfrid Laurier University, and an MMus and DMA in Voice Performance from the University of Western Ontario. Over the course of her doctoral studies, in addition to honing her performance and pedagogy skills, Dr. Lepock also pursued ground-breaking interdisciplinary research into muscle tension voice disorders.

Violinist, Irene Tandberg‘s career as performer and pedagogue spans four decades. She has established vibrant private and university studios where her students have been honoured with many prestigious scholarships and awards, obtained positions at notable international & domestic schools & orchestras, and pursued distinguished solo careers.

Kati Pearson is a singer, dancer, actor, musician, and educator based in the Toronto area, but she has performed on stages across North America and beyond. Her training includes Bachelor degrees in Classical Voice (Queen’s University) and Musical Theatre Performance (Sheridan College), as well as a Master’s degree in Musical Theatre Performance (The University of Montana).

Please help us welcome the adjudicators for 2025. In the coming weeks we will introduce them, starting today with the adjudicator for Junior Piano.

Pianist and Organist Nancy (Dettbarn) Sicsic is Minister of Music and Organist at Westminster United Church in Orangeville, Ontario, and a member of the Music Faculty at the University of Toronto since 2007. Nancy received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in the honors program at the prestigious Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas. There she studied piano performance with master teacher John Perry and organ with Clyde Holloway.