Adjudicator: Leanne Maitland

A native of Edmonton, Leanne Maitland is active as a chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher. She performs regularly with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Vif String Quartet, and Obsessions Octet. Other recent projects include touring Europe with the Obsessions Octet, a string trio at SkirtsAFire Festival, Bicycle Symphony at the Kaleido Festival, recitals on the Holy Trinity Concert Series, alt-folk band Dead Red Pine, and organizing Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night. She has also played with the Edmonton Opera, Early Music Alberta, Alberta Baroque Ensemble, Enterprise Quartet, and at the Citadel Theatre. Leanne teaches at the Society for Talent Education, and her private studio. She has music degrees from the University of Alberta and the Eastman School of Music, and an Artist Diploma from McGill University.