VISI Faculty: Terence Dawson
Pianist
Terence Dawson is one of Vancouver's most respected musicians,
his active career encompassing the realms of solo pianist, chamber musician
and
teacher. As concerto soloist, he has appeared with the Vancouver Symphony
and National Arts Centre Orchestras, and has presented recitals of both
solo and chamber music with numerous artists and ensembles across Canada,
England, the USA and Southeast Asia. He has performed for the Vetta Chamber
Series, Ottawa Chamber Music Society, CBC Debut recitals, with the Vancouver
Chamber Choir, and has served as Artistic Director of Vancouver's celebrated
Masterpiece Chamber Music Series as well as principal pianist with the
CBC Curio Ensemble. His recordings for EMI Virgin Classics, Bravura Discs
and Skylark as well as his numerous CBC Radio broadcast performances
have garnered critical acclaim: "lucid" (Globe and Mail), "stunning" (Vancouver
Sun), and possessing "trademark elegance and technical flair" (Georgia
Straight). An engaging lecturer, clinician and adjudicator, each year
Dr. Dawson presents many workshops and master classes across the country
for both teachers and students including those for Conservatory Canada
and the National Music Teacher’s Association. He has served as
jury member for the Canadian Music Competition, Canada Council, Canadian
Federation of Music Teacher's Association,Vancouver Foundation and is
frequently invited to teach at summer programs across Canada. His solo
and collaborative recitals this season will take him from coast to coast
with invitations from the Victoria Conservatory of Music to Acadia University.
Terence Dawson’s principal piano studies were with the acclaimed Canadian pianist Jane Coop, and in Eastern Canada with Janet Hammock, Jamie Syer and Lynn Johnson. He is a member of the piano faculty at the UBC School of Music where he is Undergraduate Keyboard Division Coordinator and teaches piano, chamber music and collaborative studies.