Two Piano Extravaganza
Two pianos, four hands, One piano, four hands!
Katherine Hume
Katherine is a graduate of McGill University, where she completed a BMus in performance with Louis-Philippe Pelletier. She continued her training in chamber music and accompaniment with Catherine Courvoisier in Switzerland and with Douglas Finch at Trinity College of Music in London, England and received her MMus there in 2000. Katherine has also participated in numerous masterclasses, notably with Paul Badura-Skoda and Roger Vignoles, and summer sessions at Centre d'Arts Orford, Québec and Adamant Music School, Vermont, USA.
As a collaborative pianist, Katherine has performed across Canada and Europe. Most recently, Katherine and her husband Carl Montgomery performed in a recital for voice and piano with singer Amelle Wick for the Sunshine Coast Music Society in May 2009. She also performed in the International Stepping Stone Competition with flutist Sara Hahn (principal, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra) in Rimouski, Quebec and has been featured on CBC Radio 2 as well as with many ensembles including the Vancouver Children's Choir, North Shore Light Opera Society, Symphonietta of Chilliwack, UBC Opera Ensemble, Opera Piacere and Opera Breve. Katherine and Nita have enjoyed exploring and performing music for piano duet and 2 pianos since 2001.
Katherine is an active member of the British Columbia Registered Music Teachers’ Association and is currently the Sechelt Centre Representative for the Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations. Other areas of professional interest include contemporary music, posture and relaxation techniques and French music of the 19th and 20th centuries. Katherine teaches piano and music theory in English and French at her home studio in Sechelt, B.C. with Carl Montgomery. She is currently on maternity leave from the North Shore Music Academy in West Vancouver to raise their 1-year- old son, Leif.
Updated: January, 2010
