Ann holds an Honours Bachelor of Music in Church Music from Wilfrid Laurier University with viola as her primary instrument. She performs as a violist, violinist, organist, pianist and singer. Locally, in Cambridge, she was the founding conductor of the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, and has acted as Music Director for the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts and Music and Lights in the Village. Ann owned and operated Beyond the Clef Music School in Downtown Hespeler Village for 11 years where she taught lessons, supervised staff, and conducted annual teacher training seminars. In 2005, Ann won the The Bernice Adams Memorial Award for Music for her involvement in the Arts.
With Arcady, Ann enjoys performing as a violist and singer. Her string trio, Harmonia performs weddings, concerts, and corporate events and includes long-time friends and violinists Kristi Coleman-Dorland and Julia McFarlane.
Ann volunteers with GO! Camping at Choral Camp, Junior Camp, Training Event, and Music Day Camp.
Recent compositions have included the youth musicals “Global Chorus, “Like a Childâ€, and “Mandela, the Musicalâ€. Ann is an elementary teacher with the Waterloo Region Board of Education.