Colleen Venables, Violin

16 year old violinist and pianist, Colleen Venables, student of Bill van der Sloot at Mount Royal University Conservatory, the 2012 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition participate, has won many 1st prizes at the BC Performing Arts Festivals and took the 1st prize at the 2012 Canadian National Music Festival.

As a featured solo artist, Miss. Venables was featured twice at the Canada's Rising Stars" concert; performed with many Orchestras such as Vancouver Symphony, Okanagan Symphony, Kamloops Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestral, Calgary Civic Orchestral and Canada Day Orchestral; had the honour to perform Chopin piano works on CBC Radio; shared the stage with virtuoso violinist, Ning Feng in the "Path to Virtuosity", Wyatt Artist-in-Residence Concert Series; performed Canadian work at Western Canadian Music Awards Concert and also at International Children's Games opening ceremony; gave a solo recital in place of Sarah Chan on behalf of the Calgary Philharmonic Symphony “Amadeus Patrons” event.

Colleen has worked with artists around the world such as Pinchas Zukerman, Leonidas Kavakos, Andrés Cárdenes, Ian Swensen, Tong Wei-Dong, Tadeusz Gadzina, Nicola Benedetti, Gerardo Ribeiro, Shanghai Quartet and Ian Parker. She enjoys dancing, singing, improvising and any form of art that allows her to express and share with other people.