Thank you to Gloria Chu for allowing us to add her works Guiding Star and Soar to our vocal syllabus. Please check out her bio and links below!

Gloria Chu is a dedicated composer, pedagogue, adjudicator, examiner, speaker, and performer. She is a
multi-award winning composer of chamber, violin, cello, and piano works. Her compositions have been
praised to “transport [the audience] into a heavenly world” by International Youth Music Competitions.
Several of her pedagogical works have been featured in the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects
Contemporary Showcase syllabus. Her awards and recognitions include six Winning Awards from Alberta
Piano Teachers Association Creative Music Writing Competition, Canadian Folk Song Arrangement Prize,
First Place at the USA Modern and Contemporary Competition and First Place in Provincial Alberta
Registered Music Teachers’ Association Student Composition. Gloria holds two master’s degrees: MA in
Piano (University of Ottawa) and MA in Strings (University of Chichester). She has been recognized by
Steinway & Sons with a Top Teacher Award and is the recipient of the Royal Conservatory of Music
Teacher of Distinction Award for her leadership as a music educator. Gloria has given presentations at
city, provincial and national conferences on music learning topics. Her innovative teaching methods and
pedagogy compositions motivate students to develop confidence in expressing their unique voice in
both music and life.

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