About Me

I'm an all-rounder in creative and nonprofit fields: I am a writer, a researcher, an educator, and a professional musician. I wear a lot of hats, but they all have a few things in common: communities, creativity, and making our worlds better through art and living sustainably. 

In addition to my musical work, I volunteer and work with local nonprofits focused on sustainability, with a particular interests in urban agriculture, food systems, and community-building around the environment. I believe in combating food & housing insecurity, wealth redistribution, supporting public services, & building alternative systems of living.

As a writer...

As a musicologist, I am published widely in international books and journals on queer and feminist opera, contemporary vocal music, and historical studies of lesser-known composers. As a writer and educator, I focus on amplifying historically marginalized voices. I have taught courses in music and the humanities in Canada, the US, and the UK for 10 years at the University of Toronto, Columbia University,  the University of Oxford, and the University of Aberdeen, and worked withe K-9 students in New York and France.  

As a freelance writer, I write reviews, op-eds, profiles, and essays for North American companies including Boston Lyric Opera, the Aspen Festival, and the Canadian Opera Company.

As a musician...

I am active in the Toronto choral scene, currently a professional alto at St. James Cathedral; elsewhere, you can find me curating and singing in concerts of niche medieval & Renaissance music. I am a clarinettist and saxophonist, and a keen amateur pianist and bass guitarist — and an organist just for fun. I enjoy a good jazz jam and am always looking for people to make music with!

A little about me...
Born in London, England, over the years I've crisscrossed two continents a few times, but I am now happy to call Toronto my home. 
When not writing, teaching, or singing, you can find me swimming (open water year-round!), knitting, reading endlessly, cooking, building with wood, gardening, boxing, playing beach volleyball, watching baseball, at the movies, cycling, skating, photographing, playing Pathfinder with pals, or, above all, napping with my cat, Floria Tosca. 

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