Japan native Kimihiro Yasaka discovered piano at the age of 12 with Reiko Mizutani. Student of Professor Kyoko Hashimoto at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, he completed in 2011 a Master in performance in Piano Solo. Recipient of numerous prizes across Canada, Japan and Italy, Kimihiro performs in various events and festivals across Canada, Japan, the USA and Europe (Toronto Summer Music Festival, ISME World Conference and Festival, MusiMarsFestival, Chosen Vale Festival). One of his missions is to promote Japanese piano repertoire to an uninitiated audience. (www.kimihiroyasaka.com) 

Holder of a master’s (M.MUS) in performance at the University of Montreal, he develops his passion for his instrument through extensive courses with Timothy McAllister at the University of Michigan. Frequently invited as a soloist, he has performed with organisations such as the Moldova Philarmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre à vent non identifié and the Société de musique contemporaine (SMCQ). He is regularly invited as a jury member and master classes for various organisations such as the Fédération des harmonies et orchestres symphoniques du Québec (FHOSQ), MusicFest Quebec, etc. Active as a saxophone professor at the CEGEP Saint-Laurent, he is also artistic director of the Ensemble SaxoLogie and clinician artist for YAHAMA Saxophones and Anches LÉGÈRE. (www.lpbonin.com) 

Standing out as one of the most active and polyvalent percussionist of his generation, David Therrien-Brongo is notably renowned for his virtuosity and his rigorous accomplished work in chamber music. He is a recipient of the Guy Soucie prize and the prestigious Concours Prix d’Europe in 2017. He plays regularly with various ensembles in Quebec — Orchestre Métropolitain, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Sixtrum — and internationally — Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Terres de Marca. He is also a member of l’Ensemble Paramirabo, the Duo AIRS, the percussions ensemble SCRAP and of the metal ensemble Archɇtype. David holds a master’s at the University of Montreal and a diploma from the Catalonia College of Music in Barcelona.