Allene Chomyn, Violin

A native of Western Canada, Allene Chomyn holds a Bachelor of Music Performance with Distinction from the University of Victoria (2005) and a Master of Music Performance from the University of Toronto (2007). She was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony from 2007-2023 and was featured as Concertmaster and soloist multiple times. Allene can be seen performing regularly as Concertmaster of the Spiritus Ensemble in Kitchener, and joining many other ensembles throughout Ontario. She is also a member of the Kestrel String Quartet (www.kestrelquartet.ca), performing regularly in chamber music series around Waterloo Region. One of Allene’s unique career highlights was being selected from hundreds of applicants to be a part of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra (2011) which included a trip to Australia to perform in the Sydney Opera House, and whose performance became the largest live-streaming concert event in YouTube history, with over 30 million streams.

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