Stéphanie Pesant
Stéphanie Pesant's flute career took off from the age of fourteen when she entered the Oilsands Rotary Music Festival in her hometown of Fort McMurray Alberta. Each year she competed, Stéphanie was awarded numerous prizes including Best Woodwind Performer, Runner-up for the Grand Rose Bowl Prize, as well as bursaries to attend the provincial music camp Musicamrose. Stéphanie was also recommended to represent the local festival in the Alberta Provincial competition. While residing in Alberta, Stéphanie won a position with the Alberta Honour Band for three consecutive years.
Upon graduation, Stéphanie moved to Saskatchewan where she studied flute performance and music education at the University of Saskatchewan. For four consecutive years Stéphanie was principal flute in the University Wind Orchestra where she was both section leader and piccolo player. While under the instruction of Randi Nelson, Stéphanie had the opportunity to play in master classes with Timothy Hutchins (l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal) and Susan Hoeppner (University of Toronto), to name a few. In May 2005, Stéphanie graduated with an honours degree in Flute Performance and in Music Education.
After completing her Bachelors degree, Stéphanie moved to Vancouver where she studied privately with Brenda Fedoruk (University of British Columbia). In Vancouver, Stephanie remained an active performer by producing a solo album of various flute works and performing with the Capilano College Wind Ensemble. Stéphanie also competed in the Kiwanis Music Festival where she was awarded first place in two of her classes and was recommended to the provincial competition.
Stéphanie has presented flute clinics throughout western Canada and continues to be in demand as a clinician locally. She is currently enrolled in the Masters program at the University of Toronto specializing in Flute performance where she is studying with Camille Watts (Toronto Symphony Orchestra). Already, Stéphanie is active as a chamber musician playing in several University groups and also founding both a flute and harp duo and a flute and guitar duo. Upcoming events include performing with the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra in their production of Donizetti's opera L'elisir D'amore (The Elixir of Love).