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A versatile artist, Vancouver pianist Terence Dawson leads an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral pianist and teacher. He has collaborated with numerous artists and ensembles including concerto performances with the Vancouver Symphony and National Arts Centre Orchestras and the CBC Curio Ensemble. He has concertized across Canada, the United States, England and Asia, recorded for CBC Radio, and on disc for EMI Virgin Classics, Bravura, and Skylark labels. Terence is a dedicated teacher with invitations from coast to coast to conduct master classes. With VSO Principal Flute, Christie Reside, the Reside/Dawson duo performs regularly throughout the province. He is also a founding faculty member of the Vancouver International Song Institute where, each summer, he coaches young singers and pianists from across North America. Since 1991, he has taught piano and chamber music at the UBC School of Music and in 2011 was appointed Chair of the Keyboard Division, succeeding his principal teacher, Jane Coop.