Christine Passmore, Horn
Born: St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON
Raised: Exeter, ON
Educated:
BMusEd, University of Western Ontario
BEd, University of Western Ontario
MMus, Indiana University
Performed with:
National Ballet Orchestra
Aradia Ensemble
Chicago Opera Theatre
Favourite Band: Rush
Christine Passmore joined the Trillium Brass Quintet in 2004. She is an active freelance musician in southwestern Ontario performing regularly with the Canadian Opera Company, Orchestra London Canada, the National Ballet Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hannaford Street Silver Band, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Also an accomplished natural horn player, Christine has performed with the Aradia Ensemble and the Nota Bene Period Orchestra.
A native of Exeter, Ontario, now living in Toronto, Christine is currently working toward a Doctor of Music in Brass Pedagogy at the Indiana University School of Music, where, in 2001, she completed her Master of Music in horn performance. While at IU she studied with Michael Hatfield, Richard Seraphinoff and Bill Adam, and coached with Myron Bloom, Daniel Perantoni, Marie Speziale, and Scott Hartman. She received her Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Education from the University of Western Ontario, where she studied with Ronald George and Derek Conrod.