Judy Loman and Susan Hoeppner

Susan Hoeppner
Appreciated for her "complete fluency in all registers, well-controlled technique and beautiful tone" (Toronto Star), Canadian flutist Susan Hoeppner is in great demand as an international solo recitalist and chamber musician. She is also heralded by James Galway as "one of the best talents of her generation." Ms. Hoeppner is in demand as a recording artist as well. Her recent releases on the Marquis Classics label include Fantaisie Française and Serenade. Ms. Hoeppner has performed as a guest soloist with orchestras around the world, Early in her career Ms. Hoeppner was the Grand Prize Winner of the Canadian Music Competition, the first woodwind player ever to receive this honour in the competition's history. She went on to win the CBC Young Performer's Competition, and first prize in the Olga Koussevitsky Competition for Woodwinds held at the Lincoln Center in New York. Ms. Hoeppner is currently on the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.

Judy Loman
Considered one of the world's best harpists, Judy Loman can look back on an impressive career. After studies with Carlos Salzedo at the Curtis Institute, she was awarded the position of principal harpist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1960, a position from which she retired in 2002. Several of her recordings have received international prizes and awards, including the Juno Award and the Canada Council's Grand Prix du Disque. Judy has commissioned, performed and taped many new works for harp. As a soloist, she has performed with the world's leading orchestras in North America, Europe, Israel and Japan, as well as at the World Harp Congress and the American Harp Society.