Georgeanne van Helden

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Georgeanne is going into her fourth year of a Bachelor of Music degree with a comprehensive concentration at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg and is currently studying piano under Shirley Elias. She grew up in Calgary, beginning her piano studies at age five. She completed her ARCT in Piano Performance in August 2015 and her Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano Performance in January 2017. She has participated in the Calgary Performing Arts Festival, the Canadian Music Competition, and the Alberta Performing Arts Festival for many years. In 2016, Georgeanne placed third in the provincial round of the CFMTA National Piano Competition in Red Deer, Alberta. She was also a student at the Academy of Music for Gifted Youth at Mount Royal University for five years and has attended the Cassa Musical Arts Piano program for 12 years. In the spring of 2021, Georgeanne was a dual winner of the 16th annual Verna Mae Janzen Music Competition hosted by the CMU School of Music. Some of Georgeanne’s hobbies include playing with her dogs, reading a lot of books, and cheering for the Calgary Stampeders football team.