Music: Dave Klassen

Dave bio: Canadian Multi-Instrumentalist Dave Klassen holds an Honours Bachelor degree in Percussion Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. Klassen performs extensively with a multitude of independent bands, contemporary/improvisation-based groups, and professional orchestras in Ontario and Quebec. In addition to winning NUMUS’ 2016 Emerging Improviser competition, he has enjoyed participating in various festivals including Open Ears (Between the Ears, 2016-19), Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessionhs (2018), Montreal Contemporary Music Lab (2019), and the International Society for Improvised Music annual conferences (2016, 2019).