Music: Lance Oullette

Lance Ouellette has been a featured soloist, chamber player, and orchestral musician across Canada sharing his love for music with audiences for over twenty years. He has worked for film, radio, and television studios in a variety of productions for organizations such as the CBC, NPR, and Showtime.

Currently Lance holds the position of Associate Concertmaster the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the Concertmaster position for the Spiritus Ensemble.

As an educator, Lance teaches violin for the University of Waterloo and has a keen interest in giving private violin lessons using the online teaching method. He has collaborated with the National Academy Orchestra of Canada and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada as a mentor and masterclass clinician. Having won top awards in both the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals and the Canadian Music Competition, Lance now serves as an adjudicator for both organizations travelling across the nation passing on the yearly tradition.

Aside from classical music, Lance enjoys utilizing a variety of technology to find new ways to express the joy of music. By utilizing the electric violin, effect pedals, and a variety of synthesizers and software, the range of possibilities is continually expanding.