Clark Bryan, BMus'90, Mmus'92 is an award-winning concert pianist and has performed internationally, recorded 14 CDs and has been featured on radio and television. During the Pandemic, Clark has recorded over a thousand piano works on You Tube. As a teacher, Bryan has taught thousands of students, adjudicated more than 70 music festivals coast-to-coast in Canada, given dozens of workshops and written a book, "Gateways to Learning and Memory".
In 2004, he founded The Aeolian Performing Arts Centre. Today, this historic and legendary Centre is recognized as a beacon for arts and culture in Ontario and regularly hosts musical artists of many genres and is prized for the gift of intimacy and acoustics it provides to both audiences and performers.
Bryan believes that everyone should have universal access to music, art and culture. Because of this belief, he launched El Sistema Aeolian in 2011. This free, UNESCO award-winning program has offered more than a thousand children and youth an opportunity to experience the joy of a rich musical education. "Music is one of the most powerful tools we have for social change today," he says. In all his roles at El Sistema – teacher, administrator, and executive, he displays a progressive, social-justice mindset. Whether incorporating mindfulness exercises with music lessons or arranging for ensembles to perform with celebrity musicians such as Ashley MacIsaac, The Canadian Brass or Stephan Moccio, he is consistently researching and applying new ways to make music education more engaging.
Other activities have included co-founding two new programs. Aeolian Pride Choruses, choirs open to people of all backgrounds and identities and Rebelheart Collective, a conductor-less chamber orchestra that offers mentorship to young apprentices and offers free tickets to every concert.

Bryan was awarded Musical Personality of the Year (2005) and won a Jack Richardson Award for Community Contribution (2011). In 2017, Mr. Bryan was given the Western Alumni Award of Merit and inducted into the Don Wright Faculty of Music Wall of Fame. In 2018, Clark was recognized with a Canada 150 Award through the House of Commons for his contributions to community and the nation. In 2022, Clark won Best Classical Solo Musician at Forest City London Music Awards. In 2023, Bryan was featured in a book about London by renowned author Richard Bain.

Bryan continues to extend his reach into the community. Whether speaking about the power and joy of music study in his TED talks or engaging in community activism, Clark is committed to community. He speaks regularly at events, is featured on radio and television and continues to expand inclusive arts programming at The Aeolian's Education Campus

Soprano Irene Ilic received her Master's degree in Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and has performed a variety of operatic and musical theatre roles in the U.S. and Canada. She has been a guest soloist with many Canadian choirs and orchestras, performing as soprano soloist in works such as Orff's CARMINA BURANA, Purcell's KING ARTHUR, Haydn's THE CREATION, Handel's THE MESSIAH, Bach's ST. JOHN PASSION, and the REQUIEMs of Faure, Durufle, Brahms and Rutter.

Ms. Ilic has a thriving private teaching practice in Newmarket and is a member of NATS, ORMTA and the CMFAA. She has adjudicated many music festivals throughout Canada. She is the founder and director of the Newmarket Voice Festival, an annual event since 1996, and member festival of the OMFA.
Many of her students have won the Silver and Gold Medals for the highest mark in Ontario for an RCM Voice Exam. She was involved in repertoire selection for both the 2012 edition and 2019 edition of the Royal Conservatory of Music Songbook Series.

Her students have starred in the Toronto casts and touring productions of THE LION KING, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, BILLY ELIOT, MARY POPPINS, and more. Her annual "Tea & Tunes" student concerts have been held for over twenty-five years and have raised thousands of dollars for Sick Kids Hospital.
Irene is very proud that many of her students have gone on to pursue music at the university level and as a career path.

Ms. Potter holds a Bachelors Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Western Ontario, and a Masters Degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Michigan. Academic positions held include Lecturer in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Michigan, and Coordinator of the All-State Program at the Interlochen Centre for the Arts. She has been recognized with several awards in both teaching and performing, including the Alice B. Kern Excellence in Teaching Award (University of Michigan), and the UWO Gold Medal.

Wendy has appeared as an accompanist and chamber musician for recitals at the University of Toronto, the Royal Conservatory of Music and throughout the GTA. She has also collaborated with the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra and the Toronto Wind Orchestra. As a member the Canadian Music Festival Adjudicator's Association, her work as an adjudicator takes her on extensive travel throughout Canada, as does her role as a senior member of the College of Examiners for the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Ms. Potter is passionate about the importance of teaching and performing music by Canadian composers and is currently the co-coordinator of Contemporary Showcase Toronto. She is a long-time resident of the Beaches Area of Toronto, where she has had the privilege of running a home-based studio as both a teacher and freelance musician for the past many years. Encouragement and validation are at the heart of her interactions with young people. She is committed to clear and knowledge-based communication, while being inspired by her own students every day.