Now living in Alberta, Dr. JAMIE SYER was Dean of the Victoria Conservatory of Music 2010-12, and formerly Head of the Keyboard Department there. He is the recipient of an Alberta Government Achievement Award, and winner of the national CBC Talent Competition. Jamie completed his graduate degrees at the Yale University School of Music with Claude Frank and Ward Davenny. He has taught at Universities and Colleges in Alberta, Saskatchewan,  British Columbia and New Brunswick.

Jamie Syer is also the founding Artistic Director of the Victoria Conservatory’s Collegium Program for Young Musicians, which offers an enriched curriculum for talented young singers, pianists and instrumentalists. He has completed several concert tours in Europe, performing in Scotland, Ireland, Hungary, France, and England, and has performed closer to home in many recital venues across Canada. He is Artistic co-Director of the Alberta summer music workshop “Strings & Keys”.

Dr. Syer is known for his imaginative recital programming, and his artistic, energetic playing. He is a popular adjudicator and workshop clinician, who works frequently with teachers’ groups and with students of all ages.