Dominic Florence
Biography



Displayed here are some facts about Dominic.

Degrees and Diplomas

• Associate Performer's Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto (1995)

• Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Western Ontario (2000)

• Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California (2002)

• Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of British Columbia (2006)


Major University Awards

• University of Western Ontario Gold Medal in Piano Performance (2000)

• University of Southern California Award for Most Outstanding Graduate in Music (2002)

• University of British Columbia Fellowship (2004-2005)




Other University Scholarships and Honours

• University of Western Ontario:
    -Entrance and Continuing Scholarship (1996-2000)
    -Faculty Dependants Scholarship (1996-2000)

• University of Southern California:
    -Tuition Scholarship (2001-2002)
    -International Student Academic Award (2002)
• University of British Columbia:
    -Entrance Scholarship (2002)
    -Tuition Scholarship (2003-2006)
    -Mildred Johnson Scholarship (2003)
    -Ruth Parnum King Memorial Prize (2003)
    -Special University Scholarship (2005)
    -DC & HL Knigge Graduate Scholarship (2005)


Teachers

Competitions

After competing and winning several local and provincial competitions as a child, Dominic had the good sense to forsake that path. His essays explain the numerous reasons why he believes that western art music has been destroyed by competitions. As such, he will not take part, adjudicate, nor support any action that is related to competitions.

Being the enigmatic figure that he is, Dominic relaxed his commitment only once. He entered the concerto competition at UBC purely as a joke; when he won Dominic found it to be both hilarious and worthless, but it must be noted that hearing him play with an orchestra was an incredible experience.