Meet this year's piano adjudicator

An active performer, clinician and adjudicator, Jane Hayes maintains a small private

studio in White Rock/South Surrey. After leaving her KPU university position in 2020,

Jane has been able to focus on her true loves - performing, recording, collaboration,

coaching, adjudicating and private teaching. She continues to concertize, travel and

record with the Turning Point Ensemble, Yarilo Contemporary Music Society, the Four

Jays and the Vetta Chamber Players. Her latest accolades include a nomination for a

Western Canada Music Award for “Four Jays – Live" and being named to CBC radio’s

list of top 22 CDs in 2022 for “The Smile of Maud Lewis – The Music of Nikolai

Korndorf”.

She is consistently praised as a brilliant communicator both as a pianist and clinician.

Past President of the Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’ Association, Jane has

always emphasized putting the “festive” into the festival experience for young students.

The BC Conservatory of Music video-records her adjudications annually and edits and

One video on how to communicate sadness has already received over two million hits.

As a teacher, she seeks to find what motivates each student and works with him or her

to achieve the best possible demonstration of the musical talent that lies within.

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