About

Dr. Jenny Cheong is a multi-talented musician who is a cellist, a pianist, an organist and a conductor. She believes that music should be available to everyone and offers classes from age 4 -75+! 

Professional Experiences 

• Cello Teaching Assistant at University of Toronto
• The Principal Cellist of many Orchestras
• Organist/Pianist of numerous churches in Ontario
• Conductor of various choirs & youth Orchestra from age 7 to 70+ age groups
• Conducted Global Youth Leaders Youth Orchestra (gylcanada.com) 

Education 

         University of Toronto

• Doctor of Musical Arts 
• Master of Music
• Master of Sacred Music
• Master of Divinity

         McGill University

• Bachelor of Music

Former teachers: Joowon Kim, Yegor Dyachkov, Brian Manker (Principal Cellist of Montreal Symphony Orchestra), David Hetherington (Former Assistant Principal Cellist of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and received a Juno Award nomination), and Shauna Rolston (award winning Canadian cellist) as her cello teachers. Michael Capon and John Tuttle as organ teachers. Alexis Hauser, John Tuttle, and Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt as her conducting teacher.

Past Achievements

• Recipient of the Yo-Yo Ma Scholarship 
• Music Scholarship from Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. 
• Excellent Piano Performance Award at the piano competition provided by the Korean National Music Education in Seoul, Korea, at age 10.

Dr. Jenny loves to watch Korean dramas and shows.

Updated on July, 2024

Cell phone: 416 992 4027 

• Email: agelostrio@gmail.com
  Website:  www.jennythecellist.com