Collaborative Pianist: Abigail Sanchez Rojas

Abigail Sanchez is an active piano teacher and collaborative pianist based in Ottawa. She holds a BMus in Piano Performance from The National Autonomous University of Mexico and a MMus in Piano Performance from the University of Ottawa where she studied with Leopoldo Erice and Andrew Tunis. She has performed at the Chamber Music Ensembles Showcase at the National Arts Centre, at Quartetfest at the Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and has participated in masterclasses with the St. Lawrence string quartet. As a student, she was the pianist for Vocal Repertoire Class and the Wind Ensemble of the University of Ottawa.

Abigail has been working as a Collaborative pianist for the Emmanuel United Church Senior Choir and more recently for Atlantic Voices Choir. She runs her piano studio in Sandy Hill where she shares the passion for music with students of all ages and musical backgrounds. As a performer, Abigail collaborates with instrumentalists and singers as well as performing solo repertoire. Besides music, Abigail holds a BFA and enjoys painting and printmaking in her free time.