Jeff V.

Composer and pianist Jeff V. first gained recognition by winning the SOCAN Composer’s Award for his orchestral work Awaken in 1994. He earned his bachelor’s degree in music as a scholarship student at Eastman School of Music and his master’s degree at Manhattan School of Music. He studied privately with Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Christopher Rouse and Joseph Schwantner, along with Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Richard Danielpour, and Robert Morris. He also studied vocal technique for three years under Donald Neuen, a student of renowned conductor Robert Shaw.

Jeff has composed and recorded scores for 13 films, two television shows, and two theatre productions. His classical works include compositions for orchestra, chamber groups, and various solo and duo pieces. Over the past two decades, Jeff has worked as a conductor and pianist for multiple choirs in Toronto. As a classical pianist, he has performed a wide repertoire, including piano concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Liszt. He has also accompanied numerous opera singers and instrumentalists. Jeff is the owner of H.of.C Recording Studios in Toronto.