Tze Liew is a Malaysian soprano with a love of fantasy and the realm of the heart. A creative songwriter, stage performer and session singer, her music blends the genres of classical, opera, musical theatre, jazz, folk, pop and cinematic soundscape. She is a frequent performer of film and video game soundtrack, an improviser, a harmony whiz, and a diverse artist who can sing in Mandarin, Japanese, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Latin, Malay and even made-up fantasy languages. She is a member of Coin Op. Studios, an international collective of musicians who create video game cover albums as well as original music.
Tze is a Voice major at the Vancouver Academy of Music, studying with Frédérik Robert and Robyn Driedger-Klassen. She also holds a BFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, with electives in songwriting and composition. Music and words are closely intertwined in her career — she freelanced as a Senior Writer for CBC Music, writing script and programming music for the classical radio shows Backstage with Ben Heppner and In Concert Revival Hour with host Paolo Pietropaolo. She was a librettist for the 2018 Vancouver Opera New Works Project, where she had two original one-act operas premiered.
As the whimsical siren next door, she sings songs and writes stories to heal, uplift and transport her audience to different worlds. As a teacher, she loves working with students to find joy in their singing bodies and unlock their creative voices.
To contact Tze, please email: tliew@sarahschoolofmusic.com
Donna is President, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Wealth Advisor and owner of OmniVita Custom Wealth Management Inc., an IIROC regulated dealer member firm she founded in November of 2016, after spending 25 years at ScotiaMcLeod. While with the bank owned firm, she was a long-standing member of their Chairman’s Council, an elite group of top advisors nationwide. Her new firm provides customized, client driven, service. She has earned the designations of Financial Management Advisor, Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute and Certified International Wealth Manager.
Her understanding of finance and business management has allowed her and her late husband, Kim, to successfully run businesses since 1988. In addition to her wealth management firm, she currently owns and oversees the operation of Innovative Parts & Solutions, a railway parts manufacturing company that provides parts and tools to railways globally.