Dr. Rea Beaumont is a faculty member at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music and an expert in Canadian music and culture. A composer-pianist and author, she was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2025 and received the 2021 SOCAN Foundation/MusCan Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Research in Canadian Music. Her research has been presented in North America, South America, and Europe. 

Beaumont has composed works commissioned by major organizations. Her recordings have been broadcast internationally and are often described as “beautiful” (MPR). She has also premiered more than 100 compositions by Canadian composers, including works by R. Murray Schafer, Barbara Pentland, John Weinzweig, Jean Coulthard, Jordan Nobles, Jordan Pal, Alice Ho, Chan Ka Nin, Srul Irving Glick, and Anton Kuerti. 

Beaumont trained at the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, Juilliard, Eastman, Banff Centre, and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Read more…