Our Story

HSPAA Executive

  • Veronica McPhee

    President

  • Samantha Sinanan

    Secretary

  • Brian Marchant

    Treasurer

  • Julie Murakami

    Member at Large, Social Media

  • Louise Robinson

    Member at Large, Marketing

  • Peter Blair

    Member at Large, Sponsorship

Mission Statement & Core Values

Our mission is to promote, assist and develop all forms of performing arts activity in the community.

We value:
Experiences - We create experiences that connect performers, audiences and community to each other.
Innovation - We inspire the community through a variety of performances, venues, and programming
Growth - We expand capacity for the performing arts by fostering opportunities, mentorships, and engagement.
Celebration - We honor the importance of the arts by highlighting every success.

History

The HSPAA was founded by local piano teachers in 1993 as a nonprofit society. The board's goal was to purchase a grand piano for the use and enjoyment of the community. A Yamaha C7 was purchased in 1997 and currently lives at St. John the Divine Anglican Church.

Over the years we have presented touring artists including Janina Fialkowska, Jon Kimura Parker, Angela Cheng, Sara Buechner, Lorne Elliott, Borealis Quartet, Chor Leoni and Avan Yu.

In addition, we have produced concerts for local artists and young performers in the community including Star Search and Festival of the Canadian Arts. Currently, we produce several shows each year that feature local talent, including youth.

In the past, we donated generously to the Access Music Education fund (AME) which benefitted deserving students in their performing arts endeavours.

At present, the HSPAA is proud to offer an annual scholarship to one Howe Sound Secondary grade 12 student who plans to pursue a career in the performing arts.