About Amy

Originally hailing from Nova Scotia, Amy Spurr-Caveney has found her way to multiple stages across North America, in a variety of musical settings. In February 2019, Amy performed and premiered a new work Violin Concerto by Jordan O’Connor.

Amy has shared the stage with artists such as Michael Bublé and 2Cellos and is an avid orchestral musician. She has performed with several orchestras, including Symphony Nova Scotia, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, Windsor Symphony, Toronto Concert Orchestra, Kingston Symphony, Thunder Bay Symphony, North Bay Symphony and Newfoundland Symphony. In 2017, she was invited to be a guest chamber musician in Mexico, at the Festival Internacional de Musica (Guadalajara) and Fesitval de Febrero (Ajijic), where she performed in several concerts and played on live television. She has also been an artist at multiple summer orchestral and chamber music festivals such as the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Orchestre de la Francophonie, Domaine Forget, Orford Academy, and Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival. Placing in their annual Concerto Competition, Amy had the opportunity to perform as soloist with Memorial University’s School of Music Chamber Orchestra.

Amy has studied violin with Annalee Patipatanakoon of the Gryphon Trio and Duo Concertante violinist Nancy Dahn, and performed in masterclasses for renowned violinists such as James Ehnes and Jonathan Crow. Amy holds degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Toronto and currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.