Sixteen-year-old violinist Jessica Zhuang has been studying violin for over a decade with James Keene. She’s a regular participant at the Edmonton Music and Speech Arts Festival and has represented Edmonton at the Alberta Music Festival multiple times, winning first place in 2019.  In 2022, she won first place at the Canada West Performing Arts Festival, representing Alberta in the 17 and Under category. Jessica has also been the recipient of various scholarships; most notably the Ranald Shean Violin Scholarship and the Edmonton Philharmonic Scholarship.  In 2022 she earned her RCM Associate Diploma (ARCT) in violin studies (First Class Honours with Distinction). Jessica also studies the piano with David Tutt, and in 2020, she earned her RCM Associate Diploma (ARCT) in piano studies.

Jessica is an avid enjoyer of chamber music. She also enjoys performing for the community, especially for the senior residents at Canterbury Court and for benefit concerts.  She is a student at Old Scona Academic, where she is an executive for Music Club. In her free time, she enjoys listening to various interpretations of classical pieces, accompanying her brother on the piano, and promenading around the neighborhood.