Who Am I
Gwendy Harrington is a trumpet player/pianist/composer/arranger based in Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Currently, she is the organist for St. Mark's Anglican Church in Kensington, PEI.
In early 2025, Gwendy moved from Fort McMurray, Alberta. Until her move from Fort McMurray, she performed regularly as a member of the Fort McMurray Community Concert Band and the Fort McMurray Community Jazz Band. She also performed solos on occasion for All Saints Anglican Church, Fort McMurray, including performing her own compositions. She was a member of the pit bands for musical productions at Keyano Theatre in 2014 and 2015. Most recently, she supported the Holy Trinity Catholic High School production of "Legally Blonde" in November 2024.
Gwendy was principle trumpet for the Deep River Symphony Orchestra (DRSO) (2006 - 2011) and the Pembroke Symphony Orchestra (PSO) (2008 - 2011) in Ontario. She played in various musical productions in the Ottawa Valley, most notably, "West Side Story" production in Pembroke in 2009.
Gwendy was accepted as a piano student at York University in Toronto, where she studied piano improv, trumpet, and composition. Financial considerations meant that she left the music program before completion, moving to the Ottawa Valley to accept an offer of full time employment as a professional engineer. She continued to study trumpet with teachers in Toronto and Ottawa after leaving York University.
Gwendy has an active teaching studio. She started teaching piano while still in high school and maintained an active teaching studio in the early university years. Gwendy is now accepting music students in her teaching studio. Please see the lesson page for more details.
For more information regarding her engineering and technical experiences and background, check out the blog "Of Things Technical and Scientific".
