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Robert Van Wyck was born in Hamilton, Ontario and began his music studies on the piano and recorder. He received a B.Mus. (History and Theory) from McMasterUniversity in 1975 and a Licentiate in Flute Performance from McGill University in 1981. He extended his studies on modern flute with Robert Aitken and Marcel Moyse and on baroque flute and recorder with Sue Carduelis and in workshop with Hans-Olav Grosset, Stephen Preston and Bart Kuijken. He has performed in orchestras and chamber groups in Montreal,Toronto, Hamilton and Thunder Bay. He has been involved with Suzuki since the late 80s in both Hamilton and Thunder Bay. Since retiring from school teaching in 2009 he continues to develop young flutists in the Thunder Bay area, sing in local choirs, perform in chamber music concerts and instruct at the Lakehead University Faculty of Education. He is currently accepting new students.