Heidi Jury is a professional musician in Halifax, NS with 30+ years experience providing live music for weddings, funerals, and all occasions....
36 years ago, I started my first piano lesson with Mrs. I remember that I was very disappointed because I did not play a song that very first day....
My father, who had played guitar in a band, and on the radio, encouraged me by getting me to chord alo
ng to his songs....
My career really got started though when I played for my first church service at the age of 8 because the regular pianist was ill. I learned very early to be always prepared because there isn't always a lot of notice given to musicians (a concept that I have based subsequent career success upon!)
In 1995, I was offered a full scholarship to UPEI. I gladly accepted as it was on the Island, a place I had fallen in love with reading L.M. After graduation from the Department of Music where I studied Music Education, I was offered an opportunity to start a Yamaha Music School in Charlottetown. I began with 6 students and the school grew to 350 students in the 5 years that I remained there. I also began playing at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Charlottetown in 1999. When I moved to Halifax in 2008, I began to play at St. Ignatius' Catholic Church in Bedford, Nova Scotia. I was married this fall on September 24, 2016. I currently reside in Halifax with my husband Pierre, my son, Argyle, and our 2 cats....
I am the Musical Director at St. Peter's Anglican church and am honored to be part of the lives of many Haligonians as they include me in their weddings, funerals, and celebrations of all kinds.
