Brooklyn Wood

Quoted as being an “experienced violinist and composer” (Vancouver Sun) with the “innate musicality to that of singer, violinist, composer Caroline Shaw” (Stir Magazine), Brooklyn Wood is a violinist and composer from Langley, British Columbia, currently living in Montreal, Quebec. Brooklyn has an undergraduate degree from McGill University in Violin Performance and Composition. She has been featured in CBC’s “30 Hot Canadian classical musicians under the age of 30” when she was only 18 years old and was recognized for her dedication to new music and her passion for collaborating with other musicians.

Brooklyn has been commissioned and performed by several artists across Canada, including the Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Rose Gellert String Quartet, Kessler Academy Orchestra in Vancouver and several students at McGill University. She also had a piece premiered In Kyiv, Ukraine by students through McGill’s Vivier InterUniversitaire in collaboration with Ukrainian students at Kyiv Conservatory. Her piece was a tribute to her Canadian/Ukrainian roots and was performed in Ukrainian by soprano, violin, viola and cimbalom.

Brooklyn was Composer in Residence at Music on Main for the Kessler Academy Orchestra in 2021 and her string orchestra composition Celadon Waves was premiered at the Vancouver Playhouse. Brooklyn is revising Celadon Waves for symphony orchestra that will be performed by the Prince Edward Symphony in May, 2027.

Often inspired by poetry, Brooklyn has written several works that are based off of poems by Canadian and American poets. Her work Celadon Waves was inspired by China Beach by Canadian poet Ellen Jaffe, and her recent string quartet and narrator work Head the Hill was based off of Neil Gaiman’s House. Brooklyn believes that the connection between art forms, such as film, written works and dance are extremely influential to the understanding of new music.

Brooklyn has received several awards for her compositions, including a Barbara Pentland Composition Award, Sharon Stevenson Career Development Scholarship and a BC Arts Council Performance Artist Scholarship.

As a performer, Brooklyn is a frequent substitute violinist in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Orchestre de l’Agora in Montreal. She performs classical, fiddle and jazz and enjoys exploring a large range of genres. She loves the energy and collaboration of chamber ensembles, having performed in many, including her string quartet that won first place overall in Chamber in Performing Arts BC and were quarterfinalists at the Fischoff National (USA) Chamber Music Competition.

She won First Prize in theConcert Artists International Competition and will perform at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall in April, 2025.

Substitute Member at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (2023-01 – Present)

Substitute Member at L'Agora Orchestra (2024-01 – Present)

Original Member at McGill Off-Topic Ensemble (2024-01 – Present)

Performance/Composition Representative at McGill Association of Student Composers (2024-01 – 2025-12)

Exec Member for Women's Representation in Music at Schulich Sisters Society (2024-01 – 2025-12)

First Violin at McGill School of Music Symphony Orchestra (2022-01 – Present)

First Year Representative at McGill Undergraduate Student Association (2022-01 – 2022-12)

Concertmaster at Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra (2019-01 – 2022-12)

Conductor at Langley Fine Arts School (2022-01 – 2022-12)

Composer in Residence at Music on Main - Kessler Academy (2021-01 – 2021-12)

Composer by Invitation at Victoria Symphony Orchestra (2021-01 – 2021-12)

Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and Minor in Composition – McGill University, Schulich School of Music (2022-2026)

Highschool Diploma – Langley Fine Arts School (2022-12)

ARCT Violin Performance, Chamber & Orchestra in Violin – Langley Community Music School (2009-01 – 2022-12)