Rea Beaumont, DMA, is a scholar, educator, composer, and pianist. In 2025 she was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her achievements in music, art, and culture. 

Beaumont is also the recipient of the SOCAN Foundation/MusCan Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Research in Canadian Music, a national award. Her research is published in North America, South America, and Europe, in French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her book Composer Barbara Pentland offers a comprehensive study of the mid-century modernist's life and music. Beaumont also hosts the podcasts Canadian Culture and Canada's Musical Mosaic, featuring in-depth interviews with celebrated artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Opera Atelier's Co-Founder Marshall Pynkoski, Director Don Shebib, President of the Mozilla Foundation Mark Surman, soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan, actor R.H. Thomson, and more. 

Beaumont is a Faculty member at the University of Toronto. Her innovative compositions often address important global issues and her albums are reviewed as “beautiful” (MPR). She has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, the SOCAN Foundation. Beaumont earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, Master of Music, Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Hons), Artist Diploma, and ARCT Diploma, training at the University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Juilliard, Banff Centre, and Royal Conservatory of Music. Her composition teachers included Phil Nimmons, Edward Laufer, John Hawkins, and Samuel Dolin, and she studied piano with Anton Kuerti, Robert Silverman, Menahem Pressler, and Robert G. Rogers. 

Dr. Beaumont is a dedicated teacher whose students have received scholarships, placed first in festivals, and appeared as concerto soloists. She is frequently invited as an adjudicator for festivals and national industry awards, including the JUNO Awards. 

Committed to fostering a sustainable arts industry, she has volunteered extensively with non-profit arts organizations and also spearheaded initiatives to support artists, including expanding member benefits for musicians with long-term illness.