Rea Beaumont is a Toronto-born composer-pianist, author, and educator. In 2025 she was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her achievements in music, art, and culture.
Beaumont's albums are often described as “beautiful” (MPR) and they continue to be broadcast internationally. She has premiered more than 100 piano compositions and her own works frequently highlight global issues, including climate change.
Beaumont received the 2021 SOCAN Foundation/MusCan Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Research in Canadian Music, a national award. Her research has been presented in North America, South America, and Europe. She also hosts the podcasts Canadian Culture and Canada's Musical Mosaic.
Dr. Beaumont trained at the University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Banff Centre, and Royal Conservatory of Music. She studied piano with Anton Kuerti, Robert Silverman, Robert Rogers, Menahem Pressler, and Clifford Poole, and has a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Beaumont is a faculty member at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.
With extensive experience in arts administration and arts governance, Rea Beaumont is committed to enriching Canada's cultural landscape and fostering a vibrant creative community.
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Philip Glass Mad Rush is a spectacular composition that I enjoy performing; I recorded it on on my album “Timeless.” Constructed from a diatonic chord progression, the composition evolves into a large-scale work. Originally written for the Dalai Lama's 1979 to NYC, the piece was intended to be ‘open-ended’ in duration, due to his uncertain time of arrival. So, ‘timeless’!
