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Dr. Rea Beaumont is a faculty member at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. In 2025 she was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her achievements in music, art, and culture. She also received the SOCAN Foundation/MusCan Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Research in Canadian Music, with her research presented in North America, South America, and Europe. A composer-pianist and author, Beaumont has written commissioned works for major organizations and premiered more than 100 compositions. Her recordings have been broadcast internationally and described as “beautiful” (MPR). She trained at the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, Juilliard, Eastman, Banff Centre, and the Royal Conservatory of Music. 


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

In addition to premiering over 100 works, she has recorded seven albums that have been broadcast worldwide and are reviewed as “beautiful” (MPR). She has received commissions from major organizations, including the University of British Columbia and the Toronto Botanical Garden, and continues to address important global issues in her innovative and compelling compositions. 

Beaumont is a Faculty member at the University of Toronto. She has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, BC Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council. She was also awarded the 2021 SOCAN Foundation / MusCan Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Research in Canadian Music in recognition of her research that has been presented in North America, South America, and Europe, in French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her book on composer Barbara Pentland is a comprehensive study of the mid-century modernist's life and music. She 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 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, Eastman, 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. 

She 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.