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Boran Zaza holds multiple degrees in musicology, piano and web development from top institutions in Iraq, Lebanon and Canada. Before transitioning to Arts Administration, Boran’s professional musical engagements had led her to perform in prestigious venues in Canada, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Dubai, Italy and the USA.

Growing up in Iraq, Boran was a pianist and percussionist of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq; and hosted her own classical music radio program called “Behind the Music”, which was the first radio program dedicated to classical music in the country.

From 2018 to 2020, Boran Zaza was the Executive and Artistic Director of the Oasis Musicale Concert Series and the Marketing Manager of the Orchestre classique de Montréal. She is currently Director of Communications and Development at Orchestras Canada. In her free time, Boran is an award-winning videographer who also enjoys public speaking, recording voice-overs and tuning pianos. Boran capably communicates in multiple languages, and is a committed life-long learner.

Boran is based in Rimouski, Québec, a beautiful city located in the Lower St. Lawrence region, just on the border of the Gaspé Peninsula. Those regions are on unceded traditional lands of the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk and Mi’gmaq First Nations.