The Inukshuk Trio is inspired by a philosophy of open exchange within the chamber music repertoire. While being an ensemble that performs independently, the string trio invites the addition of one or more instruments. This adaptability offers a wide range of repertoire possibilities such as quartets with flute, clarinet or piano.

The Inukshuk Trio offers a diverse touring program. The trio prides itself in collaborating with other musicians as well as performing the many neglected works from the string trio repertoire. Solo as well as duo performances by the core members will also be featured. The result is enriching for the trio, fascinating for the public and interesting for concert promoters, and at the same time, encourages appreciation of local talents.

To enable such short term collaborations and ensure their quality, the core trio is composed of musicians integrating virtuosity, flexibility and experience.

The Inukshuk is a stone monument used as a means of orientation for travelers crossing the Canadian North. A symbol of welcome, the Inukshuk transmits the message "we have already passed this way; you are on the right path." By extension, it symbolizes a meeting point. It is this very purpose of meeting and collaborating with the various personalities of the worldwide musical landscape which the Inukshuk Trio sets as its goal.

Phillip Roy - violin

Phillip Roy began playing the violin at the age of four at the Vancouver Academy of Music. His studies in Vancouver included winning competitions at the Municipal, Provincial and National levels in both chamber music and solo disciplines. In 1994 he began his Bachelor of Music studies under the tutelage of Victor Danchenko at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, USA. In 1997, while still a student, he was appointed Concertmaster of the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey, USA.

After graduating from Curtis in 1998, he began studying at the Johannes Gutenberg University , Mainz, Germany under Professor Denes Zsigmondy. In the summer of 2004 he finished his studies with Professor Rainer Kussmaul in the Hochschule fur Musik in Freiburg, Germany.

Phillip has been invited to perform as soloist, chamber musician, and participant to many prestigious festivals around the world including The Ravinia Festival, Chicago, USA, The International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove, UK Landauer Sommermusiktage, Eckelshausener Musiktage, and the Carl Flesch Akademie. Recent performances that received critical acclaim included the Mainzer Kammerorchester and the Baden-Baden Philharmonie.

Phillip is the winner of numerous scholarships from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Future Initiative of Rheinland-Pfalz Foundation, Villa Musica and the Fraser McPherson Foundation. In August 2004, he joined the SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden Freiburg as their second Concertmaster.

Eric Soucy - viola

Violist Eric Soucy enjoys a growing reputation in Europe and North America as a soloist and chamber musician. In his position as principal violist with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg (SWR), he tours the world and makes recordings for Sony Classical, Hänssler and EMI. He has completed solo recordings of Berlioz, Bach, Stamitz, Mozart, Benda and Bartok with the SWR, the Radio Canada Chamber Orchestra, the Quebec Symphony and Les Violons du Roy.

A native of Québec, Eric Soucy earned his "Premier Prix" in viola and chamber music at Le Conservatoire de Musique du Québec . He then moved to Vienna to study with Hatto Beyerle at the Hochschule für Musik with a prestigious scholarship from the Austrian government. Soon after, he won a top prize at the Lionel Tertis Viola Competition in England. Eric was a semi-finalist at the Maurice Vieux Competition and at the Naumburg Competition where he earned special praise from the American critic Jacqueline Jones, of The String Magazine: "... one of the favorites because of his sweeping phrases and rather dusky, plaintive sound...".

Before joining the SWR, Mr. Soucy was assistant principal violist with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and principal with L'Orchestre Mondial des Jeunesses Musicales, the Canadian Chamber Orchestra, the Quebec Symphony and Les Violons Du Roy that he co-founded with Bernard Labadie.

Bridget MacRae - cello

Canadian cellist Bridget MacRae first gained national attention at age 13, performing with the Victoria Symphony for CBC Television. Her eloquent playing as a soloist and chamber musician has since captivated audiences on both sides of the Atlantic - at international festivals such as Casals, Prague Spring, Ernen and Prussia Cove, in major venues such as Wigmore Hall, Symphony Hall Birmingham and the Berlin Philharmonic , and broadcast by Radio-Canada, BBC3 and Deutschland Radio Berlin.

Bridget is solo cellist of the Münchener Kammerorchester and part of the London based chamber ensemble Conchord. For a number of years she was a member of the internationally renowned Schidlof Quartet in the UK. Recent engagements include recitals at the Grottammare Festival, the Deutsche Schubert Gesellschaft and performances at New York's Bargemusic , as well as concerts with the Vogler Quartet. Bridget made her London concerto debut in 2002 at the South Bank Center .

She was a prize winner at the Canadian Music Competition and the Montreal Debut Competition.

She won the Samuel Mayes Cello Prize at Tangelwood, has been the recipient of numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and was awarded the "The city of Victoria Prize" by the McPherson Foundation.