In her roles as pianist, composer, collaborator, educator, and administrator, Dianna cultivates a community-centered creative practice that is inviting, inventive, and ever evolving.  She holds two degrees from the University of Manitoba, Performance in Music (piano), and in Education (Elementary Music).  Dianna completed her Graduate studies in Collaborative Piano with Megumi Masaki at Brandon University in 2022 where she was the winner of the 2021 “Out of Bounds” speaker series.

Highlight recent musical endeavors include studying and performing as a collaborative pianist at Musiktag am Rhein Festival in Neuwied - Engers, Germany (2022), a long-distance collaboration with American violinist Sean Riley (2021), and Brandon Chamber Players’ 2023: a presentation of contemporary 4-piano works which featured Dianna both as a pianist and composer.

Well-known for the vivid imagery which often inspires her piano and chamber works, Dianna’s catalog includes appealing compositions for all levels of learners, from pre-reading to early professional. Her works for student pianists can be found in the Northern Lights CNCM Piano Repertoire books, a graded educational series that features primarily Canadian composers. Most recently, her solo piano composition Nocturne “For A Winter’s Night” was featured by Moving Classics TV and selected to be published by EVC Music/UK - Hal Leonard Europe in a collection of compositions by woman composers from around the world titled “22 Nocturnes for Chopin”.

Dianna serves as a sessional instructor and collaborative pianist at Brandon University and continues to delight in her thriving private studios in Boissevain and Brandon, Manitoba. As the President of the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers Association of the Brandon and Westman Branch, Dianna works together with local private teachers to encourage and support the future of the musical community, supporting events which feature Canadian music and musicians. Her work has also extended across Canada as the administrator for The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, which promotes contemporary classical music and honours the musical work of S.C. (Sophie) Eckhardt-Grammatté. Dianna’s current role as Director of the Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music at Brandon University allows her to continue this community building work on a deep level, bringing teachers and students from the southwest corner of Manitoba together through satellite programs and creating accessible music learning spaces for all abilities and cultures.