Pianist in Kitchener - Waterloo
About Me
Sam Domzella currently attends Wilfrid Laurier University, studying with Anya Alexeyev in pursuit of his bachelor’s degree in piano performance. He is active as a solo and chamber musician, as well as an accompanist and orchestral player. He also serves as the music director at Trinity United Church in Elmira.He was not particularly fond of the piano when he began playing, but he started to enjoy it at the age of 9, after he won a small scholarship at his local music festival. In 2023, he was the winner of the Ken Murray Concerto Competition at Laurier, affording him the opportunity to perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with both the Laurier Symphony and the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra. He is also a two-time recipient of the Dorothy M. Elliot Scholarship for Performance.His life in music has been guided by his teachers, family, and friends both within WLU and without, who continue to be an inspiration to him. Along with solo performance, he greatly enjoys chamber playing, having the good fortune both to play with several of his university peers in the past years, as well as attending chamber music programs in Ochsenhausen, Germany, and St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Upcoming Concerts
Sunday July 13, 2025
7:00 PM
Floradale Mennonite Church, Sanctuary
Floradale OntarioSavon Summer Music 2025
Bach, Bloch, & Shostakovich
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
More info
Thursday July 24 2025
7:00 PM
First United Church
Waterloo, OntarioSavon Duo at the KW Chamber Music Society
Bach, Franck, & Rachmaninoff
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
More info
Sunday July 27, 2025
7:00 PM
Floradale Mennonite Church, Sanctuary
Floradale OntarioSavon Summer Music 2025
Tchaikovsky, Shchurovsky/Lizon, & Rachmaninoff
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
More info
Saturday August 9, 2025
7:00 PM
Floradale Mennonite Church, Sanctuary
Floradale OntarioSavon Summer Music 2025
Beethoven, Schumann, & Brahms
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
and Gavin Warren, clarinet
More info
Past Concerts
Sunday June 29, 2025
7:00 PM
Floradale Mennonite Church, Sanctuary
Floradale OntarioSavon Summer Music 2025
Chopin, Debussy, & Beethoven
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
More info
Thursday June 19, 2025
7:00 PM
Floradale Mennonite Church, Sanctuary
Floradale OntarioSavon Summer Music 2025
Brahms & Franck
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
More info
May 16, 2025
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building, Theatre Auditorium
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONWellington Wind Symphony: Around the World
Orchestral piano
April 26, 2025
River Run Centre
Guelph, ONGuelph Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Stars
Orchestral piano
April 25, 2025
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building, RM 4031
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONDuo Risoluto presents:
Bach, Beethoven, & Brahms
with Sean Nicholson, piano
March 16, 2025
Woodside Bible Fellowship, Worship Centre
Elmira, ONSavon Duo presents:
Bach, Salgado, Schubert, & Mendelssohn
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
March 15, 2025
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building, RM 4031
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONSavon Duo presents:
Bach, Salgado, Schubert, & Mendelssohn
with Yvon Arseneault, cello
March 13, 2025
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONLaurier Student Recital,
Keyboard Area
March 7, 2025
Knox Presbyterian Church
Waterloo, ONWellington Wind Symphony: Voices
Orchestral piano
November 14, 2024
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONLaurier Student Recital,
Keyboard Area
October 30, 2024
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building, Theatre Auditorium
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONWellington Wind Symphony: Trick or Treat
Orchestral piano
October 6, 2024
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
Guelph, ONGuelph Symphony Orchestra: Fantasia's Firebird
Orchestral piano
August 18, 2024
M.O. Morgan Music Building, D.F. Cook Hall
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NLTuckamore Music Festival, Festival Finale
with Christine Wang, violin
and Nulibeth Emilia Ortiz de Domínguez, cello
August 17, 2024
St. George's Heritage Church
Brigus, NLTuckamore Music Festival, Young Artist Concert
with Christine Wang, violin
and Nulibeth Emilia Ortiz de Domínguez, cello
August 15, 2024
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
St. John's, NLTuckamore Music Festival, Lunchtime Concert with The Young Artists
with Christine Wang, violin
and Nulibeth Emilia Ortiz de Domínguez, cello
August 10, 2024
M.O. Morgan Music Building, Suncor Hall
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NLTuckamore Music Festival, Young Artists & Composers at Play
with Christine Wang, violin
and Nulibeth Emilia Ortiz de Domínguez, cello
August 8, 2024
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
St. John's, NLTuckamore Music Festival, Lunchtime Concert with The Young Artists
with Christine Wang, violin
and Nulibeth Emilia Ortiz de Domínguez, cello
July 12, 2024
Schussenried Abbey, Bibliotehkssaal
Bad Schussenried, Baden-Württemberg, Germany3rd International Chamber Music Academy, Student Concert
with Sebastian Leczky & Manja Jelcic, violin
Mabel Rodriguez, viola
& Sophie Lyman, cello
April 14, 2024
First United Church, Chapel
Waterloo, ONDissonance Duo presents:
Beethoven, Schumann, Barber, Haydn, Pericoli
with Maegan Goodmurphy, Cello
April 13, 2024
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Cambridge, ONCambridge Symphony Orchestra, Youthful Exuberance
Soloist
April 7, 2024
Woodside Bible Fellowship, Worship Centre
Elmira, ONDissonance Duo presents:
Beethoven, Schumann, Barber, Haydn, Pericoli
with Maegan Goodmurphy, Cello
April 5, 2024
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building, Theatre Auditorium
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONLaurier Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana and Beyond
Orchestral piano
March 30, 2024
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building, RM 4031
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONDissonance Duo presents:
Beethoven, Schumann, Barber, Haydn, Pericoli
with Maegan Goodmurphy, Cello
February 16, 2024
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building, Theatre Auditorium
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ONLaurier Symphony Orchestra Concert
Soloist
Savon Summer Music 2025
Join the Savon Duo for a summer concert series featuring some of the greatest works for cello and piano!
All concerts at 7:00 PM, held in the sanctuary of Floradale Mennonite Church, free admission/pay what you can.
Programs:
Thursday June 19
- J. Brahms - Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
- J. Brahms - 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117, No. 1
- C. Franck - Sonata for Piano and Violin (arr. for cello by J. Delsart)Sunday June 29
- L. van Beethoven - Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1
- F. Chopin - Nocturne in Eb Major, Op. 55, No. 2
- C. Debussy - Cello Sonata in D minor
- J.-L. Duport - Etudes for Solo Cello, No. 19 in B Major
- A. Franchomme - 12 Caprices, Op. 7, No. 9 in B minor
- L. van Beethoven - Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2Sunday July 13
- J.S. Bach - Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028 (arr. for cello and piano)
- E. Bloch - From Jewish Life
- D. Shostakovich - Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40Sunday July 27
- P.I. Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (arr. for cello and piano)
- Y. Shchurovksy - Variations in D Major (arr. for cello and piano by B. Lizon)
- S. Rachmaninoff - Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19Saturday August 9 (feat. Gavin Warren, clarinet)
- L. van Beethoven - 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” WoO 46
- L. van Beethoven - Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
- R. Schumann - Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
- J. Brahms - Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
The Savon Duo
About Us
Known for their vibrant connection on stage and ability to share their love of and excitement for music with audiences, the Savon Duo is a young chamber music duo from Kitchener-Waterloo. They first met in high school but only began playing together in the fall of 2024, after reconnecting during their studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. They are bound both by this shared history and a common goal to present classical music as a living artform, one full of innovative and refreshing possibilities. In their time together, the duo has performed all around the KW area, and received instruction from such musicians as Heather Taves, Daisy Leung, Roman Borys, and the members of the Penderecki String Quartet.
The Savon Duo
Yvon Arseneault (cello, left) & Sam Domzella (piano, right)
Selected Recording
F. Mendelssohn - Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 58
Live concert recording in the Worship Centre of Woodside Bible Fellowship, March 16th, 2025.
Selected Recordings
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F. Schubert - Sonata No - 14 in A minor, D. 784 - Mvt 1
Live concert recording in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, November 14th, 2025.
G. Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Sam Domzella, Piano
Laurier Symphony Orchestra, lead by Daniel Warren
Live concert recording in the Savvas Chamberlain Music Building Theatre Auditorium, February 16th, 2024.
M. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - Baba Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev
Live concert recording in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, March 13th, 2025.
R. Schumann - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 - Mvt. 1
Live concert recording in the Savvas Chamberlain Music Building Theatre Auditorium, November 16th, 2023.