Eileen Walsh

About Eileen

Eileen Walsh has dedicated herself to commissioning premiering new works from Canadian composers.  She was recently nominated for a JUNO award as part of Suzie Leblanc’s album ‘mouvance,’ and her most recent commission, from award-winning composer and flutist Derek Charke, was premiered at the 2023 Low Clarinet Festival.  Eileen’s next collaborations will be with Amy Brandon and India Yeshe Gailey, two acclaimed Canadian composers with a broad scope of artistic practice and influences.
Eileen Walsh has held the position of Second and Bass Clarinet with Symphony Nova Scotia since 2007, and appears regularly in concert series and festivals around the Maritimes.  She can be heard on recordings by Symphony Nova Scotia, Derek Charke/Acadia University, and Suzie LeBlanc.  
Eileen earned her M.Mus and Performer Diploma from Indiana University, and her B.Mus from the University of British Columbia.  She is on faculty at Acadia and Dalhousie Universities in Nova Scotia.