Montreal student takes home prestigious music award
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After devoting himself to the piano, Devon Packer turned to composition during the pandemic and now the 16-year old's efforts are being recognized.
It doesn’t take long to realize that 16-year-old Montrealer, Devon Packer has a gift.
Packer has loved the piano for as long as he can remember.
When he was three years old, he asked his parents for piano lessons.
After many refused to take him as a student, because of his age, the McGill Conservatory accepted him at the age of five.
Over the years, Packer’s talent has brought him all over the world, from venues in Canada to others in Europe and even New York’s Carnegie Hall.
His parents say music has become part of who he is.
“He loves performing personally, he loves seeing other people perform, he loves hearing new sounds,” said his father, David Packer.
“Music is in him and he’s in the music.”
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