Summary: Suzanne Nelsen began her studies in Edmonton and instantly fell in love with the bassoon. She earned a bachelor's degree from McGill University and pursued further study at the Hague Conservatory in Holland, earning a UM degree. Early training included summers at the Banff Festival, National Youth Orchestra of Canada and Boris Brott Festival. In 1995, during post-graduate study at McGill, she won a position with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
