DJOI LOUISE MERCADO ANACIO is a current third year Business student at the University of Regina. She has been playing violin since the age of 11 in the Philippines, under the tutelage of Maricel Goleña. Upon moving to Canada in 2014, Djoi immersed herself in violin studies by playing with the South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra, the Regina Community Orchestra as Masterworks Concertmaster and soloist, the University of Regina Orchestra, Concertino Regina, and has studied extensively with Natalia Espinosa and retired Regina Symphony Orchestra Concermaster Eduard Minevich. Extremely passionate about music and performance, she now teaches violin lessons and has joined the Board of Concertino Regina as Media Officer. While she has earned numerous awards in classical music festivals in Saskatchewan in both violin and percussion, her passion is for all genres and styles of music, as she wishes to connect with unlimited audiences, and to explore versatility of style and technique in her musical expression.