Dr. Maya Badian, now a leading internationally acclaimed composer, began composing at age five. Presently she has more than 100 published compositions including symphonies, orchestral music, concertos, cantatas, chamber music, music for multimedia, as well as musicology and pedagogy works in the collections of Library and Archives Canada and other prestigious libraries around the world. After arriving in 1987 in Canada from Bucharest, Romania, Badian wanted to represent her new country in music, and her compositions, including “MultiMusic Canada, A Legacy for the New Millennium” Orchestral Fresco, and “Reflets laurentiens” Double Concerto for Clarinet and Saxophone have entered the repertoire of Canadian orchestras.
A unique contribution honoring other Canadian composers includes her frequent lectures worldwide. Her book, “100 Canadian Composers from Atlantic to Pacific”, has become a primary reference in university schools of music in Canada and abroad.

Maya Badian, Her Life and Her Music - A Privilege to Soar by Fred Popovici is the first biographical book ever dedicated to the life and accomplishments of a Canadian composer of Romanian origin. This book, published in 2003 by Editura Muzicala, Bucharest, Romania, was successfully launched at the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs in Bucharest on June 9, 2004 and, afterwards, internationally.

Dr. Maya Badian holds a doctorate with highest distinction in composition from the Université de Montréal in Montréal, Canada. Her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Composition, Conducting and Pedagogy were obtained from the National University of Music in Bucharest.

Professor Dr. Maya Badian is a Senior Theoretical Examiner for the RCM Examinations and the National Music Certificate Program, an affiliate teacher with the RCM, a workshop clinician, and adjudicator. Her Music Studio in Ottawa has a stellar record for students’ achievements in all examinations and competitions.

Professional memberships include RCM Examinations College of Examiners, USA National Music Certificate Program, Canadian League of Composers, Canadian Music Centre, and Romanian Union of Composers and Musicologists. She is an honorary member of the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

As a sign of outstanding recognition of Dr. Maya Badian’s place in the Canadian music pantheon, Library and Archives Canada purchased and preserves her entire output of manuscripts, archival documents and recordings officially titled in 1993 The Maya Badian Archival Fonds MUS 228.