About
Duo Mycelia takes its name from the mycelial network found throughout the world’s forests – a vast subterranean system of highly intelligent symbiotic connections. Multi-instrumentalists and singers Isabella Perron and Simon Gidora believe that music, much like mycelium, connects all living beings, allowing us to nourish each other through shared experiences and visions. Rooted in their classical training, Duo Mycelia’s original music also takes inspiration from jazz, folk, minimalism, and the fractal world we live in. Their music explores themes of consciousness, freedom, identity, and catharsis. They are fascinated by dissonance and resonance, order and chaos, sound and silence, and the roles they play in our everyday life. Based on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Duo Mycelia is actively involved in the local music community, spend much of their time in the forest foraging mushrooms, and exploring sounds in their home-studio.
Meet The Duo
Their Journey Together
Having known each other since 2014, where they met competing at the Canadian National Music Festival, they recently both graduated from the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, where Isabella pursued a BMus in Violin Performance, and Simon an ADP in Vocal Performance. Previously, Simon studied Violin Performance and Conducting at McGill, and Isabella Viola Performance at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal. Growing up, both Simon and Isabella were immersed in many kinds of music-making through piano, voice, violin, and any other instruments they could get their hands on.
In June of 2024, the duo was invited to spend a week as residents of the Tuscan Creative Lab in Monte San Savino, Tuscany, where they performed in the historic 14th century Gargonza Castle. April 2025, Duo Mycelia were the Artists in Residence at Music Toronto’s COSE (Celebration of Small Ensembles), where they had the opportunity to work directly with CBC radio-host Tom Allen, and movement specialist Marie-Josée Chartier. The duo performed their original work at the Aperture Room of The Thornton-Smith Building in Toronto, as well as several schools and senior care homes including the Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre.
Simon Gidora
Simon Gidora is a versatile British Columbia–born musician: violinist, singer, pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher. A recent graduate of the Artist Diploma in Voice Performance at Toronto’s Glenn Gould School, he studied under Welsh baritone Jason Howard and made his operatic debut as the Steward in the school’s 2023 production of Flight by Jonathan Dove. He also performed in masterclasses with Edith Wiens, Ema Nikolovska, and Warren Jones.
Before turning his focus to voice, Simon earned a BMus in Violin Performance with a minor in Orchestral Conducting from McGill University, and studied in Mount Royal University’s Advanced Performance Program. His teachers have included Axel Strauss, Bill van der Sloot, David Gillham, and John Mac Master, among others.
Passionate about music in all its forms, Simon is particularly drawn to chamber music and art song, where he values the intimate connection between performer and listener. A committed educator, he has over a decade of experience teaching voice, violin, piano, and theory, and served on the faculty of the Musical Arts Academy in Etobicoke.
Recently returned to the Sunshine Coast, Simon is excited to reconnect with the community where he grew up. In his ‘free-time’ he enjoys learning about consciousness, spending as much time as possible outdoors, hiking mountains and foraging wild mushrooms.
Isabella Perron
Isabella d’Éloize Perron is a multidisciplinary musician—violinist, violist, singer, and pianist—known for her expressive artistry and belief in music’s healing power. Originally from Montreal, she trained in Calgary with Bill van der Sloot and Glen Montgomery, later earning her Bachelor’s in violin performance at Toronto’s Glenn Gould School with Erika Raum. Though classically trained, Isabella embraces many genres and is devoted to improvisation, composition, and arranging.
She had her solo debut at age 7 with I Musici and has since performed with orchestras worldwide, including the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, Prague Radio Orchestra, and Royal Conservatory Orchestra. Isabella released her first album at age 12 and performed in over 80 shows of MusicMan with Gregory Charles. She’s received numerous awards, including first prizes at the National Music Festival of Canada and Concertino Praga, the Michael Measures Prize, and the Orford Musique Grand Prize.
A 2020–21 Radio-Canada Classical Revelation artist, she commissioned and recorded a new work by Métis composer Gregory Borton. In 2024, she toured North America performing Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s Four Seasons, including a debut on the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
Outside of music she enjoys cooking, foraging, forest bathing, and practicing Qigong on British Columbia’s West Coast.
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