Meredith Bates in Vancouver

Meredith Bates is a Canadian violinist, violist and composer based between Vancouver and Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Her solo work moves through experimental, ambient and electroacoustic forms in long-form pieces. She released "If Not Now" (2020), the Juno-nominated "Tesseract" (2023) and the double album "The Observer Effect" (2026), and has played with Pugs & Crows.