Born and raised in Canada, Florence Mak quickly realized that she would not be able to fulfill her dream as an All-Star hockey player in the NHL, given that she had never put on a pair of hockey skates. Instead, she turned her focus to piano and has since appeared on stage throughout North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and page turner. Lacking the vocal range of a bass-baritone and the ability to circular breathe, Florence decided to live vicariously through others by way of musical collaboration. As a result, she received her doctorate in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music from the Eastman School of Music. Florence was the Artistic Director and a founding member of LYNX Project, a nonprofit art-song organization whose mission was to amplify diverse voices and connect communities through song commissions, inclusive concerts, and innovative educational programming. Before meandering to Chicago with her husband and duet partner, Jeremy Vigil, she held positions as the Coordinator of Collaborative Piano at Ohio University and as a Collaborative Pianist at Bard College Conservatory of Music. In both work and life, she is an avid punster and a certified Rick-Roll enthusiast.