Creating Musical Ambience
About 234 Strings
Live Piano-Cello Music
Sylvia Goodeve, pianist, and Patrick Kline, cellist, formed the 234 Strings duo in 2017. They met at a chamber music workshop in Ottawa in May 2016. Quickly realizing a shared passion for collaborating and sharing their music, they began performing in local Ottawa gigs for labyrinth walks, weddings, receptions, house concerts, celebrations of life, and in retirement homes.
In 2022, Patrick retired to Arnprior and Sylvia moved to the Arden area, and they continue to perform for weddings, celebrations of life and retirement homes. 234 Strings now rehearse regularly in Perth, Ontario.
WHO WE ARE
SYLVIA GOODEVE
Sylvia Goodeve is a professionally trained, semi-professional, collaborative pianist. She started playing the piano at the age of five and attained her Grade 10 Royal Conservatory of Music. She is a graduate of the University of Waterloo with a B. Math in Computer Science.
Sylvia has performed in various ensembles for house concerts, recitals, vernissages, labyrinth walks, banquets, weddings, and celebrations of life. Sylvia loves playing with other musicians in duets and trios.
Sylvia recently moved to Kennebec Lake, north of Arden, Ontario with her partner, Bill.
PATRICK KLINE
Patrick Kline is a retired elementary school teacher and semi-professional musician now residing in Arnprior, Ontario. He grew up in Ottawa and began studying the cello at age twelve. He attended Canterbury High School for the Arts and continued his education at the University of Ottawa completing an Honours BA, B.Ed and M.Ed.
He teaches cello privately and has played both cello and bass with many Ottawa based groups including Divertimento, Parkdale Symphony and the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra. Patrick is the founding father of The Strings of St John’s and has also founded and hosts Busker’s Cafe Arnprior.
Patrick is an avid pickleball player. In the winters he can be found on the slopes working as a ski instructor. During the warmer months he bike tours, sails and enjoys spending time at the cottage with friends and family.
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