Michelle Karina Kyle (née Hunchak) began playing piano at age 4. At 11, she began cello, and began playing piano professionally for five Ottawa dance studios. At 16, she was assistant principal cellist of the Saskatoon Symphony, then studied cello at Brandon University with Malcolm Tait. She completed her Bachelor of Music with Distinction at Wilfrid Laurier University, studying cello with Gisela Depkat and piano with Garth Beckett. She earned her Fellowship diploma from Trinity College of Music, London, England, considered equivalent to a doctorate in performance, then completed a Master of Music in piano performance at McGill University, as a student of Tom Plaunt.

Michelle has performed as a soloist with orchestra and has won performance awards on both instruments. Awards include First Prize in the Edward Johnson Music Competition as a cellist, top prizes in the National Competitive Festival of Music as a chamber music pianist, Saskatchewan Arts Board grants, and numerous university awards for excellence in music, philosophy, law, and computer science.

Michelle has been music director for professional theatre productions in Montreal, Waterloo, Port Dalhousie and Toronto, and taught music at McGill University. She has also been a rock climbing instructor, lawyer, photographer and web developer, and recently rode her bicycle across Canada. She has extensive experience as a collaborative pianist, and has been performing for weddings and special events throughout and beyond the Greater Toronto Area for 18 years.