Meet the Musicians
Strings
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Robert Uchida
The John & Barbara Poole Family Concertmaster Chair Violin I -
Eric Buchmann
The Arliss and Tevie Miller Associate Concertmaster Chair Violin I -
Philip Manning
Assistant Concertmaster Violin 1 -
Broderyck (Broddy) Olson
Violin I -
Ewald Cheung
Violin I -
Joanna Ciapka-Sangster
Violin I -
Laura Veeze
Violin I -
Anna Kozak
Violin I -
Aiyana Anderson-Howatt
Violin I -
Yeeun Ha
Violin I -
Dianne New
Principal Violin II -
Anita Walsh
Acting Assistant Principal Violin II -
Susan Flook
Assistant Principal Violin II -
Heather Bergen
Violin II -
Yue Deng
Violin II -
Danielle Greene
Violin II -
Delia Li
Violin II -
Buon Park
Violin II -
Keith Hamm
Principal Viola -
Ethan Filner
Assistant Principal Viola -
Clayton Leung
Viola -
Rhonda Henshaw
Viola -
Stefan Jungkind
Viola -
Rafael Hoekman
The Stuart & Winona Davis Principal Cello Chair Cello -
Julie Hereish
Assistant Principal Cello -
Ronda Metszies
Cello -
Meran Currie-Roberts
Cello -
David Bordeleau
Cello -
Victor Pipkin
Cello -
Hilda Cowie
Principal Double Bass -
Chris Jones
Assistant Principal Double Bass -
Janice Quinn
Double Bass -
Chantel Leung
Double Bass -
Rob Aldridge
Double Bass
Woodwind
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Elizabeth Koch
Principal Flute -
Sarah Pollard
Assistant Principal Flute & Piccolo -
June Kim
Principal Oboe -
Paul Schieman
The Steven & Day LePoole Assistant Principal Oboe Chair Oboe -
Julianne Scott
Principal Clarinet -
David Quinn
Assistant Principal Clarinet -
Bianca Chambul
Principal Bassoon -
Edith Stacey
Assistant Principal Bassoon
Brass
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Allene Hackleman
Principal Horn -
Megan Evans
Assistant Principal Horn -
Ryan Garbett
Assistant Principal Horn -
Donald Plumb
Assistant Principal Horn -
Robin Doyon
Principal Trumpet -
Frédéric Payant
Assistant Principal Trumpet -
Bruno Laurence Joyal
Acting Principal Trombone -
Kathryn Macintosh
Assistant Principal Trombone -
Tyler Cairns
Principal Bass Trombone -
Scott Whetham
Principal Tuba
Conductors
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Robert Bernhardt
Conductor -
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Conductor -
Lucas Waldin
Conductor -
Earl Lee
Conductor -
Jack Everly
Conductor -
Stuart Chafetz
Conductor -
Alain Trudel
Conductor -
Jessica Cottis
Conductor -
Kerem Hasan
Conductor -
Enrico Lopez-Yañez
Conductor -
Mario Venzago
Conductor -
Nicolas Ellis
Conductor -
Naomi Woo
Conductor -
Karen Kamensek
Conductor -
Carlos Miguel Prieto
Conductor -
Carolyn Kuan
Conductor -
Julian Kuerti
Conductor -
Michael Christie
Conductor -
Dinuk Wijeratne
Curator, Piano & Conductor -
Timothy Shantz
Conductor -
Norman Huynh
Conductor -
Simon Rivard
Conductor -
Otto Tausk
Conductor -
John Morris Russell
Conductor -
Bernard Labadie
Conductor
Guest Artists
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Sara Davis Buechner
Piano -
Timothy Chooi
Violin -
Dennis James
Organ -
Classical Kids LIVE!
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William Dimmer
Narrator -
Celeigh Cardinal
Vocals -
Tony DeSare
Vocals & Piano -
Angela Cheng
Piano -
Anthony Trionfo
Flute -
Harmony Zhu
Piano -
Jean-Willy Kunz
Organ -
Kevin Chen
Piano -
Mackenzie Melemed
Piano -
Stéphane Tétreault
Cello -
Tony Siqi Yun
Piano -
Deidre Donovan
Vocalist -
Stephanie Burkett Gerson
Vocalist -
Aaron Phillips
Vocalist -
Terron Brooks
Vocalist -
Paul Jacobs
Organ -
Mark McDonald
Organ -
Nathan Laube
Organ -
Dee Donasco
Vocals -
Bahamas
Singer-Songwriter -
Leith Ross
Singer-Songwriter -
Sarah Slean
Vocalist -
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
Piano -
Luka Coetzee
Cello -
Juliette Kang
Violin -
Pacho Flores
Trumpet -
Élisabeth Pion
Piano -
Sheng Cai
Piano -
Bria Skonberg
Trumpet & Vocals -
John Manzari
Tap Dance & Vocals -
Aubrey Logan
Trombone & Vocals -
Capathia Jenkins
Vocals -
Miriam Khalil
Soprano -
Shauna Johannesen
Show Creator and Actor -
Tyler Hamilton
Vocalist -
Marnie Giesbrecht
Organ -
Joachim Segger
Piano -
Chelsea Chen
Organ -
Ballet Edmonton
Kirsten Wicklund, Artistic Director -
Mikaela Bennett
Soprano -
Al Simmons
Entertainer -
John Estacio
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Illia Ovcharenko
Piano -
Aaron Au
Viola & Violin -
Echo Mazur
Clarinet -
Elizabeth Faulkner
Flute -
Jacques Forestier
Violin -
Rashaan Allwood
Organ -
Kerson Leong
Violin -
Christian Blackshaw
Piano -
Benjamin Grosvenor
Piano -
Jean-Guihen Queyras
Cello -
Jessica Yuma
Piano -
Rachel Potter
Vocalist -
Patrick Thomas
Vocalist & Piano -
Ryan Shaw
Vocalist -
Scarlett Strallen
Vocalist -
Alli Mauzey
Vocalist -
Dee Roscioli
Vocalist -
Julie Reiber
Vocalist -
Bryce Ryness
Vocalist -
Brian Kushmaul
Drums -
Erika Noot
Vocalist -
Riccardo Baldini
Piano -
Catherine Daniel
Mezzo-Soprano -
Darryl Friesen
Piano -
Marc-André Hamelin
Piano -
Jason Vieaux
Guitar -
Rachel Akiko Ashmore
Vocalist -
The Garneau String Quartet
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James Shields
Clarinet -
Meagan Milatz
Piano -
Mark Fewer
Violin -
Petar Dundjerski
YONA Staff
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Cosette Justos Valdés
Artistic Director and Conductor since 2018 -
Lilian Belknap
Associate Director of Musical Creativity since 2021 -
Natalie Boisvert
Artistic Lead since 2022 and Woodwinds Teaching Artist since 2016 -
Nathan Chan
Pedagogical Lead and Violin Teaching Artist since 2014 -
Booker Diduck
Acting Site Manager since 2024 -
Viktoria Grynenko
Violin Teaching Artist since 2023 -
Jacquie McNulty
Program Lead since 2013 -
Olivia Menard
Brass Teaching Artist and Site Manager since 2022 -
Joshua Ryu
Violin Teaching Artist since 2021 -
Yeganeh Sotudehnia
Violin Teaching Artist since 2023 -
Elaine Stepa
Brass and Percussion Teaching Artist since 2016 -
Anne-Marie Switzer
Director of Musical Creativity since 2023 -
Alex Valle
Flute Teaching Artist since 2023 -
Andreas Wegner
Double Bass Teaching Artist since 2016 -
Nathaniel Wong
Violin Teaching Artist since 2017 -
Nava Yamach
Cello Teaching Artist since 2018 -
Kevin Yue
Brass Teaching Artist since 2024 -
Lucy Garbett
Brass Teaching Artist since 2024 -
Jude Nwankwo
Choir Teaching Artist since 2024 -
Ben Caufield
Site Coordinator since 2024 -
Kai James
Double Bass Teaching Artist since 2024 -
Matthew Ketchum
Site Coordinator Since 2024 -
Maria Lobreau
Violin Teaching Artist since 2024 -
Laura Wakeman
Cello Teaching Artist Since 2025 -
Michael Eastep
Tuba
