Supporting Canadians
OA Group Canada supports Canadian application processes, participants, and faculty to represent their communities in
The Global Leaders Institute, OAcademy Music Conservatory, and other initiatives of The Orchestra of the Americas Group. Up to twenty Canadian fellows are supported annually to join these global fellowships.
Canadian
Mentors
James Ehnes
Violinist
Grammy Award Winner
Louis Lortie
Gold Medalist
Busoni Competition
Alexandre Da Costa
Music Director
Festival Laurentides
Matt Haimovitz
Head of Cello Studies
McGill University
Alain Lefevre
Pianist
Order of Quebec
J-P Tremblay
Music Director
Orchestre Francophonie
Paul Merkelo
Principal Trumpet
Montreal Symphony
Jennifer Swartz
Principal Harp
Montreal Symphony
James Box
Principal Trombone
Montreal Symphony
Gordon Wolfe
Principal Trombone
Toronto Symphony
Judy Loman
Principal Harp
Toronto Symphony
Rob Weir
Bassoon
San Francisco Symphony
Jean-Pascal Hamelin
Music Director
Philharmonia Mundi
Jean-François Rivest
Music Director
Orford Arts Centre
Jenny Gunther
Principal Bassoon
Victoria Symphony
Jean Estacio
Composer
NAC Award Recipient
Doug Sturdevant
Head of Music Education
National Arts Centre
Dinuk Wijeratne
Music Director
NovaScotia Y. Orchestra
Nicolas Gilbert
Composer
Opus Prize Winner
Antonio Delgado
Music Director
Sistema New Brunswick
Stéphane Tétreault
Gold Medalist
OSM Concours 2007
Timothy Chooi
Gold Medalist
OSM Competition 2011
Yolanda Bruno
Gold Medalist
OSM Competition 2013
Hugo Laporte
Gold Medalist
OSM Competition 2014
Scott MacIsaac
Gold Medalist
OSM Competition 2015
Blake Pouliot
Gold Medalist
OSM Competition 2016
Carter Johnson
Gold Medalist
OSM Competition 2018
Canadian Alumni
Orchestra of the Americas
Malcolm Armstrong
Double Bass
Ontario
Zubaida Azezi
Violin
Ontario
Catherine Beaudry
Violin
Québec
Isabelle Bouchard
Violin
Québec
Carmen Bruno
Cello
Ontario
Lindsay Bryden
Flute
Ontario
Caroline Bucher
Timpani
Manitoba
Stéphanie Caplette
Violin
Québec
Katrina Chitty
Viola
British Columbia
Kathryn Clarke
Trumpet
Alberta
Marie-Sonja Cotineau
French Horn
Québec
Jessy Dubé
Violin
Québec
Jonathan Fisher
French Horn
British Columbia
Magali Gavazzi-April
Violin
Québec
Talia Hatcher
Double Bass
Québec
Samuel Hogue
Violin
Québec
Eleanor Hopwood
Cello
British Columbia
Alexandre Lavoie
Percussion
Québec
Kalun Leung
Trombone
Ontario
Elizabeth MacCorquodale
Violin
British Columbia
Lyrit Milgram
Violin
Ontario
Corey Rae
Percussion
British Columbia
Hugo Rinfret-Paquet
Double Bass
Québec
Phoebe Robertson
Flute
New Brunswick
Julie Lynn Rochus
French Horn
New Brunswick
Julian Siino
Cello
Québec
Amy Spurr
Violin
Nova Scotia
Bruno Tobon
Cello
Québec
Kristan Toczko
Harp
New Brunswick
Sarah Veber
Harp
Newfoundland & Labrador
Adora Wong
Violin
British Columbia
Molly Wreakes
French Horn
Alberta
OAcademy
Harp
Orchestra Institute
French Horn
Orchestra Institute
Trumpet
Orchestra Institute
Conductor
Conducting Fellowship
Trombone
Orchestra Institute
Double Bass
Orchestra Institute
Conductor
Conducting Fellowship
Harp
Orchestra Institute
Tuba
Orchestra Institute
Violin
Orchestra Institute
Trombone
Orchestra Institute
Viola
Orchestra Institute
Violin
Orchestra Institute
Oboe
Orchestra Institute
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Double Bass
Orchestra Institute
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Harp
Orchestra Institute
Composer
Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio
Composer
Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Violin
Orchestra Institute
Oboe
Orchestra Institute
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab
Global Leaders Institute
Researcher
Western University
Teaching Artist
Sistema New Brunswick
Founder & CEO
Styled by Nif, Inc.
Camp Manager
Luzerne Music Center
Doctoral Fellow
McGill University
Operations Manager
The Allegra Foundation
Doctoral Scholar
McGill University
Grants Manager
Azrieli Foundation
Chief Operating Officer
Sistema Toronto Academy
Teaching Artist
National Arts Centre
Teaching Artist
Montreal Music Conservatoire
Program Development
Sing for Hope
Co-Founder
JDJK Consulting
Graduate Researcher
McGill University
Doctoral Scholar
McGill University
Co-Director
CanAsian Arts Network
Chief Executive
Live Music Now UK
Teaching Artist
Orchestre de la Francophonie
Co-Founder
Les Brasileirinhos
Teaching Artist
Sistema New Brunswick
Professor
University of Ottawa
Director of Program Operations
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Executive Director
Exeko
Music Alive Program Coordinator
National Arts Centre of Canada
Co-Artistic Director
makeAMPLIFY
Co-Founder
Night Tree
Founder
Tetrakis
Senior Media Design Educator
Medicine Hat College
Lecturer
Lakehead University
Faculty
Tianjin Juilliard School
Soloist Dancer
Northern Ballet
Co-Founder
Bermuda Chamber Music Fest
Teaching Artist
Université de Montréal
Curator & Cultural Strategist
Arts Consultants Canada
Teaching Artist
Sistema Toronto
Arts & Partnerships Manager
University of British Columbia
Award Winning Soprano
McGill University
Professor of Flute
University of Nariño
Performing & Teaching Artist
Encore! Sistema Québec
Lecturer
UCLA
Co-Founder
Duo Columbus
Executive Director
Grace Notes Music Academy
Director
Canadian Music Centre
Teaching Artist
Sistema New Brunswick
Teaching Artist
Encore! Sistema
Executive Director
Alberta Craft Council
Engagement Coordinator
Orchestre de la Francophonie
Graduate Fellow
McGill University
Founder & Artistic Director
The Parcival Project
Graduate Fellow
McGill University
Outreach & Communications
Oklahoma Arts Institute
Founder
A-Strings Festival