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

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

Ben Albertson
Harp
Orchestra Institute
Jonathan Astley
French Horn
Orchestra Institute
Daniel Barak
Trumpet
Orchestra Institute
Soo Jin Chung
Conductor
Conducting Fellowship
Léonard Pineault Deault
Trombone
Orchestra Institute
William Deslauriers-Allain
Double Bass
Orchestra Institute
Kristine Dizon
Conductor
Conducting Fellowship
Alanna Ellison
Harp
Orchestra Institute
Cyril Fonseca
Tuba
Orchestra Institute
Erika Alexandra Castillo Gonzalez
Violin
Orchestra Institute
Jackson Howard
Trombone
Orchestra Institute
Onyu Lee
Viola
Orchestra Institute
Cassandra Leshchyshyn
Violin
Orchestra Institute
Heather Macdonald
Oboe
Orchestra Institute
Jonathan Mak
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab
Allison Miller
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Cole Morrison
Double Bass
Orchestra Institute
Élisabeth Pion
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab
Sarah Pollard
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Renée Qin
Harp
Orchestra Institute
Luis Ramirez
Composer
Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio
Daniel Regnier
Composer
Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio
Kaïla Stephanos
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Zheng Wang
Violin
Orchestra Institute
Ciara Wheeler
Oboe
Orchestra Institute
Victoria Wong
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab
Lina Yang
Flute
Orchestra Institute
Tony Yang
Piano
Gabriela Montero Piano Lab

Global Leaders Institute

Alberto Acquilino
Researcher
Western University
Claire Ahern
Teaching Artist
Sistema New Brunswick
Nifemi Ashani
Founder & CEO
Styled by Nif, Inc.
Emily Brown
Camp Manager
Luzerne Music Center
Carmen Bruno
Doctoral Fellow
McGill University
Emily Burt
Operations Manager
The Allegra Foundation
Nicole Chan
Doctoral Scholar
McGill University
Kristian Clarke
Grants Manager
Azrieli Foundation
Andrés Tucci Clarke
Chief Operating Officer
Sistema Toronto Academy
Kathryn Patricia Cobbler
Teaching Artist
National Arts Centre
Rachael Cohen
Teaching Artist
Montreal Music Conservatoire
Alvin Crawford
Program Development
Sing for Hope
Jennifer Dautermann
Co-Founder
JDJK Consulting
Rebekah Dennis
Graduate Researcher
McGill University
Erivan Duarte
Doctoral Scholar
McGill University
Farah Fancy
Co-Director
CanAsian Arts Network
Janet Fischer
Chief Executive
Live Music Now UK
Émilie Fortin
Teaching Artist
Orchestre de la Francophonie
Taianara Goedert
Co-Founder
Les Brasileirinhos
Sarah Harrigan
Teaching Artist
Sistema New Brunswick
Joan Harrison
Professor
University of Ottawa
Kyle Henning
Director of Program Operations
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Kristelle Holliday
Executive Director
Exeko
Sarah Patricia Howard
Music Alive Program Coordinator
National Arts Centre of Canada
Jennifer Irons
Co-Artistic Director
makeAMPLIFY
McKinley James
Co-Founder
Night Tree
Jake Klinkenborg
Founder
Tetrakis
Jim Kuehn
Senior Media Design Educator
Medicine Hat College
Isabelle Lavoie
Lecturer
Lakehead University
Anita Lee
Faculty
Tianjin Juilliard School
Heather Lehan
Soloist Dancer
Northern Ballet
Cassandra Leshchyshyn
Co-Founder
Bermuda Chamber Music Fest
Claire Leslie-Turnbull
Teaching Artist
Université de Montréal
Sagan MacIsaac
Curator & Cultural Strategist
Arts Consultants Canada
Kirit Mascarenhas
Teaching Artist
Sistema Toronto
Caitlin McKee
Arts & Partnerships Manager
University of British Columbia
Hannah Mikita
Award Winning Soprano
McGill University
Julia Monaco
Professor of Flute
University of Nariño
Nadia Monczak
Performing & Teaching Artist
Encore! Sistema Québec
Rachel O’Connor
Lecturer
UCLA
Angela Otcuoglu
Co-Founder
Duo Columbus
Sabrina Perry
Executive Director
Grace Notes Music Academy
Janna Sailor
Director
Canadian Music Centre
David Scott
Teaching Artist
Sistema New Brunswick
Gabrielle Smith
Teaching Artist
Encore! Sistema
Jenna Stanton
Executive Director
Alberta Craft Council
David Therrien-Brongo
Engagement Coordinator
Orchestre de la Francophonie
Jennifer Tobin
Graduate Fellow
McGill University
Emmanuel Vukovich
Founder & Artistic Director
The Parcival Project
Bailey Wantuch
Graduate Fellow
McGill University
Julia Weldon
Outreach & Communications
Oklahoma Arts Institute
Yiyun Zhao
Founder
A-Strings Festival