Silent Screen/ Body of Work/ Rhapsody

The National Ballet of Canada is privileged to be one of the only ballet companies in the world to have its own full Orchestra. With over 60 members, The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra is led by Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin and has performed in each of the National Ballet's seasons since the company's inception in 1951. The Orchestra has toured extensively with the company through Canada, US and Europe. Over the years, the Orchestra has received much acclaim from audiences and critics alike and is an indispensable part of The National Ballet of Canada.

Music Director and Principal Conductor
David Briskin

Conductor
Julian Pellicano

Violin 1
Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster
Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster
James Aylesworth*
Patrick Goodwin+
Jennie Baccante*
Xiao Grabke
Nancy Kershaw
Csaba Koczó
Dominique Laplante
Yakov Lerner
Wendy Rogers
Jayne Maddison*
Paul Zevenhuizen

Violin 2
Jamie Kruspe, Principal Second Violin
Aya Miyagawa, Acting Assistant Principal 2^nd Violin
Bethany Bergman+
Allene Chomyn+
Terri Croft+
Sheldon Grabke
Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk
Clara Lee+
Joanna Zabrowarna

Violas
Shelia Jaffe, _Principal
Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal
Emily Eng
Valerie Kuinka
Johann Lotter
Angela Rudden

Cellos
Maurizio Baccante, Principal
Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal
Mary-Katherine Finch+
Olga Laktionova
Andrew McIntosh*
Elaine Thompson
Paul Widner

Basses
Tony Flynt, Principal
Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal*
Samuel-San Vachon, Acting Assistant Principal
Michael Cox+
Talia Hatcher+

Flutes
Leslie J. Allt, Principal‡*
Leslie Newman, Acting Principal+
Shelley Brown, Piccolo
Maria Pelletier

Oboes
Mark Rogers, Principal
Karen Rotenberg
Lesley Young, English Horn

Clarinets
Max Christie, Principal
Gary Kidd, Contra Bass Clarinet
Emily Marlow

Saxophones
Max Christie, Soprano Saxophone
Emily Marlow, Soprano Saxophone
Rob Carli, Tenor Saxophone+
Wallace Halladay, Tenor Saxophone+

Bassoons
Chia-Yu Hsu, Principal△
Thomas Roy-Rochette

Horns
Jessie Brooks, Principal*
Scott Wevers, Acting Principal
Carlie Bigelow
Gary Pattison
Courtney Prizrenac+

Trumpets
Richard Sandals, Principal
Mark Dharmaratnam
Andrew Mendis+

Trombones
David Pell, Principal
David Archer
Luke Roussy, Bass Trombone+

Tuba
Sasha Johnson, Principal

Harp
Clara Wang, Principal

Tympani
Andrew Rasmus, Principal

Percussion
Kristofer Maddigan, Principal
Mark Mazur
Chung Ling Lo+
Richard Moore+

Piano
Edward Connell

Midi Keyboard
Benjamin Kersey

Music Librarian
Christopher Reiche

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator
Raymond Tizzard

*On Leave of Absence
+ Additional Musician
‡ The Principal Flute position is endowed by The Herridge Family Fund.
△ The Principal Bassoon Position is endowed by The Herridge Family Fund.