Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc

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

Violins
Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster
Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster
Jamie Kruspe, Principal Second Violin
Aya Miyagawa, Acting Assistant Principal 2^nd Violin
James Aylesworth
Jennie Baccante
Allene Chomyn+
Terri Croft+
Patrick Goodwin+
Sheldon Grabke
 Xiao Grabke
Nancy Kershaw
Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk
Csaba Koczó
Dominique Laplante
Clara Lee+
Jayne Maddison*
Momoko Matsumura+
Wendy Rogers*
Hee-Soo Yoon+
Joanna Zabrowarna
Paul Zevenhuizen

Violas
Shelia Jaffe, Principal*
Joshua Greenlaw, Acting Principal
Emily Eng, Acting Assistant Principal
Carolyn Blackwell+
Woosol Cho+
Valerie Kuinka*
Johann Lotter
Nickolaos Papadakis+
Angela Rudden
Yosef Tamir+

Cellos
Maurizio Baccante, Principal
Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal*
Olga Laktionova, Acting Assistant Principal
Drew Comstock+
Mary-Katherine Finch+
Bryan Holt+
Andrew McIntosh*
Elaine Thompson
Jill Vitols+
Paul Widner*

Basses
Tony Flynt, Principal
Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal*
Samuel-San Vachon, Acting Assistant Principal
Brian Baty+
Nicholai Bobas+
Michael Cox+
Travis Harrison+

Flutes
Leslie J. Allt, Principal‡*
Shelley Brown, Piccolo
Kevin O’Donnell, Piccolo+
Maria Pelletier

Oboes
Mark Rogers, Principal
Lesley Young, English Horn

Clarinets
Max Christie, Principal*
Colleen Cook, Acting Principal+
Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet
Emily Marlow
Aiko Oda+

Bassoons
Chia-Yu Hsu, Principal△
William Cannaway, Contra Bassoon+
Ian Hopkin+
Thomas Roy-Rochette

Horns
Jessie Brooks, Principal
Carlie Bigelow
Gary Pattison
Scott Wevers

Trumpets
Richard Sandals, Principal
Brendan Cassin+
Mark Dharmaratnam*
Luise Heyerhoff+
Charles Watson

Trombones
David Pell, Principal
David Archer
Robert Conquer+
Luke Roussy+

Tuba
Sasha Johnson, Principal

Harp
Clara Wang, Principal
Heidi Bearcroft+

Tympani
Andrew Rasmus, Principal

Percussion
Kristofer Maddigan, Principal
Randall Chavez+
Mark Mazur
Nicholas Stoup+

Music Librarian
Robert Conquer

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.