NAC Orchestra Musician Bios
Members of the National Arts Centre Orchestra come from across Canada and the world. There are 47 Orchestra members. Eleven musicians have been with the Orchestra since it was founded in 1969. Click on a musician's name or instrument to find out more about him or her.
Strings
- Sally Benson - violin
- Lev Berenshteyn - violin
- Brian Boychuk - violin
- Murielle Bruneau - double bass
- Hilda Cowie - double bass
- Donnie Deacon - principal second violin
- Amanda Forsyth - principal cello
- Mark Friedman - violin
- Vincent Gendron - double bass
- David Goldblatt - assistant principal viola
- Richard Green - violin
- Lynne Hammond - violin
- Yosuke Kawasaki - concertmaster designate
- Elaine Klimasko - violin
- Marjolaine Fournier - assistant principal double bass
- Manon LeComte - harp
- Jessica Linnebach - associate concertmaster
- Jethro Marks - principal viola
- Timothy McCoy - cello
- Manuela Milani - violin
- Walter Prystawski - founding NACO concertmaster (retired)
- Joel Quarrington - principal double bass
- Leah Roseman - violin
- Susan Rupp - violin
- Carole Sirois - cello
- Edvard Skerjanc - violin
- Nancy Sturdevant - viola
- Karoly Sziladi - violin
- David Thies-Thompson - viola
- Winston Webber - assistant principal second violin
- Peter Webster - viola
- Leah Wyber - cello
Woodwinds
- Jean-Guy Brault - flute
- Joanna G'froerer - principal flute
- Charles Hamann - principal oboe
- Christopher Millard - principal bassoon
- Vincent Parizeau - bassoon
- Sean Rice - clarinet
- Emily Marks - second flute
- Kimball Sykes - principal clarinet
Brass
- Nicholas Atkinson - tuba
- Donald Renshaw - principal trombone
- Douglas Burden - bass trombone
- Karen Donnelly - principal trumpet
- Julie Fauteux - assoc principal horn
- Jill Kirwan - horn
- Elizabeth Simpson - horn
- Colin Traquair - trombone
- Steven van Gulik - trumpet
- Lawrence Vine - principal horn
Percussion
- Kenneth Simpson - percussion
- Jonathan Wade - percussion
Library
- Nancy Elbeck - Principal Music Librarian
- Corey Rempel - Assistant Music Librarian
