All OSM musicians
PARTENAIRE DE SAISON
Rafael Payare, Music Director
Andrew Megill, OSM Chorus Master The chorus master chair is generously sponsored by Mrs. Ann Birks, in loving memory of Barrie Drummond Birks.
Antonia Nantel, Founding Member
Wilfrid Pelletier, Founding Member
Athanase David, Founding Member
Wilfrid Pelletier (1896-1982), Conductor Emeriti
Zubin Mehta, Conductor Emeriti
Kent Nagano, Conductor Emeriti
Pierre Béique (1910-2003), General Manager Emeritus
Louis Charbonneau, Principal Timpanist Emeritus
ORCHESTRA ADMINISTRATION
Françoise Henri, Director, Personnel – Musician
Lise-Marie Riberdy, Coordinator, Music Library
Strings
1 - First violins
Andrew Wan 1, 2, Concertmaster
Olivier Thouin, Associate Concertmaster
Marianne Dugal, 2nd Associate Concertmaster
Jean-Sébastien Roy 1st Assistant
Ramsey Husser, 2nd Assistant
Sydney Adedamola
Marc Béliveau
Marie Lacasse 2
Ariane Lajoie
Ingrid Matthiessen
Timothy Steeves
Abby Walsh 2
Richard Zheng 2
2 - Second violins
Alexander Read, Principal
Marie-André Chevrette, Associate
Brigitte Rolland, 1st Assistant
Joshua Peters, 2nd Assistant
Éliane Charest-Beauchamp 2
Ann Chow,
Mary Ann Fujino,
Jean-Marc Leclerc
Isabelle Lessard
Alison Mah-Poy
Katherine Palyga
Monique Poitras
Daniel Yakymyshyn
3 - Violas
Victor Fournelle-Blain 2, Solo
Jean Fortin, 1st Assistant
Charles Pilon, 2nd Assistant
Rosemary Shaw
Natalie Racine
Sofia Gentile
Joseph Burke
Scott Chancey
4 - Cellos
Brian Manker 2, Principal
Anna Burden, Associate
Tavi Ungerleider, 1st Assistant
Sylvain Murray 2
Peter Parthun
Geneviève Guimond
Gerald Morin
5 - Double basses
Ali Yazdanfar, Principal
Eric Chappell, Assistant
Scott Feltham
Andrew Goodlett
Peter Rosenfeld
Edward Wingell
6 - Octobasses
Eric Chappell
Sylvain Murray
The octobasses are generously loaned to the OSM by Canimex Inc. (Drummondville).
WOODWINDS
1 - Flutes
Timothy Hutchins, Principal
Albert Brouwer, Interim Associate
Florence Laurain, 2nd Flute
Christopher James, Principal Picolo
2 - Clarinets
Todd Cope, Principal
Alain Desgagné, Associate
André Moisan, Bass Clarinet and Saxophone
3 - Oboes
Vincent Boilard, Associate
Alexa Zirbel, 2nd Oboe
Josée Marchand
Pierre-Vincent Plante, Principal English Horn
4 - Bassoons
Stéphane Lévesque, Principal
Mathieu Harel, Associate
Martin Mangrum, 2nd Bassoon
Michael Sundell, Contrabassoon
BRASS
1 - Horns
Catherine Turner, Principal
Denys Derome, Associate
Nadia Côté,4th Horn
Florence Rousseau, 3rd Horn
Xavier Fortin, Interim
2 - Trumpets
Paul Merkelo, Principal
Robert Weymouth, 2nd Trumpet
Stéphane Beaulac, Associate 3rd Trumpet
Samuel Dusinberre, 4th/utility trumpet
3 - Trombones
James Box, Principal
Charles Benaroya, 2nd Trombone
Pierre Beaudry, Principal Bass Trombone
4 - Tuba
Austin Howle, Principal
PERCUSSION
1 - Percussion
Serge Desgagnés, Principal
Corey Rae
2 - Timpani
Andrei Malashenko, Principal
Hugues Tremblay, Associate
Organ
Jean-Willy Kunz, Organist-in-residence
Olivier Latry, Organist Emeritus
Harp
Jennifer Swartz, Principal
Sponsored by Mr. François Schubert, in loving memory of Marie Pineau.
Piano and Celesta
Music Librarian
1 Andrew Wan’s 1744 Bergonzi violin is generously loaned by philanthropist David B. Sela.
2 Andrew Wan’s 1860 Dominique Peccatte bow, Marie Lacasse’s 1695 Giovanni Battista Grancino violin and 1895 Arthur Vigneron bow, Abby Walsh’s Nicolas Vuillaume de Mirencourt violin and Eugène Sartory bow, Richard Zheng’s 1780 Lorenzo Storioni violin and Eugène Sartory bow, Éliane Charest-Beauchamp’s 1840 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin, Victor Fournelle-Blain’s 1757 (Milan) Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi viola, Brian Manker’s c. 1728-1730 Pietro Guarneri cello and c. 1850 Joseph René Lafleur bow, Tavi Ungerleider’s c. 1830 Raffaele & Antonio Gagliano cello and 1860 François Nicolas Voirin bow, as well as Sylvain Murray’s 1734 Domenico Montagnana cello and c. 1950 Louis Gillet bow are generously provided to them by CANIMEX INC. (Drummondville, Quebec).