Violin
Katya Poplyansky
Concertmaster
(In honour of Ross Beers & in memory of Jean Beers)
Orchestra Musicians
Strings
Violin
Lyssa Pelton
Assistant Concertmaster
(For 2025-2026 season)
Violin
Sienna Minkyong Cho
Assistant Concertmaster
(Absent in 2025-2026 season)
Violin
Julia McFarlane
Principal Second Violin
(Taj and Ameena Jaffer Chair)
Violin
Gisèle Dalbec-Szczesniak
Concertmaster Emeritus
Violin
Sally Siyeon Ahn
Violin
Andrew Dicker
Violin
Lisa Draper
Violin
Clare Fagan
Violin
Venetia Gauthier
Violin
Danielle Lennon
Violin
Jonathan Moellman
Violin
Kelly Purpura
Violin
Peter Wowk
Violin
*Alison Black
Violin
*Gemma Donn
Violin
*Kiri-Christina Fill
Violin
*Shakoor Henson
Violin
*Veda Hingert-McDonald
Violin
*Melanie Li
Violin
*Toni Li
Violin
*Shaina McPhee
Violin
*Clara Moellman
Violin
*Iana Urazova
Violin
**Kirsten Waymann
Viola
Grace Kyungrok Moon
Principal
(Joy of Music chair)
Viola
Eileen Beaudette
Principal Emeritus
Viola
Andrew Farmer
Viola
Rachel Stewart
Viola
*Suzanne Fegan
Viola
*Jonathan Moellman
Viola
**Troy Stephenson
Section named in memory of Captain Matt Dawe, KIA Afghanistan 4 July 2007
Cello
Wolf Tormann
Principal
(In honour of Dr. Raymond Matthews)
Cello
Charles Fung
Cello
Jeff Hamacher
(In memory of Hans Westenberg)
Cello
Don McLean
Cello
Jennifer Tindale
(In memory of Andy Geracimo)
Cello
*Massimo Amodio
Cello
*Tricia Balmer
Cello
*William Smyth
Cello
*Liz Tremblay
Bass
Eric Lee
Principal
Bass
**Reuven Rothman
Bass
**Patrick McPhail
Bass
**Cynthia Woods
Woodwinds
Flute
Amelia Lyon
Principal
(In memory of Russell Lyon)
Flute (and piccolo)
Esther Hwang
(For 2025-2026 season)
Flute (and piccolo)
*Graham McVeety
Flute (and piccolo)
*Rachel Szabo
Oboe
Ari Cohen Mann
Principal
(For 2025-2026 season)
Oboe
Melissa Scott
Principal
(Absent in 2025-2026 season)
Oboe (and english horn)
Julie Paul
Oboe
**Chieh-Ying Lu
Clarinet
Carina Canonico
Principal
Clarinet
Linda Craig
(Aureliana Krebs-Carstens Chair)
Clarinet (and auxiliary clarinets)
**David Gazaille
Bassoon
Ben Glossop
Principal
Bassoon
Katie Legere
Brass
Horn
Roberto Rivera
Principal
(For 2025-2026 season)
Horn
Olivier Brisson
Principal
(Absent in 2025-2026 season)
Horn
Cory Van Allen
Horn
Emily Cavers
Horn
Christina Michie
Trumpet
Brian Roberts
Principal
Trumpet
Mike Verner
Trumpet
**Janet MacRae
Trumpet
**Dan Tremblay
Trombone
Ben Perrier
Principal
Trombone
Susan Dustan
Bass Trombone
Luke Roussy
Trombone
**Collins Saunders
Tuba
Maxime Lepage
Principal
(In memory of Diane Coates-Milne)
Percussion
Percussion
Andrew Harris
Principal
(In memory of Janet Ferguson-Cook)
Percussion
**Brydone Charlton
Percussion
**Adam Falconi
Percussion
**Nate Mears
Harp - Keyboard
Harp
**Angela Schwarzkopf
Chair named in memory of Michael Davies
Piano/Celeste/Harpsichord
**Clare Marion
* Denotes auditioned substitute players
** Denotes extra players