About
Taught by a staff that includes most of the principals of the brilliant Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, woodwind, brass and percussion majors at McGill benefit from a complete and carefully structured curriculum. First-rate ensemble experience in the Orchestral Training Program includes performing opportunities with the McGill Symphony Orchestra, Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Wind Symphonies. Smaller chamber ensembles, such as Brass Choir, Percussion Ensemble, wind quintet, brass ensembles and saxophone ensembles, complete a thorough ensemble program intended to prepare a student for a professional career.
In addition to private lessons and guest master classes, woodwind, brass and percussion majors also receive instruction in orchestral repertoire classes, providing the invaluable experience and knowledge of the symphonic repertoire that allow McGill graduates to consistently win major awards and scholarships, as well as important auditions for the best orchestras in Canada, the USA and abroad.
Brass Area Chair:
Andrew Dunn, M.A. LRAM
Woodwind Area Chair:
nuoboe [at] gmail [dot] com (Jacqueline Leclair)
Percussion Area Chair:
Aiyun Huang
Flute:
Denis Bluteau
Carolyn Christie, B.Mus.(McG.)
Danièle Bourget
Heather Howes, B.Mus., M.Mus.(McG.)
Timothy Hutchins, Dip. L.G.S.M.(Guildhall), B.A. Hons. Mus.(Dal.)
Abe Kestenberg
Cindy Shuter, B.Mus.(Tor.)
Oboe:
Theodore Baskin, B.Mus.(Curtis), M.Mus.(Auckland)
nuoboe [at] gmail [dot] com (Jacqueline Leclair)
Normand Forget
Clarinet:
Simon Aldrich
Robert Crowley, B.Mus.(Eastman), M.Mus.(Cleveland)
Alain Desgagné, Premier Prix (Conservatoire du Quebec), M.Mus. (Northwestern), Performance Certificate (Northwestern)
Michael Dumouchel, B.Mus.(Eastman)
Abe Kestenberg
Bassoon:
Stéphane Lévesque, Premier Prix(Conservatoire de Montréal) M.Mus.(Yale)
Martin Mangrum
Saxophone:
Peter Freeman, L.Mus., B.Mus., M.Mus.(McG.)
Abe Kestenberg
French Horn:
Denys Derome
Jean Gaudreault, LL.L.(Montr.), Graduate, Conservatoire de Musique de Québec
John Zirbel, B.Mus.(Wisc.)
Trumpet:
Russell DeVuyst, B.Mus.Ed.(Boston Cons.), M.Mus.(New England Cons.)
Andrew Dunn
Paul Merkelo, B.Mus.(Eastman)
Trombone:
James Box
Trevor Dix
David Martin
Pierre Beaudry
Tuba/Euphonium:
Sasha Johnson
Dennis Miller
Percussion:
Aiyun Huang
Fabrice Marandola
Shawn Mativetsky, B.Mus., M.Mus.(McG.)