The Music of Danny Elfman
Alice: The Wonderland Suite
Sleepy Hollow: Suite
Music From Spiderman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Beetlejuice Suite
INTERMISSION
The Simpsons : Main Title
Batman: The Animated Series
Dr Strange Universe of Madness
Corpse Bride Suite
Edward Scissorhands Suite
Batman/Batman Returns Suite
PROGRAMME
MUSICIANS
Jonathan Dagenais, Conductor
Mathieu Roy, Manager of artistic planning
Violin I
Justin Azerrad-Kendall *
Jerry Wang
Kent Swenson
Helen Hopfauf
Naomi Brown
Mattea Saayman
Alana Esty
Violin II
Gabi Nowicki*
Catherine Sirois-Delisle
Natalie Lacoste
Ghislain Granger
Wendy Hu
Seemah Mullally
Amy McCarty
Viola
Ryan Vis*
Rachel Ostic
Farid Mullally
Katie Muldoon
Cello
Jean-Francois Marquis*
Kelly Cooper
Oleana Gapey
Kara Lemberg
Alexane Lahaie
Double Bass
Ricardo De Rozario-Navas*
Emily Hsueh
Ceecee Holz
Ricardo De Rozario-Navas
Flute
Mandy Wilk*
Emily Calongcagong
Kyle Myrfield
Oboe
Mélanie Thériault
Ahmad Al-Jumaili*
Clarinet
Eric Gauthier*
Lizeth Gabriela Zambrano Ibagué
Felicia Persaud
Bassoon
Max Ostic*
Tomoko Swenson
Michele di Franco (Contrabassoon)
Horn
Mark Constantine*
Sophie Shah
Ian Tubman
Eamonn Kennedy
Chantal Prouse
Trumpet
Veronique Dupuis*
James Lamarche
Louis-Claude Campeau
Aaron Patterson
Nathalie Boisvert
Trombone
Denis Rousseau*
Annik Deguire
Murray Cuthbert (Bass Trombone)
Justin McLean (Bass Trombone)
Cimbasso
Alexandre Seaman
Piano
Simone Kim
Chloe Stewart
Tuba
Zachary Lavigne
Guitar
Jake Duncan
Theremin
Caroline Macleay
Percussion
Konrad Zetzsche*
Austin Laprade
Martin Hubert
Matthew Bouziotas
Elliot Gow-Kateb
Anthony Ducharme
CHOIR
Laurence Ewashko, Chorusmaster
Rhys Carrière-Webster, rehearsal pianist
Soprano
Liz Caswell
Allison Kennedy
Eliana Kennedy
Yuliia Lefter
Anna Lehn
Lauren MacDonald
Christine Muggeridge
Doretha Murphy
Andreanne Oddy
Amy Parsons
Tracy Sanmiya
Carmen Harris
Alto
Wanda Allard
Raquel Farrar
Allison Helmer
Rachel Hotte
Chantale Phan
Susanna Pollock
Mary Zborowski
Tenor
Elizabeth Burbidge
Alexandre Charest
Ilyas Jaffer
Aaron Kaiser
David Lafranchise
Jack McCracken
Peter Pundy
Brock Savignac
Alireza Tarviji
Mitchell Vallance
Pascal Viens
Bass
Terry Brynaert
Alain Franchomme
Nikhil Gopal
Marc Andre Jobin
Peter Maitland
Eugene Oscapella
Glen Seeds
Stephen Slessor
Victor Toma
Justin Willette
Jonathan Dagenais
Conductor
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Jonathan Dagenais (he/him) holds a master's degree in conducting from McGill University and a bachelor's degree in composition from the Université de Montréal. He conducts several ensembles in the Montreal area, including the Orchestre à Vents Non Identifié (OVNI), the McGill Wind Orchestra, the Orchestre pop symphonique de Montréal (OPSM), the Cercle Philarmonique de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and the Orchestre de jeux vidéo (OJV). Mr. Dagenais regularly serves as an adjudicator and/or clinician at more than 20 festivals and musical competitions across North America. Since 2017, he has been the artistic director of MusicFest Québec. He is also hired annually as a conductor for summer sessions at certain Canadian music camps and as a guest conductor for several Canadian honorary ensembles. He was selected to conduct the 2013 edition of the National Youth Band of Canada, the country's most prestigious honorary band. He is also a partner conductor and music education instructor for Twigg Music in Quebec and a Master Artist Educator for Yamaha Canada.
Laurence Ewashko
Chorusmaster
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Former conductor of the Vienna Boys’ Choir and Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Laurence Ewashko celebrates his 35th season of choral activity in the National Capital Region. As a choral clinician, vocal coach and adjudicator, he makes a significant contribution to the quality and appreciation of vocal music in Canada and abroad. Laurence has prepared choruses for many prestigious conductors, and he regularly does so at the National Arts Centre. A Full Professor of Choral Studies at the University of Ottawa, he conducts the School of Music’s two choirs. Laurence is a recipient of the prestigious Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting and numerous awards from the Canada Council of the Arts.
Ewashko Singers
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Formed in 1992 for a live broadcast marking 50 years of Radio Canada International, Ewashko Singers has developed into one of the most flexible vocal ensembles in the National Capital Region. From Beethoven, Mahler, and Verdi to Richard Rodgers and Howard Shore, they skillfully perform music across a wide range of genres and languages. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Laurence Ewashko, Ewashko Singers regularly highlights Canadian composers and showcases young Canadian talent. In addition to their own concerts, they often collaborate with other local choirs and music ensembles. Highlights with the National Arts Centre Orchestra include the JUNO Award–winning live recording of Ana Sokolović’s Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, and Harry Somers’s opera Louis Riel as part of Canada 150 celebrations.
Ottawa Pops Orchestra
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The Ottawa Pops Orchestra (OPO) is a community orchestra dedicated to programming orchestral pops repertoire in order to enrich and inspire the community through accessible, relevant, and passionate performances. Founded in the spring of 2017 by a collective of young musicians, OPO strives to bridge the gap between classical orchestral repertoire and popular music, curating innovative concerts that redefine the orchestral experience for today’s audience. Simply put, OPO inspires, engages, and educates the greater Ottawa/Gatineau area.