Some of our faculty have been working at NMC for over twenty years. More than half a dozen attended NMC as campers and staff.
Beginning Strings
Ashly Mastromonaco is a highly qualified music educator and orchestra director with over 15 years of experience. She holds a Master of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Music...
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Music Theatre
Colleen Freeman-Scott is a musician, dancer, actress and teacher based in Toronto. After graduating from Randolph College, and Berklee Conservatory (scholarship winner) Colleen has been performing in productions including Beauty...
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String Conductor
Maestro Denis Mastromonaco is currently the Music Director for the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, Burlington Symphony Orchestra, York Symphony Orchestra and Mississauga Symphony Youth Orchestra. He is engaged in both symphonic...
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Conductor
Erin holds an Honours Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of Western Ontario (2010), and a Bachelor of Education (2011) from The University of Western Ontario. Erin is...
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Recorder
Niki Kazemzadeh is a music educator from Waterloo Ontario. She spends her days with young musicians from grades 1-6, helping them develop their creativity through the arts. As a teacher,...
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Drumline
Eric Froats‘ marching drumming experience spans over 30 years and includes many matching styles; such as Drumline, Fife and drum, and bagpipe drum corps performance. Eric has travelled to Glasgow...
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Flute
Praised for her “sweet and distinct tone” (Whole Note) “full of vibrant colours and virtuosity” (composer Alice Ping Yee Ho), Laurel Swinden has appeared in concert in Peru, Argentina, China,...
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Violin
Angel Wang has established herself as a violinist of exceptional virtuosity in both China and Canada in solo, chamber and orchestral settings. She is also the founder, artistic director and...
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Double Bass
Graham Smith is a bassist, composer, and educator based in Toronto. He has more than two decades of professional experience performing on both double bass and electric bass. His freelance...
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French Horn
Scott Wevers was appointed Principal Horn with the Canadian Opera Company in 2019 and has been a member of the National Ballet Orchestra horn section since 2006. As a freelancer,...
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Trumpet
Robert Weymouth is a leading voice among Canadian trumpet players. He is currently the Principal Trumpet of the Canadian Opera Company and the Second Trumpet of the National Ballet Orchestra....
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Trombone
Megan Hodge is an active freelancer, teacher and clinician on tenor and bass trombone, and has made Toronto her home for the past 19 years. Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Megan...
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Drums
JUNO Award winner Ernesto Cervini is a sought-after drummer, composer and bandleader and an influential presence on Canada’s modern jazz scene and beyond. He has documented his vision with the...
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Fiddle
MacDonald is from a family of musicians from the small village of Ironville, Cape Breton and began playing fiddle at a very early age. His fiddle education came mostly from...
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Cello
A passionate, wholehearted performer known for her ”vibrant cello playing” (The WholeNote), cellist Erika Nielsen has a multi-faceted career as a chamber musician, collaborative artist, orchestral player, and educator. Erika...
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Bass
Mark Godfrey is one of the most in-demand bass players on the Toronto jazz and creative music scene. Known for his strong sound and rhythmic presence on the instrument, Mark’s...
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Clarinet
Principal clarinetist with L’Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Rivières (OSTR) since 1987, and Les Grands Ballet Canadiens since 1996. Zaven Zakarian is a graduate of McGill University. Zaven has appeared as a...
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Viola
Ms. Umbrico is the music teacher at Listowel Central Public School, where she teaches programs for beginner band, strings and general music. She was a core member of Orchestra London...
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Tuba
Originally from Yellowknife, NT, Jennifer Stephen pursued her studies in Tuba Performance at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Bowling Green State University, and is a graduate of the Glenn Gould...
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Bassoon
Jill Solomon has been on faculty at NMC since 2001. She has been coming to camp almost every year since the first time she attended as a camper in grade 9....
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Oboe
Clare Scholtz completed her undergraduate music degree as a student of Rhadames Angelucci at the University of Minnesota, studied with Richard Killmer at the Aspen Music School and received her...
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Trumpet
Anita McAlister received a BMUS in Performance from the University of Toronto and a MMus in Solo Performance and Literature from the University of Western Ontario. An active freelancer in the Toronto...
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Percussion
Greg teaches music at Strathroy District Collegiate. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. He freelances in the London area with several groups, including Orchestra London, the...
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Trumpet
John MacLeod has led a distinguished career spanning 40 years on the Canadian music scene. His first major national and international exposure was as a soloist with Rob McConnell and...
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Trumpet
Jason Logue is a Canadian trumpet player, composer, and arranger, based in Toronto. He is best known for his Lead Trumpet work with John Macleod, David Clayton-Thomas, Brian Barlow, Emilie-Claire...
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Guitar
Guitarist Trevor Giancola is a staple of Toronto’s thriving jazz and creative music scene. He has performed as a member the Mike Murley Quartet, the Kelly Jefferson Quartet, Boptarts featuring Seamus Blake, Phil...
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Violin
Corey Lyle Gemmell, violinist, is a native of Hamilton, Ontario. He has distinguished himself as a soloist and chamber musician with performances in Canada, Germany, the United States and China. ...
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Clarinet
Ross Edwards is the principal clarinetist of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. He has held principal clarinet positions with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, Orchestra London and the Thunder...
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Jazz Big Band
Scott was born in Thunder Bay and now resides in Newmarket. He has studied at Humber College, Lakehead University and the Banff School of Fine Arts in both the Summer Jazz workshop and the Academy...
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Guitar
Born in 1964 in Ottawa, Robert (Bob) graduated from the University of Western Ontario where he was a student of Alan Torok and the recipient of the University Gold Medal for Performance...
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Symphonic Band
Ken Hazlett graduated from the University of Toronto (B. Mus. Ed.) where he studied tuba with Canadian Brass member, Charles Daellenbach. After graduating from the Faculty of Education at the...
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