Some of our faculty have been working at NMC for over twenty years. More than half a dozen attended NMC as campers and staff.
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. Currently, she...
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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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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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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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Flute
Leonie Wall joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as second flutist in September 2004. Winner of the 2004 New York Flute Club Competition, she was a student of Timothy Hutchins at...
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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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Saxophone
Multiple Juno-award winning saxophonist, composer and educator Kelly Jefferson has a Bachelor of Music degree from McGill University in Montreal and a Master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music in...
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Faculty Accompanist
An accomplished solo and collaborative pianist, Yvonne Choi has had tremendous success working with both singers and instrumentalists in the Greater Toronto Area and Kitchener/Waterloo. Winner of the WLU Concerto...
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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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Beginner Strings
Kevin has served on the Board of Directors Ontario Music Educators Association as President, Regional Workshops, and Membership Director. Kevin now serves the OMEA board as Secretary, is Past President...
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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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Keyboard/Piano
Juno-nominated pianist and composer Chris Donnelly is one of the most captivating and versatile artists on today’s music scene. Trained simultaneously as a classical pianist and a jazz pianist, his genre-bending repertoire...
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Saxophone
Tara Davidson is a multi-JUNO Award nominated alto and soprano saxophonist who has performed around the world at such prestigious venues as New York City’s Carnegie Hall, the acclaimed North...
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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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Viola, Conductor
Conductor, Viola Faculty, Dynamic Ensemble Concert Host From camper to staff to senior staff to faculty…Dr. Tony has seen it all. Dr. Tony Nam-Hai Leong (“Dr. Tony” at camp) completed...
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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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