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 studied at the Glenn Gould School, McGill University and the University of Alberta. Megan is currently playing her 3rd season in the position of Acting Bass Trombone with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. She also performs regularly with the the Canadian Opera Company, the Esprit Orchestra, The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic, among others. She has held positions as Principal Trombone with the Victoria Symphony (1 year position), the Kingston Symphony, and as a musician with The Royal Canadian Artillery Band with the Canadian Armed Forces. As a conductor, she holds the position of Director of Music for The Regimental Band of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada leading a 35 piece military band. In chamber music, she is a founding member of both the Canadian Trombone Quartet and the Toronto Brass Quintet where she explores the art of arranging, and experimenting with new music for brass and loop stations. Always interested in new initiatives, Megan is on the artistic committee of the Canadian Women’s Brass Collective which promotes new performing and educational opportunities for women in brass. Megan is on faculty at the University of Toronto where she instructs trombone, chamber music and orchestral studies.
