Michael Fedyshyn Michael Fedyshyn holds the position of Principal Trumpet of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. He can also be heard regularly in concerts with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, NACO and the Canadian Opera Company, and is a member of the Canadian National Brass Project, a large brass ensemble made up of players from orchestras across the country.
As soloist he has performed with 13 Strings of Ottawa, the Friends of Alec Wilder Series, multiple times with the HPO, and most recently in the premiere of Elizabeth Raum’s concerto for trumpet, Kupala Night.
A committed teacher, Michael has given coachings and clinics in a variety of settings in Canada and abroad, is an Instructor of Trumpet at Wilfred Laurier University, and acts as brass mentor for the National Academy Orchestra of the Brott Music Festival.
Robert Weymouth, from Brampton Ontario, is the Second Trumpet in the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and holds the same chair with the National Ballet Orchestra. Along with his permanent positions Robert has performed with many other orchestras both in Ontario and throughout Canada. He has performed as a soloist with many bands and orchestras including the Hannaford Street Silver Band, the Weston Silver Band and the National Academy Orchestra. Robert is also a member of the Hannaford Street Silver Band, and he maintains an active teaching studio.
Jessie Brooks has held the position of Principal Horn with both the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra since 2017. Prior to her current positions, Jessie held the position of Third Horn with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra (2011- 2016) and Principal Horn of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (2003-2009).
Jessie is an active freelancer in Toronto, and is a regular substitute in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company. She has also played in many Ed Mirvish productions in Toronto, most recently a run of Les Misérables (2024).
Jessie is an active teacher in Toronto and is on the creative committee of the Canadian Women’s Brass Collective.
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.
Tubist Jennifer Stephen is originally from Yellowknife, NT. She pursued her studies first at Memorial University of Newfoundland before attending Bowling Green State University, where she studied with renowned tubist Velvet Brown. Upon returning to Canada, Jennifer furthered her education at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Jennifer holds the position of Principal Tubist with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony as Principal Tubist, and is also an active freelance tubist in Ontario and across the country, performing with ensembles such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, National Ballet Orchestra of Canada, the Calgary Philharmonic, the Esprit Orchestra, and the Hamilton Philharmonic, among others. She is a member of the Hannaford Street Silver Band, and also an active chamber and session musician in Ontario. She is on faculty at the National Music Camp of Canada, and is a member of the Creative Committee of the Canadian Women’s Brass Collective.