The Orchestra

Saskatoon’s Orchestra!

Eric Paetkau – Music Director Emeritus
Baton supported by Poplar Dell Farm & Scrase Farms in memory of Dr. R. H. D. (Bill) Sykes.

VIOLIN 1

Michael Swan – Concertmaster

Jacqueline Nutting – Assistant Concertmaster

Lillian Jen-Payzant

Joan Savage

Simon Fanner

Maxim Pletnev

Samara Caldwell

Shion Tamashiro

Elisha Ruo

Katia Pletneva

 

VIOLIN 2

Oxana Ossiptchouk – Principal
Chair supported by Kathryn Warden & Peter Stoicheff

Karen Bindle – Assistant Principal

Drusilla Waltz

Christina Barry (On Leave)

Talant Kosmosbekov (On Leave)

Kevin MacMillan

Wagner Barbosa

Robert Yang

VIOLA

James Legge – Principal
Chair supported by the Viola Section of the Saskatoon Philharmonic Orchestra

Saache Heinrich – Assistant Principal

Miles Buchwaldt

Jeremy Janzen

Sarah ter Velde

Gideon Weisman

CELLO

Joel MacDonald – Principal

John Payzant – Assistant Principal

Bernadette Wilson

Carman Rabuka

Christina Bakanec

Scott McKnight

BASS

Troy Morris – Principal
Chair in memory of Wayne Turner

David Humphrey – Assistant Principal

Stephen Kreuger

Zachary Carter (On Leave)

Rhett Schroeder

Cameron Breiter

FLUTE

Joey (Xiaoying) Zhuang – Principal
Chair supported by Lilian and Doug Thorpe

Allison Miller – Principal (On Leave)

Brenda Moats (Flute, Piccolo)

OBOE

Erin Brophey – Principal
Chair supported by Anne and Neil Reddekopp

Kevin Junk (Oboe, English Horn)

CLARINET

Margaret Wilson – Principal
Chair supported by Theresa Aubin-Singh, Sanjeev Singh, and Family

Gilles Turcotte

BASSOON

Stephanie Unverricht – Principal

Marie Sellar (Bassoon, Contrabassoon)

HORN

Carol-Marie Cottin – Principal
Chair supported by William and Suzanne Dust

Arlene Shiplett

Samuel Dmyterko

TRUMPET

Terry Heckman – Principal
Chair supported by Ken and Sharon Thomas

Aaron Bueckert

TROMBONE

Don Schmidt – Principal

Brian Unverricht

Dawn McLean Belyk

TUBA

Brent Longstaff – Principal
Chair supported anonymously

TIMPANI

Darrell Bueckert – Principal

PERCUSSION

Brayden Krueger – Principal
Chair supported by the Ewing Family in memory of Earl and Mary Ewing

Brad Litster

BASSOON EMERITUS

Peter Gravlin

FLUTE EMERITUS

Randi Nelson

CELLO EMERITUS

Lahni Russell