Kanata Symphony Orchestra

Kanata Symphony Orchestra
Members

Music Director: YVES LACOURSIERE
Yves Lacoursière began his music training at the age of 12. He studied saxophone under the direction of Noël Samyn at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec in Hull were he completed his Master's degree in 1999. On various opportunities, Yves has won prizes and grants in National musical competitions and in regional musical events organized by CIMF Radio station and the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec, in Hull.

Yves Lacoursière enjoys performing on stage playng classical music, popular music, or jazz. He has played at the Spectrum in Montréal, at the Maison de la culture of Gatineau, and at the Casino of Lac Leamy, with artists like Gregory Charles, Nathalie Choquette and Offenbach.

Yves has always been fascinated by symphonic and vocal music. He started studying as conductor in 1999 with professors Jean-François Rivest and Paolo Bellomia at the University of Montréal where he completed his Masters degree in conducting in 2003.

Concert Master: IAIN MACPHERSON
A busy and talented tenor and violinist, Iain Macpherson performs and teaches regularly throughout the Ottawa area. Mr. Macpherson began playing violin at the age of four with his first teacher Nancy Eadie (then Upper), a founding member of the Kanata Symphony Orchestra (KSO). He went on to study with Pauline McComb (Ottawa Symphony Orchestra) and Victor Pomer (NAC Orchestra). After playing in several orchestras, competitions and concerts, Mr. Macpherson put aside his beloved violin to pursue his love of singing. Mr. Macpherson earned two music degrees and a Bachelor of Education, after which he accepted a position teaching music at an elementary school in Kanata. There, Mr. Mac (as his students called him) initiated, designed and implemented the school's first full-time music program. Simultaneously, he picked up his violin once again, this time as concertmaster of the KSO. For more information about Iain's upcoming performances and his music studio, please visit www.macphersonmusic.com .


Violin I	Flute
Iain Macpherson,	Heidi Lagacé
Concert Master	Wendy Willianson-Scrim
Terry Leung +,	Isabelle McLeod
Assistant Concert Master
Marjorie Lacy	Oboe
Kevin Houston	Jonathan Werk
Khalid Ahmad	Heather Amundrud
Véronique Allard
Olga Osotkina	Clarinet
	Laura McElroy
Violin II	Steve Brooks
Cathy O’Hearn
Colin Sutherland	Bassoon
Ian Boyd	Lisa Hurst
Joan Richardson	John Gray
Jennifer Arrigo
Johanne Guitard *	French Horn
Navid Najafi	John Gray
Jordan Steingass	Alex Massett
Dorothy Forrester	Peter Trotscha
	Kathryn Gauthier
Viola
Julian Hughson	Trumpet
Betty Ahmad	Kim Howie *
Faye Hughson +	Brian Kasper
Nancy Eadie +	Bradley Hanson

Cello	Timpani
Andre Pelletier	Graham Carpenter
Rick Tersteeg
Matthew Morel
Carol Doutriaux
Rebecca Wemyss
Helena Ingr

Bass
Richard Lacy
Geneviève Thouin
Ann Downey

* Currently on leave.

+ Guest musician. Thank you for helping us with this concert!

The Kanata Symphony would also like to thank all the professional musicians and students from University of Ottawa's School of Music who give us a hand at our concerts.