Past Members of the Ensemble

Kensington Sinfonia is proud of its nearly 30 years of presenting music in Calgary. Here we recognize past members and artistic contributors to the ensemble and thank them for their artistic contribution over the years. 

LEADER and ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

John Lowry, 1988-1993

Edmond Agopian, 1993-2006

Donovan Seidle, 2006-


VIOLIN

John Lowry

Stephanie Soltice

Robert Penner

Joan Barrett

Lise Boutin

Peter Visentin

Theresa Kraucunas

Patricia van der Sloot

Edmond Agopian

Fiona Carnie

Bonnie Louie

Karen Krout

Xiao Wing Wu

Jeffrey Plotnik

Steve Bryant

Laura Chenail

Anna Kozak

Stephanie Soltice-Johnson

Jan Amsel

Diane Lane

Andrea Neumann

Adriana Lebedovich

Emily Westell

Donovan Seidle

Brinna Brinkerhoff

Keiko Takahashi

Brigit Knecht

Steve Lubiarz

Minnie Kwon

Jeremy Gabbert


CLARINET

Steve Amsel

Joyce Colquhoun


OBOE

Jean Landa

David Sussman

Melody Braybrook

CELLO

Pierre Tessier

Tom Mirhady

Tom Megee

Janet Kuschak

Peter Parthun

Laura Schlessinger

Karen Youngquist

Beth Root Sandvoss

Jeehoon Kim

Andrea Case

Nigel Boehm

Olena Kilchyk

David Morrissey

Kirill Kalmykov

Raphael Hoekman

Tom Megee


CONTRABASS

Laurie Meijer-Drees

Graeme Mudd

Patricia Bereti

Charles Garrett

Tyler Belluz

Matthew Heller


BASSOON

Stephen Franse

Michael Hope 


HARP

Jennifer Swartz

Lori Gemmel


TRUMPET

Gareth Jones


SAXOPHONE

Clark Reid


PERCUSSION

Robert Fenske

Glenn Price

Kyle Eustace

VIOLA

Nicholas Pulos

Johannes Gurth

Sue Jane Bryant

Arthur Bachmann

Carl Boychuck

Chris Sandvoss

Ron Komarniski

John Thompson

Dean O'Brian

Jay Gupta

Liza Scriggins

Michael Bursey

Bradley Ottesesn

Megan Singer

Marcin Swoboda


KEYBOARD

Peter Togni

Richard Troeger

Christine Azad

Janice Waite

Kathy Domain

Karen Neary

Charles Foreman

Colleen Athparia

Grace Moore

Neil Cockburn

Julia Haager

John Bouz


HORN

William Hopson

Laurie Matiation

Kurt Kellan

Heather Wootton


FLUTE

Genevieve Blanchard

Lauren Eselson

Gwen Klassen

Philippa Fullerton


COMMISSIONED COMPOSER

Arthur Bachmann

Allan G. Bell

Donovan Seidle

Nova Pon

Phil Hansen

Peter Togni

SOLOIST

John Lowry, violin

Genevieve Blanchard, flute

Richard Troeger, harpsichord

Marilyn Zweifel, soprano

Michael Hope, baritone

Robert Penner, violin

Tom Mirhady, cello

Edmond Agopian, violin

Patricia Van der Sloot, violin

Peter Parthun, cello

Janet Kuschak, cello

Arthur Bachmann, viola

Howard Engstrom, trumpet

David Sussman, english horn, oboe

Marilyn Engle, piano

Jeremy Brown, saxophone

Jennifer Swartz, harp

Janice Waite, piano

Charles Foreman, piano

Stephen Franse, bassoon

Paul Dornian, clarinet

U of C String Quartet

   Edmond Agopian, violin

   Olga Kotova, violin

   Christofer Sandvoss, viola

   Amanda Forsyth, cello

Donald Bell, baritone

Steve Amsel, clarinet

Amanda Forsyth, cello

Steve Bryant, violin

Laura Schlessinger, cello

Gwen Klassen, flute

Stephanie Soltice-Johnson, violin

Peter Parthun, cello

Vladimir Levtov, piano

Andrew Emig, trumpet

Xiau Ming Wu, violin

James Scott, trombone

Jan Amsel, violin

Bonnie Louie, violin

Jeehoon Kim, cello

Michelle Todd, soprano

Philippa Fullerton, flute

Gareth Jones, trumpet

Beth Root Sandvoss, cello

Victor Coelho, lute

Laurie Matiation, horn

Heather Wootton, horn

Lauren Eselson, flute

Tisha Murvihill, harp

Andrea Neumann, violin

Liza Scriggins, viola

Paul Grindlay, bass baritone

Boris Bonchev, horn

Diane Lane, violin

Jacqui Lynn Fidlar, soprano

Emily Westell, violin

Michael Michalak, trumpet

Donovan Seidle, violin

Voicescapes:

    Julie Harris, soprano

    Christina Jahn, soprano

    Jerald Fast, tenor

    Paul Grindley, baritone

Neil Cockburn, organ

Chellan Hoffman, harpsichord

Phil Hansen, cello

Kathleen van Mourik, piano

Andrea Kovago, mezzo-soprano

John Goulart, guitar

Brinna Brinkerhoff, violin

Jeff Neufeld, piano

Dean O'Brien, viola

John Thompson, viola

Sara Hahn, flute

Osmond Chiu, viola

Emily Phernambucq, flute

Adam Zinatelli, trumpet

Michael Hope, bassoon

Joshua Lee, cello

Amici String Programme
   Rena Far, violin

   Amy Toth, violin

   Onyx Davidson, violin

Tom Megee, cello

Patricia Bereti Reid, contrabass

Stev Lubiarz, violin

Kirill Kalmykov, cello