The National Academy Orchestra of Canada (NAO) provides an extraordinary opportunity for emerging young Canadian professional musicians to work as apprentice musicians alongside established professionals from some of Canada’s finest orchestras.

The NAO was founded in 1989 by conductor Boris Brott and is primarily based in Hamilton, Ontario. It is recognized as a Canadian National School for professional training, and each winter over 450 potential applicants audition from across Canada for a position in the orchestra.

Since its inception, the NAO has been the orchestra-in-residence for the acclaimed Brott Music Festival, Canada’s largest orchestral music festival. Each season features guest concertmasters and mentors from across the country, guest conductors, and internationally-renowned soloists, with performance opportunities ranging from full orchestra, to opera, and chamber.

Flute:
Sarah Pollard
Maggie Umanetz-Lertprasosak
Sara Traficante*

Oboe:
Jason Halliday
Emily Luo

Clarinet:
Yen-Han Chen
Tyler Song
Peter Stoll*

Bassoon:
Aviner Hartwick
Michael Quigley

Horn:
Madeleine Davis
Chia-Ying Lin
Laurianne Paradis
Paolo Rosselli

Trumpet:
Matheus Correa De Moraes
Christopher Reyes

Michael Fedyshyn*

Trombone:
Micah Kroeker
Kris Leslie

Bass Trombone:
Aaron Chan

Tuba:
Maxim Kemp

Percussion:
Matt Moore
Jacob Valcheff
Richard Moore*

Piano:
Vlad Soloviev*

Harp:
Erica Goodman*

Violins:
Concertmaster: Donovan Seidle*
Principal 2 nd : Emilie Pare*
Elsa Barozzi
Sienna MinKyong Cho
Kimberly Durflinger

Katrina Johnson
Allison Lee
Emma Reader-Lee
Talia Sinclair
William Sirois
Christopher Stork
Xueao Yang
Megan Jones*
Kenneth Kwan*

Violas:
Caitlin Boyle*
Rae Gallimore
Tristan Macaggi
Rebecca Miller
Ellis Yuen-Rapati

Cellos:
Haena Lee
Alistair Mariz
Aiden Russell
Noah Schuster

Bass:
Robert Wolanski*
Ricardo Marzoratti
Carlos Restrepo
Shaun Rogers

* denotes mentor