Percussion
Kristofer Maddigan
Kristofer Maddigan a percussionist, drummer and composer based in Toronto, Canada. A member of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra since 2010, Kris also performs regularly with a wide range of groups including The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Hannaford Street Silver Band, The Canadian Opera Company, The Toronto Concert Orchestra, The Thunder-Bay Symphony, A Fantastica Batteria, and the Devah Quartet. As a composer, Kris has written music for 'My Virtual Dream' at Toronto's Nuit Blanche festival in 2013, and is currently writing the music for the upcoming indie video game 'Cuphead'.
Robert Slapcoff
Robert Slapcoff is currently principal percussionist with L'Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens and the Festival Orchestra at Lanaudière. He has also performed, toured, and recorded extensively with the OSM and many other groups including NACO, the SMCQ, and Les Violons du Roy. He has taught at all levels and is currently at Vanier College where he has run the percussion program since 1987.
Jonathan Wade
A native of Ottawa, Jonathan Wade received a Bachelor of Music degree in percussion from
the University of Ottawa, studying with Ian Bernard and Pierre Béluse. He went on to obtain
a D.E.S.S in timpani repertoire from the University of Montreal, with Louis Charbonneau.
Jonathan Wade has been a percussionist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra since
1982. He also performs with many fine ensembles including the Canadian National Brass
Project, Capital Brassworks and the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. He has performed
at major festivals including Festival de Lanaudière, Festival of the Sound, Toronto Summer
Music Festival, Music and Beyond and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival.
Jonathan also enjoys teaching. From 2002 to 2023, he was an adjunct professor of timpani
and percussion at the University of Ottawa. In addition to his private studio, he was the
percussion instructor at the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy from 1986 to 2009.
Jon is very active in the NAC's Education and Community Outreach program having
presented hundreds of concerts in the schools over the years with the percussion duo
'Bangers and Smash' and as a drummer with the 'Ragtime Brass'.