Trumpets
Stéphane Beaulac
Stéphane Beaulac holds the position of 3rd trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since the beginning of the 2014-15 season. Prior to that he was a leading solo, chamber and orchestra trumpet player in Canada. Since 2002, he has held the position of Principal trumpet of the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montréal under Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Additionally, he has been invited to fulfill various positions in orchestras around Canada and Asia, among them: principal trumpet with the Seoul Philharmonic, associate principal trumpet with the Toronto Symphony and second trumpet with the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa. He has performed under the direction of numerous renowned conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gustavo Dudamel, Zubin Mehta, Kent Nagano, Herbert Bloomstedt and Pinkas Zuckermann. As a soloist, Mr. Beaulac has performed various concertos from J.S. Bach's Brandenburg concerto #2 to Henry Tomasi's Concerto with the Orchestre Métropolitain, I Musici, the McGill Chamber Orchestra and the Montreal chamber Orchestra. He has participated in many recordings, notably with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain, as well as a CD recording in 2006 with organist Vincent Boucher on Atma label (ACD2 2369).
Karen Donnelly
Following three successful seasons (1996-1999) as Acting Principal Trumpet of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Karen Donnelly was unanimously appointed Principal Trumpet in October 1999. Prior to this, she held the position of Principal Trumpet with Orchestra London (Canada) from 1994-1996. A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Karen found the trumpet in her school band program and later studied music at the University of Regina and McGill University. Karen has been featured with professional orchestras, community amateur orchestras, and many local school bands. Chamber performances include the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Rideau Lakes Brass Quintet, and the large ensemble, Capital BrassWorks. In 2008, Capital Brass Works released its third album, “Gabriel’s Sister” featuring Ms. Donnelly as soloist. Ms. Donnelly joined the teaching staff at the University of Ottawa in 2002, and since 2009, Karen has been assisting with the Leadingnote “Orchkidstra” program. Karen has given master classes in Switzerland, Mexico, China, United States, United Kingdom and Canada from coast to coast.
Robin Doyon
A native of East Angus, Québec, Robin Doyon was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in September 2008. Since that appointment, he has appeared as soloist with the ESO, as well as the Red Deer Symphony and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble.
He received his Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Classical Interpretation at the University of Montréal with Jean-Luc Gagnon. He has studied with many masters of the trumpet, including Allen Vizzutti, Jens Lindemann, and James Thompson. In 2002, he was Laureate of the National Music Festival, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra Competition, and the Radio-Canada Young Artists Competition.
Mr. Doyon has also been the recipient of numerous other prizes, including the 2007 prix avec Grande distinction from the Montréal Conservatory of Music. He has been a member of the Grand Ballet of Canada Orchestra, and is a regular performer with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the Laval, Longueuil, and the Metropolitan orchestras. He also performed with the Contemporary Ensemble of Montréal and the Contemporary Music Society of Québec. Robin currently teaches at the University of Alberta.
Michael Fedyshyn
Michael Fedyshyn is principal trumpet with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. can also be heard regularly in concerts with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the Canadian Opera Company, as well as Esprit Orchestra, G27 and the Hannaford Street Silver Band. Other performances have included concerts with the Montreal and Winnipeg symphonies, as well as ScotiaFest, the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival and the Canadian Brass.
As a soloist he has performed with the Toronto Sinfonietta, 13 Strings, G27 Orchestra, Silverthorn Symphonic Winds, and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra as well as various student/amateur ensembles. Recent recordings include the Juno Award-nominated Palej: The Poet and the War (2013) with G27, Brahms on Brass (2011) with the Canadian Brass, and Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 “Leningrad” (2010) with the TSO.
A student of Robert Oades, Vincent Cichowicz, and Andrew McCandless, Michael began playing the trumpet at the age of 12, in an elementary band room in Cornwall, Ontario. A graduate of the University of Ottawa, and the Glenn Gould School of the RCM, he is also an alumnus of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, as well as the National Academy Orchestra, and Helmut Rilling’s FestivalEnsemble in Stuttgart, Germany.
Michael has given clinics and coachings in a variety of settings, for the trumpet and brass students of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, RCM Glenn Gould School, Ottawa University, ScotiaFest, and acts as Brass Mentor for the National Academy Orchestra of the Brott Music Festival. He is currently an Adjunct Instructor in the Music Department of Redeemer University College, Instructor in Trumpet at Mohawk College, and Brass Coach of the Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
Michael is a Bach (Conn-Selmer) artist and plays Bach Bb and C trumpets and cornets.
Paul Jeffrey
Paul Jeffrey joined the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as Second/Utility Trumpet in September of 2007. He also performs with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Musik Barok, and Groundswell. Paul has performed at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, the Winnipeg Jazz Festival and at Rainbow Stage. He has previously held positions with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Paul has performed and been broadcast with orchestras across North America including the National Arts Centre, the Toronto Symphony, the Canadian Opera Company, the Vancouver Symphony, and the Oregon Symphony.
Paul earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and his Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His teachers have included Vincent Cichowicz, Frank Kaderabek, David Bilger, Michael Sachs and Larry Knopp.
Summer festivals include the Tanglewood Music Center, the Marlboro Festival, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. A winner of the Pacific Spotlight competition, Paul was featured in a recital that was broadcast on CBC Radio Two.
An active music educator, Paul works with the Winnipeg Youth Orchestras and the University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra brass sections. He is a regular clinician with various school boards throughout Manitoba and is a sessional instructor at Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba.
Paul Jeffrey is a recipient of the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award and a Canada Council Grant.
Larry Knopp
Larry Knopp began his career as acting principal trumpet of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at the age of 20. He has also held positions as principal trumpet with Orchestra London, the Hamilton Philharmonic, the CBC Radio Orchestra, as well as the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and is currently principal trumpet of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Larry has performed and recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, as well as the three tenors.
Larry completed his Master's degree at Northwestern University, where he played in the Chicago Civic Orchestra, and studied with Vincent Cichowicz. He has finished the academic work for his Doctoral degree at the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Barbara Butler.
As an educator and conductor with a Bachelor of Education Degree, Larry has directed ensembles from junior high to university levels, and has recently finished appointments as visiting Professor of trumpet at the Eastman School of Music and the Northwestern University School of Music. Larry is active as a clinician throughout North America, Australia and Asia. As a faculty member at many summer festivals Larry attracts numerous students to Vancouver, teaching at the University of British Columbia.
Larry has performed as a soloist and recitalist on television as well as CBC local and national radio, including solo performances with the Edmonton Symphony, Orchestra London, the Hamilton Philharmonic, the Vancouver Symphony, the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, and the Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra.
Larry is a Yamaha artist.
Larry Larson
Larry Larson just wrapped up 30 years as Principal Trumpet of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. He was a frequent soloist with the KWS in both classical and Pops programming, including giving the world premieres of the trumpet concertos by John Estacio (2017) and Scott Good (2009). Larry also developed and presented ten original Pops programs with trombonist/conductor David Martin, under the “Men With Horns” banner, ranging from Swing and Big Band, to Hits Of The ‘60s, and a Yuletide Spectacular.
Outside of the KWS, he enjoys quite the varied musical life, which includes leading his own jazz quintet, “Larry’s Jazz Guys,” duo recitals with harpist Lori Gemmell, and serving as trumpet and brass coach for the National Youth Orchestra of Canada since 2007.
He is a member of Andrew Burashko’s “Art Of Time Ensemble,” with whom he has recorded and toured throughout North America. Larry has recorded two CDs with the Canadian Brass, and has performed in supporting orchestras for Herbie Hancock, Brian Wilson, Diana Krall, Jann Arden, Roger Hodgson, and YES, among others.
Larry grew up in Chicago, and is a proud graduate of DePaul University, where he was a student of Ross Beacraft. He also spent two years in the studio of legendary Adolph “Bud” Herseth while Larry was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Larry is honoured to be a part of this incredible collective of wonderful musicians and dear friends from across Canada.
Benamin Raymond
Benjamin Raymond studied at the Trois-Rivières Conservatory of Music, McGill University and the Quebec Conservatory of Music. He has been on the Quebec professional scene since the age of 17. He regularly performs as a freelancer with the majority of musical groups in Quebec, notably, Les Violons du Roy, I Musici, La Sinfonia by Lanaudière, at the Symphonic Orchestras of Quebec, Trois-Rivières and Sherbrooke.
As a soloist, he has performed several times with Les Violons du Roy and I Musici. He played the first trumpet for the Violins du Roy's 25th anniversary tour leading the ensemble at Carnegie Hall in New York. New York critics have praised his work.
More recently, he was heard on the first trumpet of the Metropolitan Orchestra in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 10. In the world of baroque music, since 2006, he has performed with the Arion ensemble in Montreal and the Tafelmusik ensemble in Toronto. During his studies, he was twice a member of the World Youth Musical Orchestra. A versatile musician, we can also hear him on Patrick Watson's latest album. Since the fall of 2014, Benjamin Raymond has been a trumpet teacher at the Montreal Conservatory of Music.
Robert Weymouth
Robert Weymouth is a leading voice among Canadian trumpet players. He is currently the Principal Trumpet of the Canadian Opera Company and the Second Trumpet of the National Ballet Orchestra. Robert has played with many other orchestras including tours and performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Center Orchestra, as well as many other orchestras across Canada. He also performs as solo cornet with the Hannaford Street Silver Band and is a member of the Canadian National Brass Project and the Toronto Brass Quintet.
Robert is an in demand soloist having recently performed with the National Academy Orchestra, the Weston Silver Band and the Hannaford Youth Band. As a soloist Mr. Weymouth has won first prize at both Provincial and National levels.
Mr. Weymouth completed his studies at the Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Andrew McCandless and Barton Woomert. He also studied as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the Hannaford Youth Band. Robert maintains an active teaching studio and regularly presents clinics and masterclasses to all ages.
Adam Zinatelli
Adam Zinatelli has been Principal Trumpet of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009, and has performed as guest Principal Trumpet with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Les Violons du Roy. Adam’s debut solo recording ‘Fifteen Feet Closer to the Sky’ will release in November 2023, composed entirely of premiere recordings. He is a founding member of the Canadian National Brass Project, and has been featured as a soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary’s Kensington Sinfonia, and the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, among others. Adam studied at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto with Andrew McCandless, and at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Michael Sachs.
Adam Zinatelli is a Yamaha Artist.