2024 Shaw Orchestra - Shaw Festival Theatre

2024 Shaw Orchestra

CLARE SCHOLTZ (Oboe) enjoys a wide-ranging performing career, from soloist to chamber collaborator to orchestral musician,and is very happy to again be a part of the Shaw Festival.

DAVID ATKINSON (Keyboard Programmer) is thrilled to be back for his 7th season. Other recent credits: music director, Hamilton (National Tour); associate music director, & Juliet (Mirvish); programming, Great Comet (Crow’s).

MICHELE JACOT (Clarinet; April 19–July 21) performs regularly in pit orchestras,symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and as a soloist, in addition to teaching privately, adjudicating and conducting.

TIM MULLIGAN (Drums/Percussion) After 22 years touring internationally with shows such as Wicked, West Side Story, Cats, Evita and many others, I am honoured to join the Shaw Company.

ROB SOMERVILLE (Trombone) has performed inmany musical styles over a long and varied career in the GTA and surrounding area. Rob returns for his 15th season at The Shaw.

ANDY BALLANTYNE (Clarinet/Flute) has been active for over three decades as a performer, arranger, and composer in a wide range of musical styles, including jazz and musical theatre.

ERICA GOODMAN (Harp) Juno winning solo and recording harpist; she plays classical, contemporary, and chamber music. Recent productions at The Shaw include Sweeney Todd and A Grand Night for Singing.

BENJAMIN KERSEY (Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2) is a Toronto-based Franco-Ontarian musician in his first season at The Shaw. He is thrilled to be working with the amazing people credited here.

CHRISTINE PASSMORE (Horn) performs with groups including the National Ballet, Hamilton Philharmonic, the Esprit Orchestra, and the Hannaford Street Silver Band. This is her 13th season.

JEEWON KIM (Viola; April 19–May 25; September 30–December 22) returns for his 10th season. Second violin for 8 seasons. Freelancer on both instruments in the GTA.

ERICA BESTON (Violin/Concertmaster; April 19–July 14; October 16–November 17) former member of the Canadian Opera Company. Shows in Toronto include The Lion King, Les Misérables, Wicked, Young Frankenstein and many more.

JASON LOGUE (Trumpet) is a five-time Juno-award- winner, who has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dave Brubeck, Frankie Valli, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and his own band, ENNEAD.

ALEX GRANT (Cello) is in his 25th season. He freelances in Toronto and has been a member of the Blue Spruce Quartet since 2002.

ROSS MacINTYRE (Bass) has performed worldwide and is featured on over a hundred recordings, including thirteen Juno-nominated albums. His musical theatre credits include productions with Mirvish, Drayton and Canadian Stage.

Not Pictured:
CAITLIN BOYLE (Viola) is playing in My Fair Lady. Based in Hamilton, she teaches violin and viola, plays in the Isabel Quartet, and with orchestras throughout Southern Ontario.

DOUG MILLER (Flute) returns for his 11th season. He is Principal Flute, Niagara Symphony; performs with Mirvish Productions and Gallery Players of Niagara, and toured North America with various productions.

KATHRYN SUGDEN (Violin/Concertmaster; July 16–October 12; November 19–December 22) is in her 20th season at The Shaw and also performs regularly as an orchestral and chamber musician in the Toronto area.

The Shaw's Holiday Season
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Lerner and Loewe’s
My Fair Lady

The most beloved musical to ever hit the stage.

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A Christmas Carol 2024

The magic of Christmas returns as does the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge!

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