Guelph Musicfest alumni
19 years have brought an array of fantastic performers and concerts. Thank you to everyone who has made Guelph Musicfest a success for two decades!
Performers
Cathy Anderson (cello)
Roman Borys (cello)
Sheng Cai (piano)
Cameron Crozman (cello)
Glyn Evans (tenor)
Mark Fewer (violin)
Sadie Fields (violin)
Janina Fialkowska (piano)
Colin Fox (actor)
David Gillham (violin)
Stewart Goodyear (piano)
Arlen Hlusko (cello)
Chiharu Iiuma (piano)
Anna Jennewein-Ronai (piano)
Jerzy Kaplanek (violin)
Brent Kingsbury (piano)
André Laplante (piano)
Bénédicte Lauzière (violin)
Brandon Leis (tenor)
Betty Maher (piano)
Stephanie Mara (piano)
Meredith McCallum (violin)
John Medina (baritone)
Paul Pulford (cello)
Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano)
Adam Riggs (cello)
Marion Samuel-Stevens (soprano)
William Shookhoff (piano)
Robert Silverman (piano)
Theresa Thibodeau (soprano)
Valerie Tryon (piano)
Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin)
Roman Borys (cello)
Sheng Cai (piano)
Cameron Crozman (cello)
Glyn Evans (tenor)
Mark Fewer (violin)
Sadie Fields (violin)
Janina Fialkowska (piano)
Colin Fox (actor)
David Gillham (violin)
Stewart Goodyear (piano)
Arlen Hlusko (cello)
Chiharu Iiuma (piano)
Anna Jennewein-Ronai (piano)
Jerzy Kaplanek (violin)
Brent Kingsbury (piano)
André Laplante (piano)
Bénédicte Lauzière (violin)
Brandon Leis (tenor)
Betty Maher (piano)
Stephanie Mara (piano)
Meredith McCallum (violin)
John Medina (baritone)
Paul Pulford (cello)
Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano)
Adam Riggs (cello)
Marion Samuel-Stevens (soprano)
William Shookhoff (piano)
Robert Silverman (piano)
Theresa Thibodeau (soprano)
Valerie Tryon (piano)
Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin)
Ensembles
AFIARA STRING QUARTET: Valerie Li (violin), Yuri Cho (violin), David Samuel (viola) & Adrian Fung (cello)
ANAGNOSON & KINTON: James Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton (piano duo)
CECILIA DUO: Sarah Nematallah (violin), Min-Jeong Koh (violin) & Ken Gee (piano)
CECILIA STRING QUARTET: Sarah Nematallah (violin), Min-Jeong Koh (violin), Caitlin Boyle (viola) & Rebecca Wenham (cello)
CECILIA STRING QUARTET: Sarah Nematallah (violin), Min-Jeong Koh (violin), Caitlin Boyle (viola) & Rachel Desoer (cello)
ENSEMBLE MADE IN CANADA: Elissa Lee (violin), Tawnya Popoff (viola), Rachel Mercer (cello) & Angela Park (piano)
FESTIVAL QUARTET: Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola), Paul Pulford (cello) & Ken Gee (piano)
FESTIVAL QUARTET: Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola), Katie Schlaikjer (cello) & Ken Gee (piano)
FESTIVAL TRIO: Sadie Fields (violin), Paul Pulford (cello) & Ken Gee (piano)
FIRE & GRACE: Edwin Huizinga (violin) & William Coulter (guitar)
GRYPHON TRIO: Annalee Patipatanakoon (violin), Roman Borys (cello) & James Parker (piano)
JERZY KAPLANEK QUARTET: Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Anthony D’Alessandro (piano), Mark Godfrey (bass) & Ethan Ardelli (drums)
MADAWASKA ENSEMBLE: Sarah Fraser Raff (violin), Anna Redekop (viola), Amber Ghent (cello) & Brett Kingsbury (piano)
MADAWASKA QUARTET: Jeewon Kim (violin), Sarah Fraser Raff (violin), Anna Redekop (viola) & Mary-Katherine Finch (cello)
PAYADORA: Rebekah Wolkstein (violin, vocals), Drew Jurecka (violin), Elbio Fernandez (vocals), Jesse Dietschi (double bass), Mark Camilleri (piano)
PENDERECKI STRING QUARTET: Jeremy Bell (violin), Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola) & Simon Fryer (cello)
PENDERECKI STRING QUARTET: Jeremy Bell (violin), Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola) & Katie Schlaikjer (cello)
QUARTETTO GELATO: Colin Maier (oboe), Adam Diderrich (violin), Matti Pulkki (accordian) & Kirk Starkey (cello)
RIDGE TRIO: David Gillham (violin), Thomas Landschoot (cello) & Chiharu Iinuma (piano)
ROLSTON STRING QUARTET: Luri Lee (violin), Emily Kruspe (violin), Hezekiah Leung (viola) & Jonathan Lo (cello)
SLIDE BY SLIDE: John Monkhouse, Dave Davidson, Jim Edwards & Susan Follows (trombone)
ST. PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET: Alla Aranovskaya (violin), Alla Krolevich (violin), Boris Vayner (viola) & Leonid Shukayev (cello)
TACTUS VOCAL ENSEMBLE: Stephanie Kramer (soprano), Catherine Roberston (artistic director, soprano), Valerie Nunn (alto), Daniel Cabena (countertenor), Glenn Peirson (tenor), Marcus Kramer (tenor), Gordon Burnett (bass), Neil McLaren (bass)
TRIO CONCERTANTE: Nancy Dahn (violin), Simon Fryer (cello) & Timothy Steeves (piano)
ZEMLINSKY QUARTET: František Souček (violin), Petr Střížek (violin), Petr Holman (viola) & Vladimír Fortin (cello)
ANAGNOSON & KINTON: James Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton (piano duo)
CECILIA DUO: Sarah Nematallah (violin), Min-Jeong Koh (violin) & Ken Gee (piano)
CECILIA STRING QUARTET: Sarah Nematallah (violin), Min-Jeong Koh (violin), Caitlin Boyle (viola) & Rebecca Wenham (cello)
CECILIA STRING QUARTET: Sarah Nematallah (violin), Min-Jeong Koh (violin), Caitlin Boyle (viola) & Rachel Desoer (cello)
ENSEMBLE MADE IN CANADA: Elissa Lee (violin), Tawnya Popoff (viola), Rachel Mercer (cello) & Angela Park (piano)
FESTIVAL QUARTET: Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola), Paul Pulford (cello) & Ken Gee (piano)
FESTIVAL QUARTET: Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola), Katie Schlaikjer (cello) & Ken Gee (piano)
FESTIVAL TRIO: Sadie Fields (violin), Paul Pulford (cello) & Ken Gee (piano)
FIRE & GRACE: Edwin Huizinga (violin) & William Coulter (guitar)
GRYPHON TRIO: Annalee Patipatanakoon (violin), Roman Borys (cello) & James Parker (piano)
JERZY KAPLANEK QUARTET: Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Anthony D’Alessandro (piano), Mark Godfrey (bass) & Ethan Ardelli (drums)
MADAWASKA ENSEMBLE: Sarah Fraser Raff (violin), Anna Redekop (viola), Amber Ghent (cello) & Brett Kingsbury (piano)
MADAWASKA QUARTET: Jeewon Kim (violin), Sarah Fraser Raff (violin), Anna Redekop (viola) & Mary-Katherine Finch (cello)
PAYADORA: Rebekah Wolkstein (violin, vocals), Drew Jurecka (violin), Elbio Fernandez (vocals), Jesse Dietschi (double bass), Mark Camilleri (piano)
PENDERECKI STRING QUARTET: Jeremy Bell (violin), Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola) & Simon Fryer (cello)
PENDERECKI STRING QUARTET: Jeremy Bell (violin), Jerzy Kaplanek (violin), Christine Vlajk (viola) & Katie Schlaikjer (cello)
QUARTETTO GELATO: Colin Maier (oboe), Adam Diderrich (violin), Matti Pulkki (accordian) & Kirk Starkey (cello)
RIDGE TRIO: David Gillham (violin), Thomas Landschoot (cello) & Chiharu Iinuma (piano)
ROLSTON STRING QUARTET: Luri Lee (violin), Emily Kruspe (violin), Hezekiah Leung (viola) & Jonathan Lo (cello)
SLIDE BY SLIDE: John Monkhouse, Dave Davidson, Jim Edwards & Susan Follows (trombone)
ST. PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET: Alla Aranovskaya (violin), Alla Krolevich (violin), Boris Vayner (viola) & Leonid Shukayev (cello)
TACTUS VOCAL ENSEMBLE: Stephanie Kramer (soprano), Catherine Roberston (artistic director, soprano), Valerie Nunn (alto), Daniel Cabena (countertenor), Glenn Peirson (tenor), Marcus Kramer (tenor), Gordon Burnett (bass), Neil McLaren (bass)
TRIO CONCERTANTE: Nancy Dahn (violin), Simon Fryer (cello) & Timothy Steeves (piano)
ZEMLINSKY QUARTET: František Souček (violin), Petr Střížek (violin), Petr Holman (viola) & Vladimír Fortin (cello)
Guelph Musicfest 2026 is grateful for the contributions of many individual supporters and you, the audience members!
This 20th Anniversary Season is dedicated to the memory of Diana Philbrick, a true lover of music and great supporter of Guelph Musicfest.
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