Developing Artist Grants

Contemporary Dance

Tony Chong, Choreographer, dancer, artist

Joshua Beamish, Founder of MOVETHECOMPANY, Vancouver, and choreographer

Classical Music (Piano)

Dr. Michael Kim, Concert pianist and Dean of the Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University

Kathleen Solose, Classical pianist and Professor, University of Saskatchewan

Jazz Performance

Petr Cancura, Saxophonist and Programming Director, Ottawa International Jazz Festival

Min Rager, Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer

Ted Warren, Private jazz instructor

Acting (English Theatre)

Lydie Dubuisson, Playwright, director and curator

Ravi Jain, Founder and co- artistic director Why Not Theatre, Toronto

Jenna Rodgers, Dramaturg, Playwrights Lab, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Founding Artistic Director, Chromatic Theatre, Calgary

Acting (French Theatre)

Mathieu Chouinard, co-Artistic Director, Satellite Theatre, Moncton

Lorraine Pintal, O.C., Actor, author, producer, and Artistic Director of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Montreal

Gabriel Plante, Playwright, director and producer

Classical Music (Orchestral Instrument)

Yolanda Bruno, Violinist, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Susan Hoeppner, Soloist, chamber musician and performing and recording artist

Kimball Sykes, National Arts Centre Orchestra

Classical Vocal Performance

Spencer Britten, tenor, dancer and actor

Deantha Edmunds, Inuk soprano, soloist and recording artist

Dr. Jane Leibel, Professor of voice, Memorial University, Newfoundland

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Nora Shulman (The Glenn Gould School)

Richard Burdick (Regina Symphony Orchestra)

Calvin Dyck (Vancouver Island Symphony; Abbotsford Youth Orchestra)

Classical Music – Piano

Silvie Cheng (The Cheng² Duo; the Manhattan School of Music)

Dr. Ireneus Zuk (Queen’s University)

Dr. Corey Hamm (University of British Columbia)

Classical Vocal Performance

Dr. Caroline Schiller (Memorial University)

Stéphanie Lavoie (2009 Recipient of the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grant; Opéra de Québec; Brigade Lyrique)

Dr. Lisette Canton (The Ottawa Bach Choir; York University)

Jazz Performance

Allison Au (Juno-award winner)

John Geggie (Carleton University)

Tilden Webb (Jazz pianist)

Contemporary Dance

Jarett Siddall (2010 Recipient of The Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grant for Contemporary Dance; dancer and actor)

Brenda Gorlick (Choreographer, performer and educator)

Karen Jamieson (Karen Jamieson Dance Company)

Acting (French Theatre)

Anne-Marie Olivier (Actress and playwright

Lise Roy (UQAM)

Frédéric Dubois (The National Theatre School of Canada)

Acting (English Theatre)

Brian Quirt (Nightswimming)

Penelope Farfan (University of Calgary)

Steven Hill (Leaky Heaven Performance Society; Simon Fraser University)

Classical Vocal Performance

Julie Nesrallah
Mezzo-Soprano, CBC Media Centre

Christiane Riel
Soprano, Professor at the University of Ottawa

Deantha Edmunds-Ramsay
Classical singer/composer, 2017 REVEAL recipient

Classical Music – Piano

Elaine Keillor
Pianist, Musicologist, Carleton University

Michael Kim
Director and Professor at the University of Minnesota

Kathleen Solose
Professor of Piano, University of Saskatchewan

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Calvin Dyck
Concertmaster for the Vancouver Island Symphony, Director of the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra

Metro Kozak
Founder of the Sudbury Youth Orchestra

Wayne Toews
Conductor, Founder of the Conductors School, Saskatoon

Oscar Peterson Grant for Jazz Performance – Instrumental or Vocal

Joshua Rager
Pianist, arranger, composer and teacher based in Montreal

John Geggie
Performance Instructor, Jazz/Classical: Double Bass

Renee Rosnes
Canadian Jazz pianist and composer

Contemporary Dance

Mark Schaub
Artistic Director of Cirque du Soleil

Peggy Baker
Choreographer, Peggy Baker Dance, Toronto

Tony Chong
Choreographer, interpreter, photographer

Acting (English Theatre)

Brian Quirt
Artistic Director of Nightswimming

Sarah G Stanley
Associate Artistic Director of English Theater, NAC

Bob White
Director of New Plays, Stratford Festival, Member of the Order of Canada

Acting (French Theatre)

Anne-Marie Olivier
Author, storyteller and actor, Artistic Director and Co-Executive Director, Le Théâtre du Trident

Robert Reid
Director and Professor at Théâtre ACCT

Alain Jean
Executive Director at Centre des auteurs dramatique

Classical Vocal Performance

Alan Corbishley
Baritone, voice teacher, Executive and Artistic Director, BC Living Arts, Kamloops, BC

James Wright
Supervisor of Performance Studies School for Studies in Art & Culture:Music Carleton University

Deantha Edmunds-Ramsay
Classical singer and composer, recipient of The Hnatyshyn Foundation Indigenous Art Award

Classical Music – Piano

Ireneus Zuk
Pianist, Associate Director, Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen's University

Christina Petrowska Quilico
Pianist, Professor, Piano Performance and Musicology, York University

Arthur Rowe
Professor of Piano, University of Victoria

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Jessica Linnebach
Violinist, Associate Concertmaster, National Art Centre, Ottawa

Dr. Oleg Pokhanovski
Violinist, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba

Suzanne Snizek
Flutist, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria

Oscar Peterson Grant for Jazz Performance – Instrumental or Vocal

Joshua Rager
Pianist, arranger, composer and teacher based in Montreal

Patrick Feely
Guitarist, chamber musician, Artistic Director, The Guitar Society of Brantford

Petr Cancura
Saxophonist and Programming Director of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival

Contemporary Dance

Parise Mongrain
Director of Quebec Office, Dancer Transition Resource Centre

Peggy Baker
Choreographer, Peggy Baker Dance, Toronto

Brenda Gorlick
Choreographer, performer, instructor, Associate Artistic Director of Winnipeg Studio Theatre

Acting (English Theatre)

John Muggleton
Manager of Youth and Adult Programming at Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group

Kim Selody
Artistic Director, @phtheatre.org

Bob White
Director of New Plays, Stratford Festival, Member of the Order of Canada

Acting (French Theatre)

Anne-Marie Olivier
Author, storyteller and actor, Artistic Director and Co-Execuive Director, Le Théâtre du Trident

Marilyn Castonguay
Actor, entertainer

Danielle Le Saux-Farmer
Actor, director, Artistic Director of Théâtre la Catapulte, Ottawa

Classical Vocal Performance

Alan Corbishley
Baritone, voice teacher, Executive and Artistic Director, BC Living Arts, Kamloops, BC

James Wright
Supervisor of Performance Studies School for Studies in Art & Culture: Music Carleton University

Deantha Edmunds-Ramsay
Classical singer and composer, recipient of The Hnatyshyn Foundation Indigenous Art Award

Classical Music – Piano
Ireneus Zuk
Pianist, Associate Director, Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen's University

Christina Petrowska Quilico
Pianist, Professor, Piano Performance and Musicology, York University

Arthur Row
Professor of Piano, University of Victoria

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Jessica Linnebach
Violinist, Associate Concertmaster, National Art Centre, Ottawa

Dr. Oleg Pokhanovski
Violinist, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba

Suzanne Snizek
Flutist, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria

Oscar Peterson Grant for Jazz Performance – Instrumental or Vocal

Joshua Rager
Pianist, arranger, composer and teacher based in Montreal

Patrick Feely
Guitarist, chamber musician, Artistic Director, The Guitar Society of Brantford

Peter Cancura
Saxophonist and Programming Director of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival

Contemporary Dance

Parise Mongrain
Director of Quebec Office, Dancer Transition Resource Centre / Centre de ressources et transition pour danseurs

Judith Garay
Assistant Professor, Contemporary Dance, Simon Fraser University

Brenda Gorlick
Choreographer, performer, instructor, Associate Artistic Director of Winnipeg Studio Theatre

Acting (English Theatre)

Nicola Cavendish
Canadian theatre and film actress

Eric Coats
Artistic Director at the GCTC, Ottawa

Kim Selody
Artistic Director, @phtheatre.org

Bob White
Director of New Plays, Stratford Festival, Member of the Order of Canada

Acting (French Theatre)

Anne-Marie Olivier
Author, storyteller and actor, Artistic Director and Co-Execuive Director, Le Théâtre du Trident

Marilyn Castonguay
Actor, entertainer

Danielle le Saux-Farmer
Actor, director, Artistic Director of Théâtre la Catapulte, Ottaware

Classical Vocal Performance

Alan Corbishley

Baritone, voice teacher, Executive and Artistic Director, BC Living Arts, Kamloops, BC

James Wright

Supervisor of Performance Studies School for Studies in Art & Culture: Music Carleton University

Deantha Edmunds-Ramsay

Classical singer and composer, recipient of a REVEAL Hnatyshyn Foundation Indigenous Art Award

Classical Music – Piano

Ireneus Zuk

Pianist, Associate Director, Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen's University

Christina Petrowska Quilico

Pianist, Professor, Piano Performance and Musicology, York University

Kathleen Solose

Professor of Piano, University of Saskatchewan

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Julian Armour

Cellist, Artistic and Executive Director of Music and Beyond, Ottawa

Jessica Linnebach

Violinist, Associate Concertmaster, National Art Centre, Ottawa

Dr. Oleg Pokhanovski

Violinist, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba

Oscar Peterson Grant for Jazz Performance – Instrumental or Vocal

Joshua Rager

Pianist, arranger, composer and teacher based in Montreal

Patrick Feely

Guitarist, chamber musician, Artistic Director, The Guitar Society of Brantford

Petr Cancura

Saxophonist and Programming Director of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival

Contemporary Dance

Parise Mongrain

Director of Quebec Office, Dancer Transition Resource Centre / Centre de ressources et transition pour danseurs

Peggy Baker

Choreographer, Peggy Baker Dance, Toronto

Brenda Gorlick

Choreographer, performer, instructor, Associate Artistic Director of Winnipeg Studio Theatre

Acting (English Theatre)

Sarah Garton Stanley

Associate Artistic Director of English Theatre, National Arts Centre

Kevin Orr

Associate Professor, Department of Theatre, University of Ottawa

Bob White

Director of New Plays, Stratford Festival, Member of the Order of Canada

Acting (French Theatre)

Anne-Marie Olivier

Author, storyteller and actor, Artistic Director and Co-Execuive Director, Le Théâtre du Trident

Marilyn Castonguay

Actor, entertainer

Danielle le Saux-Farmer

Actor, director, Artistic Director of Théâtre la Catapulte, Ottawa

Classical Vocal Performance

Amanda Brunk

Producer/Resident Music Director, The Singer’s Theatre

Michael Meraw

James Wright

Supervisor of Performance Studies School for Studies in Art & Culture: Music Carleton University

Classical Music – Piano

Richard Boulanger

Professor, Department of Music, Moncton University

Cécile Desrosiers

Pianist and harpsichordist, Associate Professor of Piano at Carleton University

Roland Graham

Music Director, Southminster United Church, Ottawa

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Elaine Keillor

Joan Harrison

Musician, educator, Artistic Director, Capital Strings Collective Community Orchestra

Christina Petrowska Quilico Pianist, Professor, Piano Performance and Musicology , York University

Jazz Performance – Instrumental or Vocal

Patrick Feely

Guitarist, chamber musician, Artistic Director, The Guitar Society of Brantford

Mike Rud

Guitarist and songwriter

Petr Cancura

Contemporary Dance

Peggy Baker

Choreographer, Peggy Baker Dance, Toronto

Karen Jamieson

Karen Jamieson Dance

Parise Mongrain

Acting (English Theatre)

Nicola Cavendish

Kim Selody

Artistic Director, Presentation House Theatre, North Vancouver

Bob White

Director of New Plays, Stratford Festival, Member of the Order of Canada

No grant in Acting - English Theatre was awarded this year.

Acting (French Theatre)

Guy Mignault

Artistic Director of the Théâtre français de Toronto

Lesley Leichtweis Bernardi

Philippe Soldevila

Artistic Director of Théâtre sortie de secours

Classical Vocal Performance

Donna Brown

Professor, University of Ottawa & Conservatoire de Montréal

Amanda Brunk

Producer and Resident Music Director, The Singer’s Theatre

James Wright

Supervisor of Performance Studies School for Studies in Art & Culture: Music at Carleton University

Classical Music – Piano

Richard Boulanger

Professor at the Department of Music of Moncton University

Cécile Desrosiers

Pianist and harpsichordist, Associate Professor of Piano at Carleton University

Roland Graham

Music Director, Southminster United Church, Ottawa

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Peter D. England

Bassoonist with the Prairie Winds Woodwind Quintet and program director of the Saskatoon Community Bands

Joan Harrison

Musician, educator, Artistic Director, Capital Strings Collective Community Orchestra

Christina Quilico

Pianist, Professor, Piano Performance and Musicology, York University

Jazz Performance – Instrumental or Vocal

Patrick Feely

Guitarist, chamber musician, Artistic Director, The Guitar Society of Brantford

Mike Rud

Guitarist and songwriter

John Geggie

Bassist, Ottawa

Classical Ballet

Lindsay Fischer

Artistic Director, YOU dance, Principal Ballet Master, National Ballet of Canada

Lawrence Gervais

Classical ballet instructor

Vanessa Harwood

Classical ballet teacher, actor

This year, there were no successful candidates in the ballet category.

Contemporary Dance

Peggy Baker

Choreographer, Peggy Baker Dance, Toronto

Karen Jamieson

Karen Jamieson Dance

Louise Lecavalier

Dancer, producer, artist

Acting (English Theatre)

Todd Duckworth

Film and theatre actor

Kim Selody

Artistic Director, Presentation House Theatre, North Vancouver

Bob White

Director of New Plays, Stratford Festival, Member of the Order of Canada

Acting (French Theatre)

Guy Mignault

Artistic Director, Théâtre français de Toronto

Robert Reid

Associate Professor, Theatre Department, Concordia University

Philippe Soldevila

Artistic Director, Théâtre sortie de secours

Classical Vocal Performance

Cyrille-Gauvin Francoeur

Musical theatre director, Quebec

Jane Leibel

Professor of Voice, Memorial University, NL

Taras Kulish

Director, McGill Chamber Orchestra

Classical Music – Piano

Gwen Beamish

Lecturer, Piano, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University

John Hansen

Associate Professor, Piano, Acadia University, Nova Scotia

Roland Graham

Music Director, Southminster United Church, Ottawa

Classical Music – Orchestral Instrument

Calvin Dyck

Violinist, teacher, and conductor, Abbotsford, BC

James Wright

Supervisor of Performance Studies School for Studies in Art & Culture at Music Carleton University

Metro Kozak

Violinist and retired professor, Toronto

Jazz Performance – Instrumental or Vocal

Lorne Kellett

Instructor, Jazz Studies, Capilano University, North Vancouver)

Jan Jarczyk

Pianist, composer, and Professor, McGill University

John Geggie

Bassist, Ottawa

Classical Ballet

Andre Lewis

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Robert Desrosiers

Ballet Jörgen

John Ottman

York University

Contemporary Dance

Paul-André Fortier

Choreographer, Fortier Danse Creation, Montreal

Julia Sasso

Choreographer, Toronto

Peggy Baker

Choreographer, Peggy Baker Dance, Toronto

Acting (English Theatre)

Andy McKim

Artistic Director, Theatre Passe Muraille

Brian Quirt

Artistic Director, Nightswimming Theatre, Toronto, and the Banff Centre

Kim Selody

Artistic Director, Presentation House Theatre, North Vancouver

Acting (French Theatre)

Alain Jean

Director General of the Association des théâtres francophones du Canada

Jean D. Marchand

Actor and director, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Montréal

Robert Reid

Associate Professor, Theatre Department, Concordia University

2013 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

Andy McKim

Robert Chafe

Nicola Cavendish

Acting (French Theatre)

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Alain Jean

Geneviève Pelletier

Ballet

Etienne Lavigne

Leica Hardy

Lawrence Gervais

Classical music (piano)

John Hansen

Michael Kim

Christina Petrowska

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Fabien Gabel

Wayne Toews

Nora Shulman

Classical Vocal Performance

Barb Montalbetti

Michael Meraw

Caroline Schiller

Jazz

Andrew Craig

Renee Rosnes

Paul Tynan

Contemporary Dance

Alvin Erasga Tolentino

Louise Lecavalier

Michael Trent

2012 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

Marti Maraden

Vanessa Porteous

Robert Metcalfe

Acting (French Theatre)

Guy Mignault

Luce Pelletier

Philippe Soldevila

Ballet

Frank Augustyn

Karen Jamieson

William Thompson

Classical music (piano)

Brent Barraclough

Louise Bessette

Anton Kuerti

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Robert Cram

Tania Miller

Anne Rapson

Classical Vocal Performance

Kathy Gable

Rosemarie Landry

Kinza Tyrrell

Jazz

Richard Gagnon

Dave Restivo

Campbell Ryga

Contemporary Dance

Karen Jamieson

Davida Monk

Tedd Robinson

2011 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

Camyar Chai

Lise Ann Johnson

Danielle Irvine

Acting (French Theatre)

Richard Lebel

Eric Jean

Marie-Ginette Guay

Ballet

John Ottmann

Lindsay Fischer

Paul Destrooper

Classical music (piano)

Stephen Runge

Isolde Lagacé

David Jalbert

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Jean-Francois Guay

Walter Prystawski

Lucas Waldin

Classical Vocal Performance

Benjamin Butterfield

Donald Bell

Laura Whalen

Jazz

Fraser Hollins

Michel Lambert

Mike Allen

Contemporary Dance

Brent Lott

Merrilee Hodgins

2010 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

Caleb Marshall

Bradley Moss

Scott Burke

Acting (French Theatre)

Claude Guilmain

Jacques Leblanc

Louise Laprade

Ballet

Grant Strate

Andrea Boardman

Bengt Jörgen

Contemporary Dance

Sasha Ivanochko

Wen Wei Wang

Robin Poitras

Classical music (piano)

James Anagnoson

Bruce Vogt

Edmund Dawe

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Lynn Kuo

Richard Roberts

Philippe Djokic

Classical voice

Timothy Vernon

Isabel Bayrakdarian

Kim Mattice Wanat

Jazz

Joel Miller

Ingrid Jensen

Jodi Proznick

2009 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

Martin Bragg, Toronto

Glynis Leyshon, Victoria

Jillian Keiley, St. John's

Acting (French Theatre)

Michel Dumont, Montreal

Roland Mahé , Winnipeg

Andrei Zaharia, Moncton

Ballet

Margaret Kaufmann , Montréal

Francois Chevennement, Edmonton

Mary Jago-Romeril, Toronto

Contemporary Dance

Tedd Robinson, Ottawa

Gerry Morita, Edmonton

Peggy Baker, Toronto

Classical music (piano)

Dr. Ireneus Zuk, Kingston

Lawrence Jones,Brandon

John Hansen, Wolfville

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Guillaume Tardif, Edmonton

Robert Uchida, Halifax

David Currie, Ottawa

Classical voice

Donald Bell, Professor, Calgary

Lyne Fortin, Montréal

Garry Gable, Saskatchewan

Jazz

David Braid, Toronto

Roddy Ellias, Montreal

Ian McDougall, Victoria

2008 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

Michael Shamata, Victoria

Lois Brown, St. John's

Perry Schneiderman, Toronto

Acting (French Theatre)

Marcia Babineau, Moncton

Daniel Cournoyer, Edmonton

Geneviève Pineault, Sudbury

Ballet

Igor Dobrovolskiy, Moncton

Anik Bissonnette, O.C., Montreal

Joysanne Sidimus, Toronto

Contemporary Dance

Brent Lott, Winnipeg

Marie Beaulieu, Montreal

Judith Garay, Vancouver

Classical music (piano)

Gérald Lévesque, Québec City

Arthur Rowe, Victoria

Marilyn Engle, Calgary

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Brian Sand, St. John's

Nora Bumanis, Edmonton

Gwen Hoebig, Winnipeg

Classical voice

Helen Pridmore, Sackville

Lynn Channing, Regina

Mel Braun, Winnipeg

Jazz

Phil Nimmons, O.C., O. Ont., Toronto

Richard Gagnon, Montreal

Jane Bunnett, Toronto

2007 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

John Lazarus, Kingston

Linda Moore, Halifax

Dr. Gerald Lenton-Young, Regina

Acting (French Theatre)

Brigitte Haentjens, Montreal

Guy Mignault, Toronto

Maurice Arsenault, Caraquet

Ballet

Merrilee Hodgins, Ottawa

David LaHay, Kelowna

Nancy Kilgour, Calgary

Contemporary Dance

David Earle, C.M., Guelph

Michael Montanaro, Montreal

Anne Flynn, Calgary

Classical music (piano)

Stéphane Lemelin, Ottawa

Kristina Szutor, St. John's

David Louie, Toronto

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Jeremy Berkman, Vancouver

Elaine Klimasko, Ottawa

Jeremy Brown, Calgary

Classical Vocal Performance

Nancy Hermiston, Vancouver

Daniel Lichti, Waterloo

Hélène Fortin, Quebec City

Jazz

Christine Jensen, Montreal

Barry Elmes, Toronto

André Lachance, Vancouver

2006 Adjudicators

Acting (English Theatre)

Jackie Burroughs - Toronto

Ruth Smillie - Regina

Steven Schipper - Winnipeg

Acting (French Theatre)

Monique Mercure, C.C. - Montreal

Gill Champagne - Quebec City

Joël Beddows - Ottawa

Ballet

Veronica Tennant, C.C. - Toronto

Igor Dobrovolskiy - Moncton

Marquita Witham-Lester - Vancouver

Contemporary Dance

Brian Webb - Edmonton

Tony Chong - Ottawa

Sylvie Pinard - Montreal

Classical music (piano)

Louis-Philippe Pelletier - Montreal

Jane Coop - Vancouver

Jean Desmarais - Ottawa

Classical music (orchestral instrument)

Martin Riseley - Edmonton

Judy Loman - Toronto

Joanna G'froerer - Ottawa

Classical Vocal Performance

Julie Nesrallah - Ottawa

Sylvia Richardson - Brandon

Michel Ducharme - Quebec City

Jazz

Oliver Jones, O.C., C.Q. - Montreal

Lorne Lofsky - Toronto

Lenny Solomon - Toronto

Jurors

Acting (English Theatre)

Jean-Louis Roux, C.C., C.Q. - Montreal

Mieko Ouchi - Edmonton

Paul Lefebvre - Ottawa

Ballet

Celia Franca, C.C., O.Ont. - Ottawa

Jean Grand-Maître - Calgary

Gizella Witkowsky - Belleville

Classical music

Terence Tam - Halifax

Gwen Thompson - Vancouver

Douglas Sturdevant - Ottawa

Classical voice

Joseph Rouleau, O.C., G.O.Q. - Montreal

Lynn Channing - Regina

Jane Leibel - St. John's

Jazz

Oscar Peterson, C.C., C.Q., O.Ont. - Toronto

Brad Turner - Vancouver

John Geggie - Ottawa