PROGRAM

Developing Artist Grants

Past Adjudicators

  • 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