Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute 2026

VIOLIN Paule Barsalou (ON), Julia Bowdring (NS), Dragan Djerkic (PQ), Mélanie Grenier (QC), Anna Hughes (ON), Jerzy Kaplanek (ON), Kimberly Meier-Sims (OH), Laura Nerenberg (ON), Margaret Parkin (ON), Gretchen Paxson-Abberger (ON), Stephanie Scholman (ON), Witold Swoboda (ON)

VIOLA Margaret Parkin (UK), Stephanie Scholman (ON)

CELLO Andrea Cook (ON), Iona Corber (QC), David Evenchick (PQ), Susan Gagnon (ON), Carole Sirois (QC), Emma Grant-Zypchen (ON)

BASS Doug Murphy (ON)

PIANO Ellen Berry (ON), Josée Desjardins (QC), Marnie Van Weelden (ON)

YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
Violin Jerzy Kaplanek (ON), Viola Christin Vlajk (ON), Cello Carole Sirois (QC), Piano Marnie Van Weelden (ON)

PRE-READING Jennifer Stacey (ON)

CELLO CHOIR David Evenchick (QC)

PERCUSSION Arun Pal (ON)

ORCHESTRAS Dragan Djerkic (QC), Margaret Parkin (UK)

ORCHESTRA ASSISTANT Doug Murphy (ON)

PIANO COLLABORATORS Norm Abbott, Catherine Freitag, Ken Gee, Kathleen King-Martin, Stephanie Mara, Ellen Meyer

OPTIONAL CLASSES
Adult Master Classes: various teachers, Chamber Music various teachers, Choir for Everyone! Marion Samuel-Stevens (ON), Composition Ashton Hart (ON), Fiddling for Violinists, Violists or Pianists Julia Bowdring (NS), Fiddling for Cellists Emma Grant-Zypchen (ON), Handbells Kathleen King-Martin (ON), Improv Laura Nerenberg (ON), Operetta Marion Samuel-Stevens (ON), Chloe Austin (ON), Organ for Pianists Kathleen King-Martin (ON), Percussion Arun Pal (ON), Viola for Violinists Stephanie Scholman (ON)

SECE Sharon Jones (ON)

ONLINE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT Paule Barsalou (ON), Margot Jewell (ON), Karen-Michèle Kimmett (ON), Gail Lange (ON), Joanne Martin (AB/FR)

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