These talented high school and university students from across the province make up the Nova Scotia Youth Wind Ensemble. Bold indicates a returning member.
2020-2021
Flute/Piccolo
Ella Burtt, Charles P. Allen High School
In my free time, I enjoy playing piano, reading, playing ringette, hiking/camping. I want to go to university but I haven’t decided on my field of study yet! I’m interested in languages, social studies, history and music.
Sarah Goguen, Auburn Drive High School
I can play guitar and saxophone, too. Some of my other interests are drawing and painting, as well as baking. As of right now, I have no firm future plans. All I know is that I want it to involve music and be fun.
Mary Henderson, North Nova Education Centre
In addition to flute, I play saxophone, piano and sing. In the future, I want to continue working on music and see what happens next year!
Kate Noftell, Park View Education Centre
Rachel Roy, Charles P. Allen High School
Besides music, I’m interested in sports and I play soccer and hockey. I haven’t decided what I want to do in the future, not yet.
Oboe
Sarah MacInnis, Cobequid Educational Centre
I like singing, musicals, and reading, and hope to become an actress.
Simone Smith
Bassoon
Logan Deveau, Millwood High School
I also play saxophone, guitar and bass. I would like to earn a History and Music degree, and become a professor or a historian.
Sasha Dill, Acadia University
Kaisa Morrison, Acadia University
In addition to playing bassoon with the NSYWE, I play piano, guitar, and ukulele. If I’m not doing something musical, I’m knitting or crocheting. I love playing bassoon and would like to do it professionally.
Clarinet
Isabelle Conrad, Dalhousie University
I also play bass clarinet and piano, and I like to draw in my free time. I’m currently studying math/economics, so I guess we’ll see where that takes me!
Makayla Gerroir, West Kings District High School
Besides playing – and I like to think excelling on – the clarinet, I’m a competitive horse rider in the Hunter-Jumper category. I dream about becoming a vet one day.
Lauren Kearns, Prince Andrew High School
I’m just learning the flute, but you will also find me playing hockey, rugby, or doing things for student council. I hope to teach band at the high school level for the Halifax Regional Centre for Education.
Sydney Klenavic, Dartmouth High School
Keely Lenihan, Lockview High School
Anneka Miller, Lockview High School
I play bass clarinet, flute, and tenor saxophone. I’m in Grade 12 and hope to study Music Education at university.
Bass Clarinet
Thomas Josey, Dartmouth High School
Outside of NSYWE, I play piano, guitar, bass guitar and, baritone saxophone, I also make time to play football. The future? No idea!
Sohyun (Kate) Woo, Citadel High School
Saxophones
Keigan Allen, Lockview High School
Brogan Bishop, Citadel High School
Caroline Boulter, North Nova Education Centre
I also play flute, piano and I play violin with the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra. And, I enjoy teaching violin. For sports, I play soccer, rugby and softball. I hope to pursue music as my undergrad degree.
Madison Card, Avon View High School
I play the baritone sax with NSYWE but I can also play the alto and tenor saxes, too. I’m in Sea Cadets now and considering becoming a musician in the Navy. Or, a music teacher.
Samantha Conrad, Lockview High School
Johnathan MacKinnon, Lockview High School
I love performing jazz in small ensembles. Besides being passionate about music, I exercise frequently. I’m hoping to earn a Bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from the University of Toronto. From there, I hope to get into medical school and become a physician.
Daniel Moser, Acadia University
Besides saxophone, I play clarinet and piano. Looking forward, my main goal is to graduate from university.
Trumpet/Coronet
Chloé Duguay, Cobequid Educational Centre
I’m in the IB program, which takes up a lot of my time. Outside of school and band, I’m part of a pre-professional ballet training program. I look forward to travelling post COVID and attending university, although I’m undecided between music performance and a geography/environmental science degree.
Kristina Forbes, North Nova Education Centre
I also play French Horn and sing; outside of band, I really like basketball. My plan is to attend Acadia University and pursue a career in music.
Rishi Shard, Citadel High School
Outside of music, I like baseball and video games. I’m not sure what my future holds; I’m figuring it out as I go.
Joseph Yurchesyn, Prince Andrew High School
When I’m not playing trumpet, I like to swim. I want to go to universty but I haven’t finalized which classes I want to take.
French horn
Emma Barrett, Glace Bay High School
Ameilia Parks, Citadel High School
I’m a Grade 11 student at Citadel High School, and I have been studying the French horn for three years with Julie Cuming as my principal instructor. Ameilia She has been a member of the Halifax Regional Arts Symphony Orchestra and Halifax Regional Arts Wind Ensemble, and was to play with the National Youth Band in 2020 before the pandemic, and hopes to join the NYB in 2021. This year saw Ameilia creating and editing educational content for children and youth programs through drama, music and visual arts. She is excited to be returning for her third year playing with the Nova Scotia Youth Wind Ensemble.
Trombone
Nolan Beaudin, Central Kings Rural High School
Charlie Cook, Sir Robert Borden Junior High School
In addition to trombone, I play the guitar and drums. In my spare time, I like video games and drawing. I hope to become a video game designer/developer/artist; well, you get the idea.
Noah Haase, Park View Education Centre
I also play accordion, the Sousaphone and the tuba. I want to study Engineering after high school.
Lauren Inglis, Liverpool Regional High School
Besides NSYWE, I also play in the Mersey Band, the Liverpool Regional High School Concert and Jazz bands, and I play piano, too. I would like to study music in university.
Simon Rostis, Citadel High School
I play piano and do some composing. I like to draw, bike and listen to classical music. In the future, I would like to go to architectural school or study conducting.
Euphonium
Cameron Boulter, North Nova Education Centre
While I play euphonium with the NSYWE, I also play trombone, classical guitar and voice. For sports, I’m involved in hockey, soccer, and baseball. After high school, I would like to study musical theatre or trombone. Or, both!
Aiden Kawahara, Prince Andrew High
In past years, I played tuba with the NSYWE; this year, I’m moving to euphonium. I play video games in my leisure time and hope to become a professional musician.
Tuba
Innes Burtt, Charles P. Allen High School
I also play piano and bass guitar, and I really like mountain biking. I’m not sure, yet, what I would like to do after high school.
Sidney Lee, Charles P. Allen High School
Aside from playing the tuba, I also play piano and guitar. I used to be a highland dancer and have two rabbits. I am currently working towards getting a scholarship for Saint Mary’s University, so I can study criminology.
Dylan Rutledge, Lockview High School
I love playing the tuba and I also play trombone and euphonium. Ultimately, I’d like to be a band teacher/music director after university.
Brooklynn Williams, Glace Bay High School
In addition to clarinet, I play clarinet, trombone and piano. I’m still deciding whether I want to pursue music as a career or becoming a veterinarian.
Percussion
Brady Gillis, Lockview High School
I also like to play guitar and keyboards. Outside of music, I have varied interests that include baseball, beekeeping, and Scouts. I’m not sure about where life will take me; maybe something to do with music.
Erin Inglis, University of King’s College
I play percussion. I am currently in my first year of university, studying arts at the University of Kings College and music at the Dalhousie Fountain School of Performing Arts. In my free time, I enjoy reading and painting and, of course, making music!
2019-2020
ALTO SAXOPHONE: Keigan Allen, Lockview High School; Meagan Benwell, Sackville High School; Sam Johnston, Charles P. Allen High School; Daniel Moser, Lockview High School
BARITONE SAXOPHONE: Madison Card, Avon View High School; Devin Oakes, Alumni
BASS CLARINET: Isabelle Conrad, Lockview High School; Thomas Josey, Dartmouth High School; Sohyun Woo, Citadel High School
BASS TROMBONE: Kyle Bauld, Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus; Nolan Beaudin, Central Kings Rural High School
BASSOON: Logan Deveau, Millwood High School; Sasha Dill, Central Kings Rural High School; Kaisa Morrison, Central Kings District High School; Cassandra Oakes, Parkview Education Centre
CLARINET: Emma Forsyth, J. L. Isley High School; Sydney Klenavic, Dartmouth High School; Keely Lenihan, Lockview High School; Jessy MacNeil, Prince Andrew High School; Abigail Mendel-Elias, Hants East Rural High School; Anneka Miller, Lockview High School; Emma Wilkie, Horton High School
EUPHONIUM: Cameron Boulter, North Nova Education Centrel; Abby Rhynold, Central Kings Rural High School
FLUTE/PICCOLO: Ella Burtt, Charles P. Allen High School; Nicola Downward, Charles P. Allen High School; Nellena Gilmet, Glace Bay High School; Mary Henderson, North Nova Education Centre; Daniel MacInnis, Cobequid Educational Centre; Kate Noftell, Park View Education Centre
FRENCH HORN: Emma Barrett, Glace Bay High School; Mason Crober, Dartmouth High School; Jay Le Lacheur, Lockview High School; Ameilia Parks, Citadel High School
OBOE: Mitchell Larkin, Kings Edgehill School
PERCUSSION: Janne Bross, Sackville High School; Trinity Conrad, Lockview High School; Erin Inglis, Prince Andrew High School; Shay Keefe, Lockview High School; Blake Shepherd, Munro Academy
PIANO: Ilan Mendel, Halifax West High School
TENOR SAXOPHONE: Samantha Conrad, Lockview High School; Xingliang Li, Citadel High School
TROMBONE: Lauren Inglis, Liverpool Regional High School; Ilan Mendel, Halifax West High School; Simon Rostis, Citadel High School
TRUMPET: Luke Dobson, Charles P. Allen High School; Chloé Duguay; Cobequid Educational Centre; Jaylyn Harri, Citadel High School; Eytan Mendel-Elias, Hants East Rural High School; Shaw Nicholson, Citadel High School; Evan Pierce, Charles P. Allen High School; Joseph Yurchesyn, Prince Andrew High School
TUBA: Innes Burtt, Madeline Symonds Junior High School; Aiden Kawahara, Prince Andrew High School; James Meers, Park View Education Centre; Dylan Rutledge, Lockview High School
2018-2019
ALTO SAXOPHONE: Samantha Conrad, Lockview High School; Sam Johnston, Charles P. Allen High School; Shirin Mehrpooya, Charles P. Allen High School; Daniel Moser, Lockview High School
BARITONE SAXOPHONE: Keigan Allen, Lockview High School; Devin Oakes, Nova Scotia Community College
BASS CLARINET: Isabelle Conrad, Lockview High School; Sohyun Woo, Citadel High School
BASSOON: Myles Fox, Cobequid Educational Centre; Kaisa Morrison, Central Kings District High School; Cassandra Oakes, Parkview Education Centre
CLARINET: Sydney Hood, Horton High School; Alexandra Keefe, Dr. John Hugh Gillis High School; Sydney Klenavic, Dartmouth High School; Keely Lenihan, Lockview High School; Jessy MacNeil, Prince Andrew High School; Lucas March, North Nova Educational Centre; Abigail Mendel-Elias, Hants East Rural High School; Anneka Miller, Lockview High School; Caitlyn Skelhorn, Halifax West High School
EUPHONIUM: Kyle Bauld, Citadel High School; Jillian Rowan, Lockview High School; Abby Rhynold, Central Kings Rural High School; Evan West, Halifax West High School
FLUTE/PICCOLO: Ella Burtt, Charles P. Allen High School; Nicola Downward, Charles P. Allen High School; Nellena Marie Gilmet, Glace Bay High School; Daniel MacInnis, Cobequid Educational Centre; Georgia Sinclair, Charles P. Allen High School
FRENCH HORN: Albany Goucher, Central Kings Rural High School; Claire Hartlen, Cobequid Educational Centre; Julianne Le Lacheur, Lockview High School; Ameilia Parks, Ridgecliff Middle School
OBOE: Jessica Carver, Avon View High School; Sarah Perrault, Homeschool
PERCUSSION: Trinity Conrad, Harold T. Barret Junior High School; Zachary Fraser, Sydney Academy; Svenja Hoffmann, Halifax West High School; Maddie Tufts, Lockview High School
TENOR SAXOPHONE: Madelyn Carter, Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School; Mitchell Hiscock, Glace Bay High School; Xingliang Li, Citadel High School
TROMBONE: Nolan Beaudin, Central Kings High School; Lauren Inglis, Liverpool Regional High School; Hannah Patrice Lever, Cobequid Educational Centre; Ilan Mendel, Halifax West High School; Simon Rostis, Citadel High School
TRUMPET: Luke Dobson, Charles P. Allen High School; Gillian Fuller, Horton High School; Bralee Hiscock, Glace Bay High School; Eytan Mendel-Elias, Hants East Rural High School; Shaw Nicholson, Citadel High School; Evan Pierce, Charles P. Allen High School; Jaylyn Harrie-Publicover, Citadel High School; Tyson Walsh, Millwood High School; Gwendolyn Williams, Liverpool Regional High School
TUBA: Breton Hickey, Acadia University; Aidan Kawahara, Prince Andrew High School; Maxim Kemp, Citadel High School; Dylan Rutledge, Lockview High School
2017-2018
ALTO SAXOPHONE: Ryan Kingston, Charles P. Allen High School; Shirin Mehrpooya, Charles P. Allen High School; Daniel Moser, Lockview High School; Zachary Robinson, Digby Regional High School; Sophia Waddell, St. Mary’s University; Christina Wong, Glace Bay High School
BARITONE SAXOPHONE: James Lloyd, Dalhousie University; Devin Oakes, Park View Education Centre
BASS CLARINET: Isabelle Conrad, Lockview High School; Anneka Miller, Georges P. Vanier Junior High School
BASSOON: Corrine A. Ambler, Alumnus; Jonah Innis, Avon View High School; Kaisa Morrison, Central Kings District High School
CLARINET: Kieran Bhaskara, Dalhousie University; Jonathan Fewer, Musquodoboit Rural High School; Sydney Hood, Horton High School; Sarah Johnston, Charles P. Allen High School; Alexandra Keefe, Dr. John Hugh Gillis High School; Bailey Lenihan, Lockview High School; Morgandy Levy, Acadia University; Lucas March, North Nova Educational Centre; Celine Opitz, Horton High School; Alyssa Wells, Avon View High School; Katrina Whitenect, Musquodoboit Rural High School
EUPHONIUM: Kyle Donald Bauld, Citadel High School; Emily Riding, Park View Education Centre
FLUTE: Nicola Downward, Charles P. Allen High School; Miranda Goodman, North Nova Educational Centre; Arlene Johnson, Prince Andrew High School; Daniel MacInnis, Cobequid Educational Centre; Georgia Sinclair, Charles P. Allen High School
FRENCH HORN: Grace Day, Millwood High School; Kate DesRoches, Citadel High School; Claire Hartlen, Cobequid Educational Centre; Julianne LeLacheur, Lockview High School; Sara Murphy, Lockview High School
OBOE: Jessica Carver, Avon View High School
PERCUSSION: Zachary Fraser, Sydney Academy; David Scott, Acadia University; Maddie Tufts, Lockview High School; Felicia Wassom, Lockview High School; Raquel Wassom, Dalhousie University
TENOR SAXOPHONE: Emma Barr, Horton High School; Mitchell Hiscock, Glace Bay High School
TROMBONE: Macarius Burton, Charles P. Allen High School: Sophie Haverstock, Charles P. Allen High School; Lauren Inglis, Liverpool Regional High School; Duncan Linsdell, Charles P. Allen High School; Ilan Mendel, Halifax West High School
TRUMPET: Aiden Deveau, Charles P. Allen High School; Gillian Fuller, Horton High School; Bralee Hiscock, Glace Bay High School; Shaw Nicholson, Citadel High School; Evan Pierce, Charles P. Allen High School; Evan Shaw, Prince Andrew High School; Alec Thompson, Avon View High School; Tyson Walsh, Millwood High School; Gwen Williams, Liverpool Regional High School
TUBA: Breton Hickey, Glace Bay High School; Maxim Kemp, Citadel High School; Dylan Rutledge, Lockview High School
2016-2017
ALTO SAXOPHONE: Ryan Kingston, Charles P. Allen High School; Sophia Waddell, St. Mary’s University; Nicolas Wannamaker, Auburn Drive High School; Christina Wong, Glace Bay High School
BARITONE SAXOPHONE: James Lloyd, Dalhousie University; Devin Oakes, Park View Education Centre
BASS CLARINET: Miranda King, Halifax West High School
BASSOON: Corrine A. Ambler, Charles P. Allen High School; Jonah Innis, Avon View High School; Kathleen Lane, Sackville High School
CLARINET: Kieran Bhaskara, Charles P. Allen High School; Jonathan Fewer, Musquodoboit Rural High School; Abigail Greek, Auburn Drive High School; Sydney Hood, Horton High School; Sarah Johnston, Charles P. Allen High School; Bailey Lenihan, Lockview High School; Lucas March, North Nova Educational Centre; Alyssa Wells, Avon View High School; Katrina Whitenect, Musquodoboit Rural High School
E-FLAT CLARINET: Morganda Levy, Horton High School
EUPHONIUM: Ross Macintosh, Cobequid High School; Emily Riding, Park View Education Centre
FLUTE: Katelyn Alward, Lockview High School; Jessica Bennett, Horton High School; Miranda Goodman, North Nova Educational Centre; Abbey Robertson, Horton High School; Georgia Sinclair, Charles P. Allen High School
FRENCH HORN: Caitlin Ahern, Prince Andrew High School; Kate DesRoches, Citadel High School; Julianne Le Lacheur, Lockview High School; Sara Murphy, Lockview High School; Mikayla Wadden, Lockview High School
OBOE: Maddie Stewart, Horton High School
PERCUSSION: Tristan Hopkins, Acadia University; Kaitlin Lightfoot, Central Kings Rural High School; Alex Marr, Auburn Drive High School; David Scott, Sir John A. MacDonald High School; Felicia Wasson, Lockview High School; Raquel Wasson, Lockview High School
TENOR SAXOPHONE: Emma Barr, Horton High School; William Mann, Prince Andrew High School
TROMBONE: Mark Carroll, Cobequid Educational Centre; Sophie Haverstock, Charles P. Allen High School; Duncan Linsdell, Charles P. Allen High School; Spencer Nichols, West Kings District High School
BASS TROMBONE: Macarius Burton, Charles P. Allen High School
TRUMPET: Gillian Fuller, Horton High School; Kate Gingell, Eastern Shore District High School; Noah Hartlen, Cobequid Educational Centre; Bralee Hiscock, Glace Bay High School; Megan Hodder, Prince Andrew High School; Margaret Hopkins, Horton High School; Rebecca Mader, Lockview High School; Nicolas Purcell, Dalhousie University; Kenneth (Jake) Sheppard, Cole Harbour District High School; Alec Thompson, Avon View High School
TUBA: Alexander Bessant, Fairview Junior High School; Malcolm Dort, Prince Andrew High School; Breton Hickey, Glace Bay High School; Hope Salmonson, Eastern Shore District High School