Brad Harrison

After spending several years on violin and piano, Brad discovered the trumpet in high school and hasn't looked back. Since then, he has gone on to study classical music at University of Toronto and jazz at Humber College. Interestingly enough, Brad may be the only person to have played hockey and the national anthem at both Maple Leaf Gardens and the Air Canada Center(on separate occasions). As a composer, Brad has written for many different types of ensembles in a variety of genres. Of late, his favorite groups to write are his own nine-piece jazz ensemble and The Brass Conspiracy.

Erika Schengili-Roberts

Erika can best be described as a serious amateur. She has studied privately from high school through University, playing with the university level ensembles and achieving Principal Trumpet with the Queen's intermediate ensemble.

After a 10 year hiatus from playing to focus on a career in the film industry as a sound mixer and producing two beautiful girls, Erika started to study music again with Stanley Rosenzweig. She is currently the principal trumpet in the Festival Wind Orchestra and enjoys playing in many other small ensembles around the city.

Claire dos Santos

Claire began performing professionally at the age of 14. She attended Vanier College and McGill University in Montreal where she studied under James Thompson.  She won the McGill Concerto competition in her second year at McGill. During her 30 years as a performer, Claire has played in numerous Jazz bands, concert bands, quintets, and brass groups. She is a regular guest on solo trumpet at Armour Heights United Church. Claire continues to pursue her love of music through performance and teaching children how to enjoy the love of music.

Jan Buneta

Jan is very pleased to be playing with Brass Conspiracy. Jan began his brass band career in the Hannaford String Youth Band and has since performed in various ensembles around the city.

Travis Nixon

After studying classical piano and looking to expand his interest in music, Travis had the opportunity to study instrumental music in grade seven. Although his wish was to play the French Horn, he was forced to learn the Alto Saxophone. In high school, after much nagging, a teacher offered to lend him a Horn to learn at home and so began Travis' musical journey with the Horn.

Travis graduated from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education. At Windsor he studied horn with Mr. Martin Limoges and Dr. Bernadette Berthalotte. While studying his playing opportunities included Wind Ensemble, small ensemble, orchestral and solo playing repertoire.

Upon his return to Toronto, Travis has continued his studies and work in both music performance, education and conducting. He has had the opportunity to work with Dr. Gillian Mackay and Dr. Denise Grant to continue honing his conducting skills and rehearsal techniques. Along with directing many ensembles at work, Travis has also conducted the Thornhill Community Band and continues to do conducting workshops throughout the G.T.A.

An active musician and proud member of the Brass Conspiracy since its early beginnings, he continues to play principal horn with Counterpoint Community Orchestra and has played with the Festival of Winds Orchestra, Brassfully Yours and Orchestra Toronto. Travis is currently the Head of Music at Westmount Collegiate Institute in York Region where he teaches instrumental music.

Angela Meharg

After being denied the chance to learn the trombone in Grade 7, and being bribed by her high school music teacher to stay on the French horn, Angela completed a music degree at the University of Western Ontario as a student of Dr. Wayne Jeffrey, focusing on wind ensemble and chamber music repertoire. While living in New Zealand, Angela was privileged to perform twice with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Other teachers in summer music programs and master classes include Ifor James, Marty Hackleman, James Somerville, and Myron Bloom. She loves the opportunity to travel and perform, and her trips included a European tour with the Ontario Youth Concert Band, a summer in British Columbia at the Johansen International School for the Arts and the Courtney Summer Music Program, and the International Band Music Festival near Milan, Italy.

Ted Belke

Ted took up the french horn in grade 7 after correctly identifying it as "the curly one" on the first day of band class. It was a good fit and Ted continued to play in a number of ensembles throughout high school and eventually studied the instrument under William Gordon at Brandon University.

Ted was lured away from music by the pursuit of a glamorous career in library science but maintained his interest by creating electro-acoustic experimental music as a pastime. He has since re-united with his horn to play with both the Counterpoint Community Orchestra and the Brass Conspiracy.

Stefanie Parashyniak

To Be Expanded Upon!

Andy Schoenhofer

Trombone

Richard Collyer

Trombone

Bob Brown

Bass Trombone

Yuki Naoi

Euphonium Part on Trombone

Hugh Wallis

After a brief, but frustratingly unsuccessful, encounter with a dusty old French system bassoon that he found at the back of his High School’s music cupboard, fortunately Hugh was pointed towards the equally ancient Tuba that was languishing there and invited to teach himself how to play it in the school band. He found this a lot easier than the bassoon because there were fewer buttons to press. From there on he never looked back.

Upon arriving as a first year Mathematics undergraduate at Oxford University he was upset to find there was no Wind Orchestra. So right away he founded one. The Oxford University Wind Orchestra is still running over 35 years later!!

Upon moving to Canada in 1979 he took a 17 year hiatus from playing until he found out about the Markham Concert Band, where he continues to play today. He is also principal tuba in the Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra as well as filling in occasionally for other ensembles in and around Toronto.