| John Kowalchuk | |
| It should be obvious to most of you by now that I am, among other things, a horn player. I picked up the horn in 1972 at the age of
12 in the eighth grade. Though this was not my first musical endeavour. With a good Ukrainian name like Kowalchuk, I started my musical education at an early age taking accordian
lessons when I was in elementary school. I never progressed to the polka band stage, but at least I learned to read music.
I haven't quit the horn since, playing in all the bands and orchestras through high school (Including the dance band). Also during high school I played in the local Militia band as well as the community pops orchestra. Add to this every musical theatre production in town and I was a very busy young horn player. |
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| 1974 1976 1976-78 1976 1976 1977-79 1977-81 1978 1978 1979 1979 1979-82 1980-84 1982-88 1982 1982-83 1983-pres 1983-85 1984-85 1984-86 1985 1985-86 1985-87 1987-88 1986 1990-08 1992 1992-93 1992-08 1995-04 1996-pres 1997-00 1997-pres 1997 1998 1998-02 1999 2000 2001 2001-pres 2002 2002 2003 2003-05 2003 2003 2004 2005-08 2005 2008-pres 2008 2008-pres 2009 2009 |
Camelot, Oshawa Little Theatre Li'l Abner, O'Neil Collegiate Canadian Armed Forces Reserve, Ontario Regiment. Band and squadron, Corporal, 1st horn. Militia Summer Music Course. Advanced standing. Sound of Music, Oshawa Little Theatre Oshawa Civic Band. Alto (Tenor) horn. Musikids/Musikats, 1st horn, concert and stage bands. Vagabond King, Whitby Choral Society Dr. F. J. Donevan C.I. , Oshawa, Ontario. Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma Pirates of Penzance, Whitby Choral Society Henry Street High School, Whitby, Ontario Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology Esprit de Cor Singers, Director Member of Toronto Musicians' Association Studio recording, Master's Workshop Piano tuner / technician, Telep Piano Works Self-employed piano tuner/technician Metropolitan Toronto Concert Band, horn/drum major 411 Air Reserve Squadron Band, horn/drum major Oakville Concert Band Mikado, Brampton Choral Society Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology National Concert Band of Canada Bram Smith Concert Band Pirates of Penzance, Brampton Choral Society Pickering Concert Band, 1st horn York University Concert Band (Horn coach) York University Concert Band (Horn coach and assistant to conductor) Pickering Concert Band, Assistant Conductor Brass quintet Quintic Brass Ajax-Pickering Community Orchestra (Durham Chamber Orchestra) Toronto Teachers' Wind Ensemble Member of International Horn Society IHS 29 Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York IHS 30 Banff Centre for the Performing Arts, Alberta Clarington Concert Band IHS 31 University of Georgia, Athens Anne of Green Gables, Scarborough Music Theatre IHS Canadian Coordinator IHS 33 University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo Organiser/Host Toronto Horn Day at the University of Toronto CD Canadian Landscape, City of Brampton Concert Band Regent of the Geyer Guild 151 Chadburn Sqn, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Band instructor Oliver! Scarborough Music Theatre IHS 35 Indiana University, Bloomington CD Producer Sounds of Summer, Markham Concert Band 2 VandenBos Sqn, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, founding Band Officer IHS 37 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Concert Band of Cobourg IHS 40 Denver University, Colorado 244 Harwood, Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Band instructor Camelot. Onstage Uxbridge Camelot. Victorian Operetta Society, Cobourg |