2024-2025 Musicians
Violin II
James Du (P)
Athavan Balakumar
Neera Wang
Natalie Kwong
Hongzip Kim
Caitlin Walsh
Sophie Liu
Eliana Rosenburg
Sanaz Amirnezhad
Issac Lavan
Tom Markowitz
Carlo Cristiano
Violin I
Jaewon Shon (CM)
Rachel Chen (ACM)
Ophir Strumpf
Oscar Low
Derek Ma
Aurora Shen
Mako Kobayashi
Kazusa Minowa
Lillian Haspel
Emily Quan
Clark Zhu
Anna-Mariya Korol
Viola
Jenny Moore (P)
Max Kerr
Mia Aubuchon
Chelsea Chen
Huantong Yu
Cello
Vannessa Field (P)
John Takasaki
Ava Kelly
Yüksel Gökalp
Double Bass
Sydney Pinkalla (P)
Franklin Yeung
Flute/Piccolo
Dian Rong (P)
Anita Du
Sarah Chen
Clarinet
Sean Leung (P)
Sagnik Som
Bruce Qiu
Oboe
Dylan Sun (P)
Barbara (Ziyu) Xia
Bassoon
Tara Billa (P)
Reid Sox-Harris
French Horn
Lucas Gaspari (P)
Helena Glowacki
Renee Chan
Trumpet
Vivek Dhande (P)
Jason Guo
Mara Kempson
Aidan Downie-Cheetham
Trombone
Isaac Lam (P)
Yang Chang
Zoe Kong
Euphonium
Zachary Hwang
Percussion
Phoenix Mok-Wong (P)
Edward Liu
Jack Edwards
Harp
Eva Gao
Piano
Gabriel Wu
CM - Concertmaster, ACM - Assistant Concertmaster, P - Principal
2024-2025 Executive Team
Managing Director
Anna-Mariya Korol
EngSci 2T5 + PEY
Musical Director
Jonah Shapiro
EngSci 2T6 + PEY
Social Director
Sydney Pinkalla
Statistics and International Relations, 4th Year
Communications Director
Jenny Moore
Math and Physics, 3rd year
Graphics Director
Helena Glowacki
Computer Science, 4th year (ASIP)
Librarian
Barbara (Ziyu) Xia
Psycholinguistics, 5th year
Webmaster
Jenny Moore
Math and Physics, 3rd year
Jonah Shapiro
Musical Director
Jonah was appointed Assistant Musical Director in 2023, and ascended to Musical Director in 2024. Currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Engineering Science at the University of Toronto, he first joined Skule Orchestra in 2022 as principal trombone and continues to enjoy playing in small ensembles during the Orchestra's Chamber Night.
From the age of 5, Jonah has been enthralled by music and the piano; achieving his RCM grade 10 in piano performance and learning the trombone, euphonium, trumpet, French horn, clarinet, and violin along the way. He has been a member of multiple bands and orchestras in the Greater Toronto Area, including the Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra, Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Richmond Hill Concert Band, and the York Region Brass Band.
Jonah is thrilled to be able to take on the role of Musical Director. He hopes to draw on his wealth of experience and love of music to bring out the best in each player in the orchestra.
