Board of Directors
A Message from the Board
Welcome to the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra web site.
The Board of Directors of the ECMA 2008 winning New Brunswick Youth Orchestra is committed to the musical education and development of its members. This is achieved through rehearsals, workshops, concerts and special projects.
We are proud of our young musicians and deeply respect their dedication, talent and enthusiasm. Further, we are highly motivated to provide them with every opportunity possible to advance in their art. And in this respect, the NBYO is clearly one of Canada’s success stories.
We acknowledge the excellent musical direction of our Conductor, Antonio Delgado, whose commitment includes a genuine respect and affection for the young musicians in his charge. We also acknowledge the supporters of the youth orchestra, whose partnership enables the musicians to soar to new heights. And of course, we thank the parents for encouraging and assisting each one to achieve their best.
We hope you enjoy the web site. For AUDITIONS, SUPPORT or QUESTIONS, go to “Contact Us”. We’d be glad to hear from you.
2011-2012 NBYO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HONORARY CHAIR
The Honourable Graydon Nicholas, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
EXECUTIVE
Ken MacLeod, President *
David Adams, Vice President Finance
Kenn Mainville, Vice President Operations *
Chris Evans, Secretary Treasurer
MEMBERS
Angela Birdsell
Denise Britt *
Suzanne Bonnell-Burley
Kathryn Hamer
David Hawkins
Greg Hemmings
Barbara Safran de Niverville *
Weiqiu Yu *
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Hon. Herménégilde Chiasson
Hon. Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
STAFF AND ADVISORY
Antonio Delgado—Music Director and Conductor
Joey Roy—Orchestra Manager, Music Librarian and Sistema Teacher
Mary Williams--Sistema Capital Campaign Director
Don Matheson—Executive Director
NOTE: Board Members identified with an asterisk (*) are also parents of 2011-2012 orchestra members.
David Adams: David Adams, a native of Winnipeg Manitoba, completed his Bachelor of Music in Performance at the University of Toronto and went on to pursue his career as a professional violinist. With many scholarships and first prizes to his credit, Adams has gained critical acclaim as a soloist, conductor, chamber and orchestral musician. His current activities include artist in residence at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, playing principal violin with the Saint John String Quartet and concertmaster for Symphony New Brunswick and Atlantic Sinfonia. Mr. Adams is also music director for the Fredericton Chamber Orchestra. Adams is often heard on regional and national CBC radio programs as a chamber musician and has released three compact discs with the Saint John String Quartet the second of which won “Best Classical Album of the Year” at the 1996 East Coast Music Awards. The Saint John String Quartet has toured Canada, the United States, Japan, Hong Kong and China. Along with his active performing schedule Adams teaches privately, performs in school concerts and coaches youth orchestras. David has received the New Brunswick Merit Award and in 2003 he received the Golden Jubilee Metal for his contribution to Music in New Brunswick
Angela Birdsell: Presently a performing arts consultant, Angela has extensive experience in the arts sector as a performer, educator and consultant. While at the Canada Council, she was a Music Officer and Program Officer, Professional Orchestra Program. Angela is currently providing consulting services to Orchestras Canada, undertaking a study of the leadership and professional development needs of people working in orchestra management. The Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts fund Angela’s work. She is an active member of the community, and has served on a number of regional and boards and committees.
Suzanne Bonnell-Burley: Bonnell-Burley is a Fredericton area resident and a law and music specialist. She was among the first-ever group of NBYO musicians in 1965 and played with the orchestra throughout junior high school, high school and university. Bonnell-Burley is a lawyer by training and works for the Province of New Brunswick’s Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs. In 2002, was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.).
Denise Britt: Denise Britt is from Rothesay and is the mother of four children who all play musical instruments. Her two oldest children are current musicians with the NBYO. Denise has served as a board member and parent volunteer of the NBYO since 2007. She is a Certified Management Accountant and a Senior Financial Analyst with WorkSafe New Brunswick. She is an active member of the community, and has served on a number of regional boards and committees. Currently, Denise also serves as Treasurer of the Shakespeare Society of Saint John.
Barb Safran de Niverville: Safran de Niverville is from the Moncton area, is a current parent of two NBYO musicians and is the NBYO’s tour specialist. de Niverville is a visual artist and bilingual teacher with more than 30 years of experience and a volunteer parent with NBYO since 2004. Music and NBYO have been a huge part of family life for the de Niverville family with both daughters in the orchestra individually and concurrently. Since becoming a parent member of the orchestra, she has served five years as chairperson of the regional volunteer committee for Moncton and has been a board member for the past four years. Barbara spent 30 years as an Arts specialist and French teacher in the Moncton area. She is now a full-time visual artist, known for her vibrant landscapes and Maritime themes. Barbara has been a volunteer with the NBYO since 2003 and she is an active member of the community.
Chris Evans: Chris is a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant (Illinois). He has been a member of the NBYO Board since 2000 and is currently Chief Financial Officer of the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation. He is an active member of the community, and has served on a number of local and provincial boards and committees.
Dr. Kathryn Hamer: Kathryn Hamer was the Vice-President responsible for UNB Saint John from 2003-2008, following a 32-year career at Mount Allison, where she was a professor of French; she also directed the Mount Allison study abroad programme in France, and served for six years as Dean of Arts. She is currently President of ArtsLink NB, and serves on the boards of the New Brunswick Museum and Opera New Brunswick. She has been a Board member since September 2009, and this year chairs the Tour Committee overseeing preparation of the 2011 tour to Austria.
David Hawkins: Hawkins, of Dieppe, is a communications and fundraising specialist. A native of Montreal, Hawkins has lived in New Brunswick for much of his life. He studied at Mount Allison University and has been a member of the province's business community in the fields of marketing and communications since the mid-1970s. He has also been an active volunteer and philanthropist, especially in the arts, cultural and educational sectors, and currently is on the board of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in addition to NBYO.
Greg Hemmings: Part entrepreneur/part filmmaker – Greg’s award winning production experience has taken him all over the globe: directing and producing work in Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, the arctic and all of the Americas. An adventurer at heart, Greg passionately pursues every project and works around the clock to ensure that no detail is missed and no adventure lost. He is a member of the order of Wallace McCain Institute and has attended the prestigious National Screen Institute. Recently he won three awards at the Banff International Television festival including: best overall pilot for Sistema. He is backed by a multi-skilled team of professionals – a family with a shared community and spirit of enthusiasm and collectivity. Greg Hemmings is the CEO and founder of Hemmings House Pictures.
Ken MacLeod: Ken MacLeod has been a leader in the not-for-profit sector for 25 years - as a senior manager, volunteer, board member, donor and consultant. Ken is founder and President of KMA Consultants, a firm specializing in fundraising and communications for non-profit organizations. With offices in Moncton, Toronto and Edmonton, KMA serves local, regional and national clients and in every Canadian province. KMA successfully serves the needs of a wide range of non-profits, including social and service agencies, arts and cultural organizations, and those in education and health related sectors. KMA Principals have managed individual projects totalling more than $200 million. Ken has worked with numerous organizations and community leaders in the development of programs and in the raising of money and has presented at national conferences on philanthropy.
From 1995 - 1999 Ken served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, elected in the riding of Moncton Crescent. During this time MacLeod served as Legislative Assistant in the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (1997-1999), Legislative Assistant to the Department of Health and Community Services (1995-1997) and Member of Legislature’s Standing Committee on Crown Corporations (1995 – 1999). Currently Ken serves as Board member of the Greater Moncton International Airport, World Relief Canada and Orchestras Canada. In addition, Ken has been involved as a volunteer for the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra since 2002 and as President since 2007.
Kenn Mainville: Mainville is a resident of the Hampton area, is the parent of a NBYO musician, as well as a fundraising and operations specialist. Mainville is the executive campaign director for Dalhousie University's medical school in New Brunswick. He has 25 years of experience working with non-profit organizations and is an entrepreneur who has served clients across Canada as a management consultant specializing in change management, database implementation and fundraising.
Dr. Weiqiu Yu: Dr. Weiqiu Yu is Professor of Economics and Acting Dean of Arts at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton). She has been teaching at UNB since 1993. Her research interests include microeconomics, public policy, human and social capital, health economics, public finance and applied econometrics. She has published numerous articles in refereed economic journals such as Public Finance Review, Public Finance, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Tax Journal, Applied Economics Letters, Canadian Journal of Regional Science, Canadian Public Policy, Canadian Journal of Regional Science, Journal of Forest Economics, and Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies.