Mark Rocheleau, Conductor

Mark Rocheleau, born and raised in Amherstburg Ontario, began his formal studies in 1979 at the University of Windsor, majoring on clarinet, and graduating with a Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Education. His private clarinet teachers were Dr. Imre Rozsnyai of the University of Windsor and Paul Schaller of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. After four seasons with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, he acquired a direct entry into the Canadian Forces Vimy Band in Kingston in 1985, where he broadened his musical experience playing both clarinet and saxophone. In August of 1994, he was posted to the Central Band of the Canadian Forces here in Ottawa and was eventually selected for a yearlong assistant conductor’s course, which he completed in 1999. In October of 2005, Mark had completed 20 years of service with the Canadian Forces and elected to retire. His project since then has been to form The Ottawa Wind Ensemble, which was founded in September of 2005.

Personnel

Flute
Monique Brûlé
Nadia Lemaire
Quinn Redekop
Sonya Schrum

Oboe
Victor Houle

Clarinet
Andrew Gesing
Charles Legault
Julie Matte
Sherree Vickers

Bass Clarinet
Stéphane Walter

 

Saxophone
Peter Gemmell
Paul Kekanovich
Sylvain Lalonde
Mark Tooker

Bassoon
Renée DeSerres
Lisa Hahn

French Horn
Debra Laroque
Matty Leppert
George Lloyd
Ruth Taylor

 

Trumpet
Ruth Merkel
Michel Rondeau
Gord Rowland

Trombone
Marc Larocque
Laurie Schnare
Colin Williamson

Euphonium
Dany Bilodeau

 

Tuba
Paul Hunt
Katherine Neale

String Bass
Sarah Jaleel

Percussion
Tavis Hayes
Marie Rakos

Piano
Marie Rakos