"To create and perform chamber orchestra repertoire at the highest artistic level possible for Manitobans, for Canadians, and for international audiences."

Honorary Patron 
Her Honour, The Honourable Anita R. Neville, P.C., O.M. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

Music Director Emeritus 
Simon Streatfeild†

President Emeritus 
J.F. Reeh Taylor, Q.C.†

Directors Emeriti 
Jeffrey Anderson† 
William S. Gange, LL.B. 
Roy Halstead 
Marilyn Huband† 
Elaine Levack† 
John Loewen 
Elaine Margolis 
Joan Passey† 
Nicola Schaefer 
William S. Stewart 
Paul Walsh, Q.C. 
Sonya Wright

President 
Florence Carey

Vice-President 
Nick Slonosky

Second Vice-President 
Alison Thiessen

Treasurer 
Michael Li

Members 
Pascale Altes 
Robert Giesbrecht 
Gila Isaacs 
Crystal Kolt 
Surafel Kuchem 
Yvan Larocque 
Alice MacKenzie 
Alyson Shane 
Walter Silicz 
Eldene Spencer 
Suzanne Ullyot 
Sarah Yates-Howorth

† deceased

Administration

Music Director
Anne Manson

Executive Director
Sean McManus
smcmanus@themco.ca

Director of Marketing & Communications 
Conrad Sweatman
csweatman@themco.ca

Director of Development 
Heidi Ouellette
houellette@themco.ca

Director of Education & Community Engagement 
Suzu Enns
senns@themco.ca

Office Manager 
Elise Anderson
info@themco.ca

Bookkeeper 
Pat Ireton
pireton@themco.ca

Systems & Design 
Jon Snidal
jsnidal@themco.ca

Concertmaster 
Karl Stobbe

Concert & Tour Manager 
Boyd MacKenzie
bmackenzie@themco.ca

Music Librarian 
Michaela Kleer
mkleer@themco.ca

Past Presidents

J.F.R. Taylor† 
Founding President

Marilyn Huband† 
1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1978/79

William S. Stewart 
1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82

Roy E. Halstead 
1982/83, 1986/87, 1987/88

Wesley M. Stevens 
1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86

Ted Harland 
1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91

Paul V. Walsh 
1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94

John Loewen 
1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97

William Gange 
1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000

Elaine Margolis 
2000/01, 2001/02

David Mann† 
2002/03, 2003/04

Sandi Mielitz 
2004/05, 2005/06

Ted Bock 
2006/07, 2007/08

Adrian Frost 
2008/09, 2009/10

Ingrid Moehlmann 
2010/11, 2011/12

Jesús Ángel Miguel Garcia 
2012/13

William Neville 
2013/14

Judith Hall 
2014/15, 2015/16

Faye Warren 
2016/17, 2017/18

Beryl Peters 
2018/19, 2019/20

David Rew 
2020/21 (through April 2021)

Florence Carey 
2021/22, 2022/23

† deceased