Music at Tabaret: Brass Extravaganza
Nov 22, 2026 — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Join acclaimed trumpeter and University of Ottawa alum Michael Fedyshyn for an extraordinary afternoon.
Description
Michael Fedyshyn – trumpet
Karen Donnelly – trumpet
Olivier Brisson – horn
Chris Lee – tuba
Prof. Frédéric Lacroix – collaborative pianist
Michael Fedyshyn
Principal Trumpet – Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Fedyshyn holds the position of Principal Trumpet of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. He can also be heard regularly in concerts with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, NACO and the Canadian Opera Company, and is a member of the Canadian National Brass Project, a large brass ensemble made up of players from orchestras across the country.
As soloist he has performed multiple times with the HPO, most recently A. Richardson-Schulte’s Trumpet Concerto, “The Mermaid and the Fisherman” , and J. Estacio’s Trumpet Concerto, as well as with 13 Strings of Ottawa, the Friends of Alec Wilder Series (NYC), and recently in the premiere of Elizabeth Raum’s new concerto for trumpet, “Kupala Night”.
A committed teacher, Michael has given Master Classes and Clinics in a variety of settings in Canada and abroad, has served as Instructor of Trumpet at University of Western Ontarion, Wilfred Laurier University, Redeemer University, and Mohawk College, as well as brass mentor for the National Academy Orchestra of the Brott Music Festival.
He makes a happy home with his violinist-wife and their two daughters, as well as two cats, Watson and Crick, Luna the dog, Basil the snake, and many brass and non-brass instruments, while somehow finding time for a bit of road cycling, motorcycling, and photography.
Michael is a Bach (Conn-Selmer) artist and plays Bach Bb and C trumpets and cornets, and the Conn Vintage One Flugelhorn.