Actors •
Kim Cattrall, actor •
Sandra Oh, award-winning actress •
Gordon Pinsent, actor •
Sarah Polley, actress and filmmaker •
Ryan Reynolds, actor •
Scott Niedermayer, hockey player •
Jimmy Dale, composer, arranger, pianist, and organist •
Hugh Davidson, composer and music critic •
Bill Douglas, composer, pianist, and bassoonist •
Anne Eggleston, composer •
John Estacio, composer •
Robert Fleming, composer, organist, pianist, and choirmaster •
Clifford Ford, composer •
David Foster, composer, musician, and producer •
Harry Freedman, composer and English hornist •
George Gao, composer and
erhu player •
Eric Genuis, composer and pianist •
Jim Hiscott, composer, radio producer, and accordionist •
Dorothy James, composer and music educator •
Veronika Krausas, composer •
Gary Kulesha, composer, pianist, conductor, and educator •
Alexina Louie, composer, pianist •
Bruce Mather, composer and pianist •
Boyd McDonald, composer and pianist •
Diana McIntosh, composer and pianist •
Ben McPeek, composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist •
John Mills-Cockell, composer and multi-instrumentalist •
Phil Nimmons, composer and educator •
Allan Rae, composer, conductor, and trumpeter •
Imant Raminsh, composer of choral music •
Eldon Rathburn, composer of film scores •
Sylvia Rickard, composer and pianist •
Doug Riley, composer and pianist •
John Robertson, composer •
Clark Ross, composer, guitarist, and music educator •
Welford Russell, composer of choral music •
R. Murray Schafer, composer, environmentalist, and educator •
Ben Steinberg, composer, pianist, organist, and conductor •
Greg Wells, Grammy winning musician, composer, record producer
Conductors •
John Avison, conductor and pianist •
Jean Ashworth Bartle, choral conductor •
Mario Bernardi, conductor •
John Cozens, choral conductor •
George Crum, conductor •
Victor Feldbrill, conductor and violinist •
Hans Gruber, conductor •
George Hurst, conductor •
Julian Kuerti, conductor •
Gary Kulesha, conductor, composer, and faculty at the
University of Toronto, Faculty of Music •
Geoffrey Moull, conductor and pianist •
Kent Nagano, conductor and music director •
Roger Norrington, conductor •
Ivan Romanoff, conductor, violinist, arranger, and composer •
Paul Shaffer, musical director •
Alfred Strombergs, conductor and pianist
Journalists and media personalities •
Jeanne Beker, television personality •
Piya Chattopadhyay, broadcaster and journalist •
Ivan Fecan, media executive •
Heather Hiscox, journalist and broadcaster •
George Stroumboulopoulos, broadcaster
Musicologists •
Maria Rika Maniates, musicologist •
Kenneth Peacock, ethnomusicologist, composer, and pianist •
Malcolm Troup, musicologist, pianist, and educator
Organists •
Lorne Betts, organist, composer, conductor, and educator •
W. H. Hewlett, organist, conductor, and composer •
Walter MacNutt, organist, choir director, and composer •
Roman Toi, organist, choir conductor, and composer
Percussionists •
Brent Fitz, rock drummer •
Gordon Slater,
carillonneur Pianists •
Reginald Bedford, pianist •
Richard Bell, pianist •
Howard Brown, pianist and harpsichordist •
Naida Cole, pianist •
Ron Davis, jazz pianist •
Chilly Gonzales, Grammy Award-winning pianist, songwriter, and producer •
Glenn Gould, pianist •
Lawrence Gowan, pianist •
Stuart Hamilton, pianist, vocal coach, radio broadcaster, artistic director, and producer •
Sheila Henig, pianist and soprano •
Angela Hewitt, pianist •
Margaret Ann Ireland, pianist •
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist and educator • Robert, now
Bobbi Lancaster, pianist cum medical doctor and professional golfer •
Jan Lisiecki, pianist •
Oscar Peterson, pianist and composer •
Christina Petrowska-Quilico, pianist •
Richard Raymond, pianist •
Doug Riley, jazz pianist •
Nahre Sol, pianist and composer •
Ruth Watson Henderson, pianist and composer •
Naomi Yanova, pianist, music critic, and educator
Record Producers •
Bob Ezrin, record producer •
Gene Martynec, record producer, guitarist, keyboardist, and composer
Singers Jazz •
Emilie-Claire Barlow, jazz singer and musician •
Diana Krall, singer and pianist •
Daniela Nardi, singer and songwriter •
Gloria Reuben, Jazz singer and actress
Musical theatre •
Robert Goulet, singer and actor
Opera and classical •
Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano •
Mary Bothwell, classical vocalist •
Russell Braun, baritone •
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano •
Wallis Giunta, mezzo-soprano •
Leslie Holmes, baritone and voice teacher •
Doreen Hume, soprano •
Frances James, soprano •
Miriam Khalil, soprano •
Gilles Lamontagne, baritone •
Lois Marshall, soprano •
James Milligan, opera and concert singer •
David Mills, bass •
Maria Pellegrini, soprano •
Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano •
Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano •
Louise Roy, soprano •
Edythe Shuttleworth, mezzo-soprano •
Teresa Stratas, soprano •
Joyce Sullivan, mezzo-soprano and radio and television host •
Heather Thomson, soprano •
Jon Vickers, tenor •
Portia White, contralto •
Alan Woodrow, tenor •
Gordon Wry, tenor and conductor
Popular •
Jane Child, singer •
Lawrence Gowan, singer and keyboardist •
Gisele MacKenzie, singer and actress •
Kate Rogers, singer •
Dave Somerville, singer •
Shania Twain, singer
Singer-songwriter •
Annie Mottram Craig Batten (1883-1964), soprano, vocal instructor, and composer •
Laila Biali,
singer-songwriter and pianist •
Bruce Cockburn, singer-songwriter and guitarist •
Emily Haines, singer-songwriter •
Carly Rae Jepsen, singer-songwriter •
Kiesza, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist •
Carolyn Dawn Johnson, singer-songwriter •
Chantal Kreviazuk, singer-songwriter and pianist •
Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter •
Scott MacIntyre, singer-songwriter and pianist •
Amanda Marshall, singer-songwriter •
Loreena McKennitt, singer-songwriter, pianist and composer •
Sarah McLachlan, singer/songwriter •
Kalan Porter, singer-songwriter •
Tegan and Sara Quin, singer-songwriters and pianists •
Mia Sheard, singer-songwriter •
Sarah Slean, singer-songwriter
Politicians and civil servants •
Rosalie Abella, judge •
The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, 19th Prime Minister of Canada •
Rt. Hon Stephen Harper 22nd Prime Minister of Canada •
The Hon. Barbara McDougall, former Secretary of State for External Affairs •
The Hon. Bob Rae, former premier of Ontario •
Mitchell Sharp, Canadian former Minister of Finance •
Joy Smith, politician
String players •
Randy Bachman, guitarist •
Soo Bae, cellist •
Rob Baker, guitarist •
Martin Beaver, violinist •
Lloyd Blackman, violinist, conductor, composer, and educator •
Jonathan Crow, violinist, concert master •
Jeremy Findlay, cellist •
Betty-Jean Hagen, violinist •
Jeff Healey, guitarist •
Susanne Hou, violinist •
Eli Kassner, guitar teacher •
Norbert Kraft, classical guitarist •
Joseph Pach, violinist •
Owen Pallett, violinist and composer •
Richard Reed Parry, guitarist and composer •
Ryan Peake, guitarist •
Blake Pouliot, violinist •
Erika Raum, violinist •
Wyatt Ruther, jazz double-bassist •
Steven Staryk, violinist •
Rudy Toth,
cimbalom player, composer, arranger, and conductor
Woodwind players •
Lawrence Cherney, oboist •
Moe Koffman, saxophonist, flautist, composer and arranger •
Ron Korb, flautist •
Phil Nimmons, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader •
Norman Symonds, clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer •
Jerry Toth, saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, arranger, and record producer
Writers •
Stuart Broomer, music critic, writer on music, editor, pianist and composer •
Muriel Denison, writer •
Barbara Gowdy, novelist, short-story writer •
Ann-Marie MacDonald, author
Other •
Aline Chrétien, academic administrator •
Irving Guttman, stage director •
Anna-Marie Holmes, ballet dancer and choreographer •
Norman Jewison, film director •
Veronica Tennant, filmmaker and former Prima Ballerina, National Ballet of Canada ==Teachers==