PEOPLE
Sistema Winnipeg is a unique partnership between the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Seven Oaks School Division, and the Winnipeg School Division, serving up to 150 students in Winnipeg’s North End.
Leadership
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
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Naomi Woo Sistema Music Director |
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Brent Johnson Education, Sistema & Community Engagement Manager |
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Jeffrey Acosta Education & Sistema Coordinator |
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Elwick Community School Site
Seven Oaks School Division
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Donn Navidad Divisional Teacher, Strings |
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Kari Chastko Divisional Teacher, Strings |
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Evgeny Vishnevsky Divisional Teacher, Winds, Brass & Percussion |
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Betty Paz Site Administrator |
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Lindsay Woolgar Teaching Artist, Violin & Double Bass |
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Mike Scholz Teaching Artist, Viola |
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Michaela Kleer Teaching Artist, Violin & Viola |
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Bery Filsaime Teaching Artist, Cello |
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John Mark Baron Teaching Artist, Double Bass |
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Beck Watt Teaching Artist, Woodwinds |
King Edward Community School
Winnipeg School Division
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Heidi Poetker Divisional Teacher, Choir & General Music |
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Tasia Geras Divisional Teacher, Strings |
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Meg Specht Site Administrator |
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Bokyung Hwang Teaching Artist, Violin |
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Cathy Jiyoung Lee Teaching Artist, Violin |
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Tatiana Friesen Teaching Artist, Viola |
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Bery Filsaime Teaching Artist, Cello |
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John Mark Baron Teaching Artist, Double Bass |
Teaching Artists
Teachers at Sistema Winnipeg are musicians and artists from across Winnipeg who bring a wide range of community partnerships and musical talents to their teaching. Our teachers perform actively with chamber groups, bands, and orchestras around the city.
Faculty Alumni
Sistema Winnipeg is fortunate to have had some very talented teaching artists among the ranks over the years, including:
John Sellick, violinist
Raine Hamilton, prairie songstress
