Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Team Members June 25, 2025

    Megan Benjafield

    HPO Music Education and Youth Orchestra Manager Megan Benjafield is a passionate educator whose teaching career spans 25 years across three school boards. She has taught in the TLDSB, the TDSB and the…

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  • Team Members December 1, 2022

    Neil Spaulding

    Neil has held the position of Second Horn with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra since 2002. He is also involved with the HPO in an administrative capacity as Operations and Personnel Manager. A Tor…

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    Elspeth Thomson

    Elspeth Thomson has played viola with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra for more than 10 years. She is also a busy freelancer in Southern Ontario and has performed with the Kitchener-Waterloo Sympho…

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    Laura Jones

    “The tuneful Laura Jones” (Barczablog) has been praised for performances on all three of her instruments: modern cello, historical cello and viola da gamba. In addition to her role with the Hamilt…

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