Ensemble Obiora

chamber ensemble

Created in March 2021 by Allison Migeon (Executive Director) and Brandyn Lewis (Artistic Director), Ensemble Obiora is Canada’s first classical music ensemble composed mostly of professional musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds. The mission of Ensemble Obiora is to promote musicians from different cultural backgrounds in order to increase their representation on the classical music scene, and to program unfamiliar works by composers of color whose contributions have gone unnoticed.

Founded on the 3D principles of Diversity, Discovery and Dissemination, Ensemble Obiora strives to bring a new and diverse voice to classical music in Canada, to create a sense of belonging in underrepresented communities, and to inspire the next generation of classical musicians.

Tanya Charles Iveniuk, violin
Renee London, violin
Adriana Arcila Tascon, viola
Susana Arcila Tascon, cello
Brandyn Lewis double bass, Artistic Director
Myrtle Thomas, flute
Léanne Téran-Paul, oboe
Michael Maxwell, clarinet
Sheba Thibideau, bassoon
Angelica Tombs, horn
John Kofi Dapaah, piano