Executives (2026-2027)
President
Zachary
Instrument: Alto Saxophone
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Accordion
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: October by Eric Whitacre. Lush harmonies, expressive depth, and subtle melodic writing - What more can you ask for!
Fun Fact: I work part-time at a Maltese Bakery
Vice President
Nathaniel
Instrument: Alto Saxophone
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Double Bass
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Cyber Bird Concerto by Takashi Yoshimatsu, it's a must-listen for any aspiring alto sax player.
Fun Fact: I play bass guitar in a rock band outside of HHSB!
Treasurer
Platon
Instrument: Bass Clarinet
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Something in the flute family (bass flute?)
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: The Planets by Gustav Holst; it contains all the variety you could want in an instrumental work.
Fun Fact: I briefly skied competitively before COVID.
Secretary
Cady
Instrument: Clarinet
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? I would love to play the harp!!
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Intrinsic Light by Cait Nishimura - one of my favourite wind ensemble pieces because it just sounds like what I imagine a ray of sunshine is (and I'm a little biased but I just love the clarinet motif throughout the piece) <3
Fun Fact: I also play the oboe and the saxophone :)
Secretary
Christiana
Instrument: French Horn
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Piano or sax, whichever is cooler. :)
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky… maybe even at a Spring 2025 HHSB concert…
Fun Fact: My great great great grandfather also played the French horn! I can’t rock a bowler hat like he did, though.
Publicity Officer
Michael
Instrument: Clarinet
Favourite Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns. The KING of drama! The Bachannale from Samson & Delilah is my favourite piece ever written!
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Daphnis et Chloé – Ravel. Highly recommend when studying...so dreamy
Fun Fact: I have over 20 houseplants!
Publicity Officer
Cheryl
Instrument: Clarinet
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? French horn
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: To Be Vivid Stars by Satoshi Yagisawa
Fun Fact: I know how to play 5 kinds of instruments.
Librarian
David
Instrument: Tuba
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Accordion
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Kaval Sviri, a Bulgarian choral piece: I have never heard prettier harmonies. Honourable mention: Little fugue in G minor, J.S. Bach.
Fun Fact: I can name every station on the NYC subway.
Librarian
Sophy
Instrument: Trumpet
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Tenor Saxophone
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Movement II, Adagio - Sonata No. 8, "Pathétique" by Ludwig van Beethoven - Beethoven's beautifully written, melancholic melody is simple yet touches your soul.
Fun Fact: I'm left-handed but ambidextrous when it comes to things I had to learn from right-handed people, like playing the trumpet and cutting with scissors.
Social Convenor
Ram
Instrument: Flute
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? French horn, or cello
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Friedrich Kuhlau's Fantasy for Solo Flute No. 1 in D Major
Fun Fact: I am a private pilot, and love flying in my free time
Social Convenor
Alan
Instrument: Alto Saxophone
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? I'd love to learn the French horn, I love their sound.
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: I'm gonna go left field and say A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. Huge piece that got me into jazz.
Fun Fact: I've been playing on the same sax since I was 10 years old. If it ain't broke don't fix it
Social Convenor
Sam
Instrument: Alto Saxophone
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Accordion
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: The full Pink Panther score by Henry Mancini — it’s way more than just the famous theme. The whole score has a really cool mix of sneaky, jazzy, and comedic moments that somehow all work together. Mancini does a great job of making the music feel like part of the action, going from sneaky and tense to funny and over-the-top without ever feeling forced. Definitely worth listening to all the way through.
Fun Fact: I've been to 14 countries!
Webmaster
Tao
Instrument: Clarinet
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? French horn or violin, they have so many iconic solos
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: The Witch and the Saint by Steven Reineke! It's been one of my favourite concert band pieces ever since I first heard it in high school, but never got to play it until I joined HHSB.
Fun Fact: I research the heart!
Percussion Rep
Catherine
Instrument: Percussion
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Oboe
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: Angels in the Architecture by Frank Ticheli - so many interesting sounds blended together and features a vocalist!
Fun Fact: I love Snoopy!
Equipment Manager
Nick
Instrument: Baritone Saxophone
What instrument would you play if you couldn't play your current one? Guitar
A Piece Everyone Should Listen To: The Sweet Time Suite by Kenny Wheeler
Fun Fact: I’m a citizen of 3 countries!