Who We Are
The Vancouver Brass Collective is one of the newest and brightest additions to Vancouver’s exciting independent music scene. We are young brass and percussion professionals with a shared vision grounded in entrepreneurship, aiming to bring great brass music to our community and beyond.
Our Values
Collaboration
Mentorship
Community
Accessibility
Commitment to diversity
Camaraderie
Support
Transparency
Forward thinking
High quality
Our Musicians
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Trumpets
Leif Atchley
Chris Baldwin
Paul Dubnik
Matheus Moraes
Jay Robinson
Dasa Silhova -
French Horns
Emily Daily
Maddie Davis
Jason Ford
Duane Kirkpatrick
Tyrell Loster
Albert Wu -
Trombones
Marina Antoniou
Kevin Jackson
Sharman King
Josh Sung
Tony Tang -
Low Brass
Angus Brady
Nick Francis
Stephen Franklin
Alan Li
Steve Toren -
Percussion
Luke Hildebrandt
Kaiya Gazley
Jacob Kryger -
Conductor
Jaelem Bhate
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Past Members
Freddy Abu Sido | Devon Atkinson | Nick Bartlett | Erica Binder
Anna Borgsa | William Broverman | Jesse Guo | Nikolaj Hansen
Takumi Hayashi | Ben Horodyski | Kristians Jautaiķis | Faith Jorden
Louis Lam | Candice Newberry | Andrea Norman | Sam Paige
Nick Robson | Spencer Service | Malcolm Shier | Wily Wang | Ray Wu
Our Music Director
Jaelem Bhate is a conductor, composer, and bandleader from Vancouver, B.C. whose musical diversity has come to define his career. Alongside serving as Artistic Director and Music Director for some of the most innovative and forward-thinking ensembles in Canada, Jaelem has steadily added to the repertoire in both the classical and jazz genres. Jaelem was named to the CBC's 2019 '30 under 30 hot classical musicians. Jaelem completed his Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting at UBC in 2019 under the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Girard. He previously received his undergraduate degree in percussion performance at UBC where he graduated first in his class and received the prestigious Wesbrook Award for academic achievement and leadership. His most recent invitations to perform include the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, Kamloops Symphony, Nanaimo Symphony, and the Vancouver Island Symphony.
Our Staff
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Dasa Silhova
Executive Director
Founder