A special thank you to all cast, crew and volunteers for making the 2024 Tattoo a spectacular show!
PRODUCTION STAFF
Managing Director & Executive Producer: Scott Long
Director: Tom Peet
Principal Director of Music: LCol (Ret’d) Jase Burcham RM
DESIGNERS?
Lighting Designer: Bob Stamp
Costume Designer: Helena Marriott
Visuals Director: Nick Iwaskow
PRODUCTION
Assistant Director: Dave Rennie
Production Manager: Robb Hall
Production Assistant/Tattoo Drum Major: Art McKenzie
CHOIRS
Choral Director: Patricia Tupper
Children’s Chorus: Martha Healy
PIPES AND DRUMS
Director of Pipes and Drums: James Malcolm
Tattoo Pipe Major: MWO (Ret’d) Daniel Smith
Pipes & Drums Drum Major: MCpl Elisha Miller
FANFARE TRUMPETS
Fanfare Trumpet Leader: Katrina Cobean
ARRANGER
Principal Arranger: WO1 (Ret’d) Ivan Hutchinson RM?
Announcer: Peter Harrison
TATTOO PRODUCTION TEAM
Director of Finance: Barbara MacLeod
Marketing Manager: Leyna Faulkner
Creative Communications & PR Manager: Jess Ilse
Corporate Sales & Partnerships Manager: Ally Pedvis
Interim Corporate Sales & Partnerships Manager: Alyssa Cross
Marketing & Administration Intern: Anna Grear
TECHNICAL STAFF
Sound Engineers: Alan Strickland & Robb Hall
Sound Technician: Provided by IATSE 680
Lighting Board Operator: Dan Petten
Lighting Technicians: George MacPhee
Pyrotechnics Technician: Mike Duggan
Assistant Media Server Programmer: Dave Ball
WARDROBE
Costume Assistant: Sarah Paterson
BACKSTAGE/WAREHOUSE
Backstage Coordinator: Dianne Thurber
Backstage Assistant: Juergen Riedel
Transportation Coordinator: Rose Pearle
Stage Manager: Brian Bennett
Arena Masters: Coleen McJannet, Carol Grimmitt
Assistant Arena Masters: Charlii Lohnes, Ruth Cunningham, David Andrews, Toni Savidant
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Insp Don Mosher
Halifax Regional Police Coordinator: Sgt Phil Power
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Coordinator: Capt Paul Edwards
Graphic Designers: Sara Rankin, Cathy Little
Extras Coordinator: Joy Forde, David Davian
Volunteer Coordinator: Gillian Blaney
Choir: Kate Haley, Laura Lee O’Connor
Children’s Chorus: Esther Boutilier, Samantha Cobean, Maggie Healy, Children’s Chorus Chaperones
Photographer: David Baillieul
Senior Liaison Officer: Roman Husiuk
Liaison Officers: Carolyn Pineau, JC Latour, Johanne Dupuis Latour, John Philips, Jack Cameron
Protocol: Cdr Roland Leyte, Capt Shauna Cater, Lianne Pettipas, Susan Foster, Protocol Cadets
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PRODUCTION STAFF
CAF Tattoo Office of Primary Interest: Cdr (Ret’d) Wayne DiPersio
CAF Tattoo Coordinator: CPO2 (Ret’d) Joseph Abando
Tattoo Coxswain: CPO2 Justin Pike
SUPPORT STAFF
5 Canadian Division Tattoo Coordinator: Maj James Doyle
Parade Commander: Maj Neil McPherson
Base Public Affairs: Margaret Conway, Elizabeth Sharpe
Tattoo Logistics Officer: SLt Jie Dai
Transport Coordinator: MCpl Daniel Mathieu
CAF Arena Master and Backstage Manager: PO2 Christopher Summerfield
Assistant Arena Masters: S1 Blake Bennett, S2 Ryan Harkness, MCpl Daryl Winchester
Backstage Assistants: S1 Heather Noel, S3 David Scott
CAF Stage Crew Coordinator: PO2 Dario Garcia
CAF Production Assistant: Capt Fraser Clark
CANADA
Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy
Director of Music: Lt (N) Bradley Ritson
Royal Canadian Air Force Band
|Director of Music: Capt Devin Sloos
Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces
Director of Music: Capt Catherine Norris
Band of the Ceremonial Guard
Director of Music: Lt Jeff Campbell
14 Wing Greenwood Brass and Reed Band
Director of Music: PO Eric Sproul
5th Canadian Division Composite Band
Director of Music: MWO Capt Patrick Forde, Henri Gauci (BSM)
Musique du 438e Escadron Tactique d’hélicoptères (438 Squadron Band)
Director of Music: Lt Nadia Sparrow, WO Marc Adolf
Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Jeep Display Team
Group Leader: MWO Chester Muise, WO Jean-Claude Savoie
Cadets Canada
Group Leader: Lt(N) Wes Mackey
ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO MASSED PIPES & DRUMS
(Proudly Supported by The Scots Charitable Foundation)
Massed Pipes & Drums Drum Major: MCpl Elisha Miller
Paris Port Dover Pipe Band
Pipe Major: Gord Black
12 Wing Shearwater Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: WO Scott Pollon
14 Wing Greenwood Pipes & Drums
Drum Instructor: Sgt Marc Maloney
2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: Sgt James Firth
The Nova Scotia Highlanders Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: Sgt Liam Murray
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: Roger McGuire
The Toronto Scottish (Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mothers’ Own) Regiment Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: Andrew Bennett
The Cape Breton Highlanders Pipes & Drums
Black Watch Association (Atlantic) Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: James Malcolm, MWO (Ret’d) Daniel Smith
Cadets Canada Pipes & Drums
VOCAL SOLOISTS:
PO1 Brad Davidge (Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy)
PO2 Natalie Alcorn (Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy)
DeeDee Austin
Karen Robinson
RCAF Guard (12 Wing & 14 Wing)
Leader: WO Michael Thomas
Tattoo Colour Party (RCMP, HRP & HRFE)
Leaders: Insp Don Moser, Sgt Phil Power, Capt Paul Edwards
Maggie the Goalie
(Proudly Supported by Pet Quest Petcare)
Tattoo Highland Dance Team
(Proudly Supported by The Scots Charitable Foundation)
Dance Leader: Elizabeth McCorkell
Tattoo Choir
Choral Director: Patricia Tupper
Tattoo Children’s Chorus
Choral Director: Martha Healy
Tattoo Fanfare Trumpeters
Leader: Katrina Cobean
Tattoo Extras
Leaders: Joy Forde, David Davian
INTERNATIONAL CAST
GERMANY
Marinemusikkorps Wilhelmshaven (Wilhelmshaven Marine Music Corps)
Director of Music: Maj Martin Koetter
Team Airtime
Group Leader: Leonard Rillig
KENYA
Jambo Brothers
(Proudly Supported by Labrador Sea (2004) Inc.)
Leader: Edwin Mang’ate
UNITED KINGDOM
The Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Director of Music: Flt Lt Michael Parsons
Sgt Matt Walker (The Central Band of the Royal Air Force)
The King’s Colour Squadron
Leader: Andrew Bull
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums
Leader: John Nichols