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

“My two friends and I think the Tattoo was the best part of our Nova Scotia visit and that’s saying a lot because we loved our week touring the province.”

Beth Pye
Ontario

Photos by Stoo Metz, David Baillieul, Hamish Gordon & others.
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