A special thank you to all cast, crew and volunteers for making the 2026 Tattoo a spectacular show!

Managing Director & Executive Producer: Scott Long
Creative Director and Principal Director of Music: Lt Col (Ret’d) Jase Burcham MVO RM


DESIGNERS
Lighting Designer: Bob Stamp
Costume Designer: Helena Marriott
Visuals Director: Nick Iwaskow

PRODUCTION
Production Manager: Robb Hall
Production Coordinator/Assistant Director: Capt (Ret’d) Dave Rennie, CD

CHOIRS
Choral Director: Patricia Tupper
Children’s Chorus Coordinator: Kate Haley

PIPES AND DRUMS
Tattoo Pipe Major: MWO (Ret’d) Daniel Smith
Tattoo Drum Major: WO Jonathan Haggett

ARRANGER
Principal Arranger/Assistant Director: WO1 (Retd) Ivan Hutchinson RM

ANNOUNCER
Master of Ceremonies: Capt Fraser Clark

TATTOO PRODUCTION OFFICE TEAM
Director of Finance: Barbara MacLeod
Marketing Manager: Leyna Faulkner
Creative Communications & PR Manager: Jess Ilse
Administrative & Guest Services Coordinator: Rachel MacLeod
Production Assistants: Abby Billard, Maya Ryan

TECHNICAL STAFF
Sound Engineers: Alan Strickland, Robb Hall
Sound Technician: Heidi Noseworthy
Lighting Board Operator: Blair Dykman
Lighting Technicians: George MacPhee
Wasko AV: Everett Stone, David Ball

WARDROBE
Costume Assistant: Sarah Paterson

BACKSTAGE/WAREHOUSE
Backstage Coordinator: Dianne Thurber
Backstage Assistants: Juergen Riedel, Michael Duggan
Transportation Coordinator: Rose Pearle
Stage Manager: Brian Bennett
Arena Masters: Terry Canning, Carol Grimmitt
Assistant Arena Masters: Ruth Cunningham, David Andrews, Frank Beals, Toni Savidant,
Elizabeth Dekker, Frances Macdonald, Aimee Corbin

PROTOCOL
Director of Protocol: Barbara MacLeod
Protocol Officers: Cdr (Ret’d) Roland Leyte, Capt Shauna Cater
Protocol Assistants: Rachel MacLeod, Lianne Pettipas, Susan Foster, Protocol Cadets

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Superintendent Don Moser, M.O.M., MAr
Halifax Regional Police Coordinator: Sgt Brian Palmeter
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Coordinator: Capt Paul Edwards
Graphic Designer: Anisa Francoeur Design
Extras Coordinators: Joy Forde, David Davian
Tattoo Choir: Laura Lee O’Connor
Fanfare Trumpeters: Katrina Cobean
Photographer: David Baillieul
Playbill Photography: David Baillieul, Cpl Mitchell Paquette
Senior Liaison Officer: Roman Husiuk
Liaison Officers: JC Latour, John Philips, Johanne Latour, Carolyn Pineau, Donna LeBlanc, 2LT Jesse Schofield, WO Ben Jaeckle, CD, PO1 Gregory Fillmore
Drummie: Gabriel Lynch

SPECIAL THANKS
Neptune Theatre
LCol (Ret’d) Gary Melville
The Halifax Rifles
The Halifax Army Navy Store

IN MEMORIAM
Col (Ret’d) Ian Fraser
Wayne Moug
Kenneth Mounce

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES PRODUCTION STAFF

CAF Tattoo Office of Primary Interest: Cdr (Ret’d) Wayne DiPersio
CAF Tattoo Coordinator: CPO2 (Ret’d) Joseph Abando, Elizabeth Sharpe
Tattoo Coxswain: WO Eric Sproul

SUPPORT STAFF

Parade Commander: Cdr Timothy Berryhill
Base Public Affairs: Margaret Conway, Ariane Guay-Jadah, Leah Coughlin
Tattoo Logistics Officer: SLt Guanzhong Su
Tattoo Chief Clerk: Sgt Emily Burtch
Tattoo Transport Coordinator: MCpl Daniel Mathieu
Senior Weapons and Ammunition Custodian: Cpl Steven Halliday
CAF Arena Master and Backstage Manager: PO1 Bernard Gagnon
Assistant Arena Masters: S1 Blake Bennett, S3(B) Cornell Kavanaugh-Henry, S3(B) Daryl Niyonkuru


CANADA

Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy
Director of Music: Lt(N) Jeff Campbell, CD

Band of the Ceremonial Guard
Director of Music: Capt Lucas Denneboom

The Royal Military College of Canada Band
Director of Music: Capt Samantha Parent

5th Canadian Division Composite Band
Director of Music: Capt Patrick Forde

Naval Display Team

PO1 Natalie Alcorn

PO1 Brad Davidge

MS Emily Bellman

Royal Military College of Canada Guard

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Leader: Superintendent Don Moser, M.O.M., MA

Halifax Regional Police
Leader: Sgt Brian Palmeter

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency
Leader: Capt Paul Edwards

Cadets Canada

Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Massed Pipes & Drums
Proudly Supported by The Scots Charitable Foundation

Pipe Major: MWO (Ret’d) Daniel Smith
Drum Major: WO Jonathan Hagget

Delta Police Pipe Band
Pipe Major: Corey Tillyer

12 Wing Shearwater Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: WO Scott Pollon

14 Wing Greenwood Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: MCpl Scott MacIntosh
Drumming Instructor: Sgt Marc Maloney

The Nova Scotia Highlanders Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: WO Liam Murray

The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: MWO (Ret’d) Roger MacQuire

The Cape Breton Highlanders Pipes & Drums

2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: Sgt James Firth

The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Pipes & Drums
Pipe Major: MWO Dan Locke

Reeny

Machine de Cirque
Leader: Julie Lavergne

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 Coordinator: Kate Haley

Tattoo Fanfare Trumpets
Leader: Katrina Cobean

Tattoo Extras
Leaders: Joy Forde and David Davian

INTERNATIONAL CAST

AUSTRALIA

The Scots College Old Boys Pipes and Drums
Proudly Supported by The Scots Charitable Foundation

Pipe Major: Graham Robinson
Drum Major: Nick Tragoutsis

BELGIUM

The Royal Band of the Belgian Air Force
Director of Music: WO Jonathan Dumoulin

GERMANY

Bundeswehr Ceremonial Band
Director of Music: Lt Col Reinhard Kiauka

Wachbataillon
Leader: Capt Marvin Klose

I come to Nova Scotia each year just to see this.

Kevin

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