This photo is from the first recording session of the Lions and Legends Orchestra, playing music composed and conducted by Eric Shimelonis. These amazing guest musicians are the foundation of the score that you’ll hear in every episode! Here are their names and instruments:
Cathy Basrak (viola)
Rachel Childers (horn)
Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf (cello)
Christoper Elchico (clarinet)
Rachel Fabulich (viola)
Clint Foreman (flute)
Rebecca Gitter (viola)
Ben Levy (bass)
Francesca McNeely (cello)
Cynthia Meyers (piccolo)
Suzanne Nelson (bassoon)
Some additional guest musicians have recorded tracks for Lions and Legends as well:
Ron Barron (trombone)
Ben Redwine (clarinet)
In addition to the score recorded by our guest musicians, Eric will continue to layer in music for each episode on one of the solo instruments from his growing collection of instruments from around the world. This page will highlight each of those instruments with some history and background, so stay tuned!