Ambrosia Quintet

Introducing the Ambrosia Quintet! Featuring violinist Shakoor Henson, clarinetist Anita Brooks Kirkland, horn player Judith Douglas, cellist Michelle Kyle, and pianist Gavin Yeomans, this unique intergenerational ensemble includes Generation Z and Baby Boomer musicians. Michelle met Anita and Judith in various orchestras in Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph. Judith and Anita perform together in the Venturi Wind Quintet, Spindrift Wind Quartet, and Wellington Wind Symphony. Gavin, Shakoor, and Michelle all completed Bachelor of Music degrees at Wilfrid Laurier University, then returned to Laurier for another music performance diploma. Shakoor completed the Chamber Music Diploma in 2024, Michelle completed the Chamber Music Diploma in 2025, and Gavin completed the Opera Diploma in 2025. At Laurier, Gavin and Michelle played together in the Topaz Trio, including music of Robert Kahn, a German Jewish composer strongly influenced by Brahms. Kahn’s music is relatively unknown, as its publication and performance were prohibited by the Nazis. The Ambrosia Quintet is exploring and will perform beautiful, rarely heard quintets of Robert Kahn and Ralph Vaughan Williams.