Cellist Jonathan Tortolano, a native of Vermont, has been living and working in Canada since 1999. Arriving via Europe, where he taught and played in Spain, Portugal and Italy, Jonathan has been a member of  The Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, The Windsor Symphony, Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, and the National Ballet Orchestra.  Jonathan has been a soloist with orchestras both in Europe and America. He has been heard on both CBC and Radio Canada in Canada, Radio Nacional de Espana and Radio France, and National Public Radio in the United States. Jonathan Tortolano studied with Elsa Hilger, Andor Toth Jr. and Stephen Geber. In Europe he had a chance to work with William Pleeth and Martin Ostertag while holding symphonic jobs and touring with Quartet Metropolis. Taking a year leave from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Jonathan is spending this year as Principal Cellist of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico and Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico in San Juan

Improvisation

Jonathan has lended much more than his cellist talent, he has gotten involved with enthusiasm in the capture of a series of improvisations recorded while screenng scenes from the movie.  This material was later combined and assembled with the musical material, sometime improvised, sometime more formal.  The trailer gives an idea of the virtuosity and the creativity of the artist.  Jonathan is generous both in his art and his relationships.  The cello brings out the dramatic to some emotions and the choice to use a cello was a clear demand from the Director Hélène Duchesne.  The combination of new digital technical means with the raw talent of real artists like Jonathan makes it possible to quickly create efficient musical tracks.