Bio
Download PDFConsidered one of the major performers of his generation, Wayne Hankin specializes in pre-classical winds with over 4000 performances to his credit worldwide. He has mastered recorder and other early instruments played only by a small handful of people on the planet including various flutes, gemshorns, bone flutes, bagpipes, hornpipes, early reeds and others. There are also instruments made exclusively for his talents of which he is the sole performer.
Wayne is best known for his 8 productions with Cirque du Soleil, most recently Toruk, based on James Camerons Avatar. Along with his credits in the classical and circus world, Wayne is no stranger to film and
television. His most recent film credits include Pixars The Good Dinosaur, The Lego Movie, and televisions Breaking Bad and Disneys Princess Adventures. His most recent
performances for video games include Pixel Privateers and Heros Charge.
Waynes film debut in 7 Solos earned him best Short Subject at the World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington DC. He has received over 30 awards and grants from various organizations including ASCAP, Meet the Composer and The National Endowment of the Arts.
Hankin is also a conductor. He made his debut at Houston Grand Opera conducting Meredith Monks ATLAS. He returned to the world of opera in 2018 performing with the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra in Kevin Putts Silent Night. As a composer, Waynes music was recently performed by the Chatauqua Symphony Orchestra. His next orchestral performance as guest artist will be with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the spring of 2019.
FILM/TELEVISION
2014: THE LEGO MOVIE: Warner Brothers: Chris Miller (dir.) Post Production: Musician, solo winds
2012: SAFE: IM Global: Boaz Yakin (dir.) Post Production: Musician, solo winds
2011: BREAKING BAD: Sony David Slade (dir.) Post Production: Musician, winds & strings
2010: 7 SOLOS: BluView Jonathan Levin (dir.) Lead: The Wanderer
2006: DISNEY'S PRINCESS ADVENTURES: Post Production: musician, solo winds
2006: RESIDENT EVIL II Apocalypse: Constantin Film Alexander Witt (dir.) Post Production, musician, 20 instruments
2004: MISS SPIDER, Sunny Patch Kids: MGM Mike Fallows (dir.) Post Production: Musician, recorders
2003-4: THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JAY LENO: NBC Ellen Brown (dir.) Performer with Cirque du Soleil, various instruments
2003: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S SOLESTRUM Bravo: Post Production, musician
2003: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: VAREKAI: Bravo (Dominic Champaign & Nick Morris dir.) Performer: Schwande the Bagpiper
2002: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: FIRE WITHIN: Bravo: Bachir Bensaddek (dir.) Portrays himself.
1999: NITELINE: EPISODE 999: ABC: Musician, The Singing Monk
1999: TITUS: Fox Searchlight: Julie Taymor (dir.) Post Production: Musician, winds
1998: CBS: SUNDAY MORNING: The Play of Daniel Musician, Court Musician
1987: HERBIE HANCOCK'S SHOWTIME, COAST TO COAST: HBO: Guest Star, The Underground Bagpiper
1988: THE BOOK OF DAYS: Tadge/Lasseur Productions Meredith Monk (dir.) The Traveling Musician
1988: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: THE SUBTERRANEANS: Guest Performer
THEATER
key
(1)= musical director, (2)= conductor, (3)= composer, (4)= orchestrator, (5)= soloist *= award.
No number indicates musician.
THEATER/OPERA
Selected list (over 100 productions)
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: VAREKAI (1400 shows, 30 cities) US, Canada
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: QUEBEC TRICENTENNIAL, Quebec, Canada
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: MOSAIC, Washington DC
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: IN THE EYE OF THE STORM, Coucheville, France
BROADWAY: Helen Hayes Theater (4): Band in Berlin (Broadway), NYC
OFF BROADWAY: Minetta Lane Theater: The Garden of Earthly Delights, (Dir. Martha Clark)
ALLEY THEATER (1,2): The Greeks, Part I & Part II., Houston, TX
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Delacort Theater: King John,
LONG WHARF THEATER (1,2): Anna Christie, New Haven, CT
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA: (1,2,4):ATLAS an opera by (Meredith Monk), USA, Europe
THEATER FOR A NEW AUDIENCE:Taming of the Shrew, (Julie Taymor dir.), Boston, NYC
SCHAUHNE BERLIN (1,2): The Games (Meredith Monk), West Berlin, NYC
AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER (5): Midsummer Night's Dream (Robert Brustein dr), Boston
DALLAS REPERTORY THEATER: AbundanceDallas
HARTFORD STAGE: The Clearing Hartford
RECORDINGS
Over 75 recordings
Cirque du Soleil Music: Cirque du Soleil, Totem
Cirque du Soleil Music: Cirque du Soleil, Varekai
Restless Records: They Might be Giants, Mink Car
Sony: Various Artists, 20 from the 20th Century (2)
Atlantic Records: Jewel, Joy: A Holiday Collection (1)
BMG: Musica Sacra, Of Eternal Light (1,2)
ECM: Meredith Monk, ATLAS. An opera in three parts (1,2,4,5)
ECM: Meredith Monk, The Book of Days (1,2,4,5)
ECM: Meredith Monk, Do You Be. (1,2,4,5)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Plays over 400 pre-classical instruments, fluent in German, early French, strophic Latin, golf, English Country Dancing, Contra Dancing, Swing, Period Singer.
INSTRUMENTS
WHISTLE & END-BLOWN FLUTES
Flutes (Medieval & Renaissance)
6-hole Pipes
Pipe & Tabor
Pipe & String Drum
Recorders
Gemshorns
Ocarinas (single & double)
Flageolets (single & double)
Bone Flute
BAGPIPES
Spanish Gaita
Renaissance Flemish Breughal pipes
Renaissance Hmmelchen
Groer Bock
Musettes (renaissance & baroque0
Petite Cornamuse
DOUBLE REEDS
Crumhorns
Dulcians
Shawms
Bassanello
Rauschpfiefes
Hornpipes
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENTS
Chalumeau
Mirliton
Clarina 8
Jaws Harps (all keys)
Glass Harmonica
Hammered Dulcimer
Bowed Psaltery
Hurdy Gurdy
Duduk
EDUCATION
Hartt College of Music, Bachelor's Degree in Music History
New England Conservatory of Music, Master's Degree in Early Performance Practice
Aaron Speisor Scene Study Aaron Speisor Studio
Marni Nixon Voice Private, NYC
Bill Hopkins Cold Reading Camera Lab NYC Studio
Anthony Gilardi Scene Study Anthony Gilardi Studio
David Hill Improvisation I O West
For information on The Striking Voice contact:
http://waynehankin.com
Wayne is best known for his 8 productions with Cirque du Soleil, most recently Toruk, based on James Camerons Avatar. Along with his credits in the classical and circus world, Wayne is no stranger to film and
television. His most recent film credits include Pixars The Good Dinosaur, The Lego Movie, and televisions Breaking Bad and Disneys Princess Adventures. His most recent
performances for video games include Pixel Privateers and Heros Charge.
Waynes film debut in 7 Solos earned him best Short Subject at the World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington DC. He has received over 30 awards and grants from various organizations including ASCAP, Meet the Composer and The National Endowment of the Arts.
Hankin is also a conductor. He made his debut at Houston Grand Opera conducting Meredith Monks ATLAS. He returned to the world of opera in 2018 performing with the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra in Kevin Putts Silent Night. As a composer, Waynes music was recently performed by the Chatauqua Symphony Orchestra. His next orchestral performance as guest artist will be with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the spring of 2019.
FILM/TELEVISION
2014: THE LEGO MOVIE: Warner Brothers: Chris Miller (dir.) Post Production: Musician, solo winds
2012: SAFE: IM Global: Boaz Yakin (dir.) Post Production: Musician, solo winds
2011: BREAKING BAD: Sony David Slade (dir.) Post Production: Musician, winds & strings
2010: 7 SOLOS: BluView Jonathan Levin (dir.) Lead: The Wanderer
2006: DISNEY'S PRINCESS ADVENTURES: Post Production: musician, solo winds
2006: RESIDENT EVIL II Apocalypse: Constantin Film Alexander Witt (dir.) Post Production, musician, 20 instruments
2004: MISS SPIDER, Sunny Patch Kids: MGM Mike Fallows (dir.) Post Production: Musician, recorders
2003-4: THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JAY LENO: NBC Ellen Brown (dir.) Performer with Cirque du Soleil, various instruments
2003: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S SOLESTRUM Bravo: Post Production, musician
2003: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: VAREKAI: Bravo (Dominic Champaign & Nick Morris dir.) Performer: Schwande the Bagpiper
2002: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: FIRE WITHIN: Bravo: Bachir Bensaddek (dir.) Portrays himself.
1999: NITELINE: EPISODE 999: ABC: Musician, The Singing Monk
1999: TITUS: Fox Searchlight: Julie Taymor (dir.) Post Production: Musician, winds
1998: CBS: SUNDAY MORNING: The Play of Daniel Musician, Court Musician
1987: HERBIE HANCOCK'S SHOWTIME, COAST TO COAST: HBO: Guest Star, The Underground Bagpiper
1988: THE BOOK OF DAYS: Tadge/Lasseur Productions Meredith Monk (dir.) The Traveling Musician
1988: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: THE SUBTERRANEANS: Guest Performer
THEATER
key
(1)= musical director, (2)= conductor, (3)= composer, (4)= orchestrator, (5)= soloist *= award.
No number indicates musician.
THEATER/OPERA
Selected list (over 100 productions)
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: VAREKAI (1400 shows, 30 cities) US, Canada
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: QUEBEC TRICENTENNIAL, Quebec, Canada
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: MOSAIC, Washington DC
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: IN THE EYE OF THE STORM, Coucheville, France
BROADWAY: Helen Hayes Theater (4): Band in Berlin (Broadway), NYC
OFF BROADWAY: Minetta Lane Theater: The Garden of Earthly Delights, (Dir. Martha Clark)
ALLEY THEATER (1,2): The Greeks, Part I & Part II., Houston, TX
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Delacort Theater: King John,
LONG WHARF THEATER (1,2): Anna Christie, New Haven, CT
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA: (1,2,4):ATLAS an opera by (Meredith Monk), USA, Europe
THEATER FOR A NEW AUDIENCE:Taming of the Shrew, (Julie Taymor dir.), Boston, NYC
SCHAUHNE BERLIN (1,2): The Games (Meredith Monk), West Berlin, NYC
AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER (5): Midsummer Night's Dream (Robert Brustein dr), Boston
DALLAS REPERTORY THEATER: AbundanceDallas
HARTFORD STAGE: The Clearing Hartford
RECORDINGS
Over 75 recordings
Cirque du Soleil Music: Cirque du Soleil, Totem
Cirque du Soleil Music: Cirque du Soleil, Varekai
Restless Records: They Might be Giants, Mink Car
Sony: Various Artists, 20 from the 20th Century (2)
Atlantic Records: Jewel, Joy: A Holiday Collection (1)
BMG: Musica Sacra, Of Eternal Light (1,2)
ECM: Meredith Monk, ATLAS. An opera in three parts (1,2,4,5)
ECM: Meredith Monk, The Book of Days (1,2,4,5)
ECM: Meredith Monk, Do You Be. (1,2,4,5)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Plays over 400 pre-classical instruments, fluent in German, early French, strophic Latin, golf, English Country Dancing, Contra Dancing, Swing, Period Singer.
INSTRUMENTS
WHISTLE & END-BLOWN FLUTES
Flutes (Medieval & Renaissance)
6-hole Pipes
Pipe & Tabor
Pipe & String Drum
Recorders
Gemshorns
Ocarinas (single & double)
Flageolets (single & double)
Bone Flute
BAGPIPES
Spanish Gaita
Renaissance Flemish Breughal pipes
Renaissance Hmmelchen
Groer Bock
Musettes (renaissance & baroque0
Petite Cornamuse
DOUBLE REEDS
Crumhorns
Dulcians
Shawms
Bassanello
Rauschpfiefes
Hornpipes
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENTS
Chalumeau
Mirliton
Clarina 8
Jaws Harps (all keys)
Glass Harmonica
Hammered Dulcimer
Bowed Psaltery
Hurdy Gurdy
Duduk
EDUCATION
Hartt College of Music, Bachelor's Degree in Music History
New England Conservatory of Music, Master's Degree in Early Performance Practice
Aaron Speisor Scene Study Aaron Speisor Studio
Marni Nixon Voice Private, NYC
Bill Hopkins Cold Reading Camera Lab NYC Studio
Anthony Gilardi Scene Study Anthony Gilardi Studio
David Hill Improvisation I O West
For information on The Striking Voice contact:
http://waynehankin.com
