The 7th Annual WholeNote
The 7th Annual WholeNote Bandstand Listing of Community Bands! Here it is - the 7th Annual WholeNote Listing of Community Bands! To the best of my knowledge, this is the most complete list of bands in Southern Ontario you'll find in one place. The list is in order of rehearsal day, starting with Monday. It's wise to make contact by phone or email before heading out to a rehearsal, just in case the group you're interested in has an upcoming event. If you find your band's listing is incorrect, forward the info to me at merlinwilliams@sympatico.ca and I'll do an update in the November issue. I have dropped a couple of bands from the list this year. One, because I know first hand that it's gone; another one because the e-mail, website and phone contact were all dead ends. I've had some requests from community big bands this summer to be added to this list. There's barely enough room to get the concert bands in this issue, so you have an extra month to get me info. I'll include it in my October Bandstand column. Merlin Williams COMMUNITY /CONCERT BANDS Burlington Concert Band Conductor: Don Allan Contact: Larry Ridge (905) 637-1661 hridge@cogeco.ca burlington.ca/english/music. html Rehearsals: Mondays, 8:00 p.m. Burlington Music Centre 2311 New Street, Burlington Instruments needed: all welcome Cambridge Concert Band Conductor: Gerald Stephenson Contact: Karin Wood 519-624-1550 info@cambridgeconcertband.com www.cambridgeconcertband.com Rehearsals: Mondays, 7:45 p.m. at the Preston Legion, Br. 126, Westminster & Margaret Sts. Cambridge Instruments needed: double reeds, percussion, tenor sax, clarinets East York Concert Band Conductor: Ernie Walker Contact: Ernie Walker (416) 266-1958 conductor@eastyorkconcertband.ca www .eastyorkconcertband.ca Rehearsals: Mondays, 8:00 p.m. starting Sept. 12 at McGregor P.S. Coxwell & Mortimer East York Instruments needed: horns, bassoon, clarinets, flutes Kitchener Musical Society Band Conductor: Paul Schalm Contact: Paul Schalm (519) 742- 1137 schalmp@golden.net www.kmsb.org Rehearsals: Mondays at 7:30 at the Victoria Park Pavilion, Kitchener Instruments needed: all The Koffler Concert Band Conductor: Resa Kochberg Contact: Resa Kochberg 905-731-4845, or Adrienne Cohen 416-636-1880 ext. 228 www .bjcc.ca Rehearsals: Mondays, 8:00 p.m. at the BJCC, 4588 Bathurst St., Toronto Instruments needed : all are welcome, course fee required Markham Concert Band Conductor: Doug Manning Contact: Derek van Dassen booktime@sympatico.ca www .mcb.on.ca Rehearsals: Mondays, 7:30 p.m. at Markham Community Centre, Hwys. 48 & 7, Markham Instruments needed: all Oshawa Civic Band Conductor: Barrie Hodgins Contact: Bill Askew (905) 579-2220 Rehearsals: Mondays, 8 pm at the Memorial Park Band Shell Simcoe St. S. in Oshawa Instruments needed: timpani, cornet, euphonium Niagara Falls Concert Band Conductor: Brenda Green Contact: Bob Durst 905-935-3276 Rehearsals: Mondays, 7:30 p.m. at the Legion on Spring St., Niagara Falls North Toronto Community Band Conductor: Stephen Chenette Contact: John Krongold 416-787-5193 info@ntcband.ca www.ntcband.ca Rehearsals: Mondays, 7: 15 p.m. - call for location Instruments needed: trombone, euphonium, saxes, trumpets The Regimental Band of The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) Conductor: Henry Verschuren CD Contact: Henry Verschuren 416- 564-3126 or henryver@sympatico.ca Rehearsals: Monday evenings - call for time and location Intruments needed: all, some supplied South Simcoe Concert Band Conductor: Major Don Embree Contact: Ron McKay 705424-0312 Rehearsals: Mondays, Oetiker Ltd., 203 Dufferin St. S. Alliston Instruments needed : all Waterloo Concert Band Conductor: Martin Lacoste Contact: AboutTheBand@waterlooband.com www.waterlooband.com Rehearsals: Mondays at 8:00 p.m. in the Adult Recreation Centre, King St., Waterloo Instruments needed: all (esp. saxes, horn, tuba, double reeds) Barrie Concert Band Conductor: Daniel Johnston Contact: Earl Winter 705-721-6863 or Henry Bergsma 705-721-4168 Rehearsals: Tuesday, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Allendale Recreational Centre, corner of Bayview and Little Ave., Barrie Instruments needed: clarinets, oboe, bassoon Brampton Concert Band Conductor: Darryl Eaton Contact: David Harmsworth 905- 451-6389 (h) or 905-451-0174 (b) cbcband@aztec-net.com www.bramptonconcertband.com Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 7:30 p. m. at 55a Queen St. E., Brampton (beside the library) Instruments needed: all Dundas Concert Band Conductor: Bill Rolfe Contact: Dave Baldry 905-573-1650 dundasconcertband@hotmail.com Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m. at Dundas Town Hall, Main St. W. Dundas Instruments needed: euphonium, flute, clarinet, trombone, oboe, bassoon, percussion Festival Wind Orchestra Conductor: Gennady Gefter Contact: Shelley Goodman 416-491-1683 www .festivalwindorchestra.com Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. at Earl Haig S.S., room 168, 100 Princess Ave. North York Instruments needed: oboe, saxes, percussion Galt Kiltie Band Conductor: Allan Lee Contact: Gord Cupskey 519-624- 9934 info@galtkiltieband.com www.galtkiltieband.com Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m. please contact for location Instruments needed: all Hart House Symphonic Band Conductor: Keith Reid Website: hhsb.sa.utoronto.ca Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. in the Great Hall at Hart House Instruments needed: oboe, bassoon, horn, low brass and low reeds are especially welcome, but audition and Hart House membership are required Newmarket Citizens Band Conductor: Leslie Saville Contact: Carol Bracken (905) 478-2530 ncband@rogers.com Website: ca.geocities.com/ ncband@rogers.com Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m. at Lions Hall, 375 D' Arey St. Newmarket Instruments needed: all welcome, esp. bassoon, tuba, all bass instruments Oakville Wind Orchestra Conductor: Chris Arthurs Contact: n/a Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m. at Iroquois Ridge S. S. Glenashton Rd ., Oakville Instruments needed: all Pickering Community Concert Band Conductor: Andrew Locker Contact: Brian Rose 905-683- 9867 brianrose@sympatico.ca www.concertband.ca Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 7: 15 p.m. South Pickering Seniors Centre 910 Liverpool Rd., Pickering Instruments needed: clarinets, trombones Thornhill Community Band Conductor: Denny Ringler Contact: Joan or Lawry Sax 416- 223-7152 or tcband@rogers.com www .tcband.ca Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. at Westmount C.I. , Bathurst & New Westminster, Vaughan Instruments needed : all welcome, esp. bassoon, percussion 34 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE . COM Back to Ad Index S EPTE M BER 1 - O CTOBE R 7 2005
Caledon Concert Band Conductor: Rob Kinnear www .caledonconcertband.ca Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:30 pm at the Caledon East Community Complex, behind the OPP station on Old Church Rd . Caledon East Instruments needed: all Etobicoke Community Concert Band Conductor: John Edward Liddle Contact: 416-410-1570 join@eccb.ca Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:30 pm Etobicoke C.I. 86 Montgomery Rd . Etobicoke Instruments needed: bassoon, clarinets, trombones, trumpets Frontenac Community Concert Band Conductor: Rick Cory Contact: Rick Cory 613-549- 7436 rick.cory@sympatico.ca post.queensu.ca/ -ab25/FCCB Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:30 Loyalist Collegiate, Kingston Instruments needed: all Hamilton Concert Band Conductor: Gerald Stephenson Contact: Dave Pearson 905-772- 5205 dpearson@ionsys.com www.hamiltonband.org Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:30 Emmanuel United Church, Upper Ottawa & Mohawk., Hamilton Instruments needed: horns, percussion, bassoon, French horns Mississauga Pops Concert Band Conductor: Denny Ringler Contact: Allan Harris 905-681- 2047 info@mississaugapops.com www .mississaugapops.com Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. at Eden United Church, NW corner of Winston Churchill & Battleford, Mississauga Instruments needed: mallets, bass trombone, horns Thorold Reed Band Conductor: Brian Williams Contact person: Brian Williams 905-227-0150 Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., St. Charles Elementary Catholic School, 25 Whyte Ave. N., Thorold Instruments needed: all Clarington Concert Band Conductor: Glenn Ward Contact: Colin Rowe, President 905-697-8956 or claringtonconcertband@yahoo.ca www .geocities.com/clarington concertband Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. at John M. James P. S., 175 Mearns Ave., Bowmanville Instruments needed: all Fort Erie Legion Concert Band Conductor: Brian Williams Contact: Brian Williams 905-227-0150 Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7:30 p.m . Fort Erie Legion, Military Rd . Fort Erie Instruments needed: all Lydian Wind Ensemble Conductor: Mike Onyschuk Contact: Jacqueline Beaufford 905-666-1909 dbeaufford@rogers.com www .lydianwindensemble.ca Rehearsals: Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., 4040 Anderson St. , Whitby Instruments needed : all North York Concert Band Conductor: John Edward Liddle Contact: Sidney Gangbar 416-781-6728 www .northyorkconcertband.ca Rehearsals: Thursdays, 8:00 p.m. Instruments needed: all Swansea Community Concert Band Conductor: Frank Evans Contact: Michelle Springer 416-286-1045 michellespring68@hotmail.com Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. at Western Technical and Commercial School, 123 Evelyn Cres., Toronto (starting Sept. 15) Instruments needed: all are welcome 1~~HARKNETT Musical Services Ltd. MUSIC BOOKS BEST SELECTION OF POPULAR & EDUCATIONAL MUSIC Piano · Guitar - Instrumental Mid-Town Store Brass - Woodwind - String Instruments - Guitar Buy direct from the Distributor 416-423-9494 AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR: 943 Eglinton Ave. E. (W. of Leslie) Armstrong, Artley, Besson, Benge (Next door to Robert Lowrey's Piano Experts) Boosey & Hawkes, Buffet, Conn Getzen,Jupiter, Keilworth, King Main Store Ibanez Guitars, Scher! & Ruth String Inst. www.harknettmusic.com 905-477-1141 2650 John Street ijust North of Steeles) Canada's Premier Professional Brass Band 2005/2006 Season Sound The Trumpet Sunday, October 16, 2005, 3 p.m., Jane Mallett Theatre The Spirit Soars Sunday, November 13, 2005, 3 p.m., Jane Mallett Theatre The Majesty of Christmas Bollywood Brass Sunday, February 5, 2006, 3 p.m., Jane Mallett Theatre Slide Show Sunday, March 12, 2006, 3 p.m., Jane Mallett Theatre Deep Harmony Sunday, May 28, 2006, 3 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, 8 p.m., The Cathedral Church of St. James 4/5/6 concert packages Special rates for students and seniors Call the St. Lawrence Centre Box Office 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754 The Hannaford Street Silver Band is grateful for the assistance received from its corporate and its many individual donors, and from the following: www.hssb.ca I - long & McQuad e Mu~ical lnstumenH Deloitte. SE PTE M BE R 1 - O CTO BER 7 2005 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE.COM 35 Back to Ad Index
