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Clarington Concert Band
Clarington Concert Band
Now in its 33rd year, the Clarington Concert Band has been a volunteer community band and is the principal community wind ensemble in the Clarington area. The band was formed in 1992 and continues a 144-year-old town band tradition in the Clarington area that dates from the earliest documented band concert in Bowmanville in 1848.
In a resolution passed at City Council on December 7, 2009, permission was granted to the Clarington Concert Band to use or present itself as the Official Town Band of Clarington.
The band is a strong 35-player ensemble of brass, woodwind, and percussion players. It is comprised of both amateurs and seasoned professional musicians who hail from all parts of Durham Region, as well as surrounding areas in and around the GTA.
The band performs a wide music repertoire, including original compositions, big band arrangements, movie scores, Broadway musicals, traditional marches and the occasional Strauss waltz.
Rehearsals are held every Thursday from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at John M. James Public School, 175 Mearns Ave, Bowmanville, ON L1C 4S6
GIANCARLO BINETTI
MUSIC DIRECTOR
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Giancarlo Binetti as our new Music Director, effective January 1, 2025!
Giancarlo brings a wealth of experience and passion to our band. With a Bachelor's degree in French Horn performance and a Master's in musicology from York University, he specializes in wind band conducting and the role of artistic directors in community band administration.
He has honed his leadership skills as a summer camp instructor, section leader, and apprentice conductor with youth orchestras and community bands. Giancarlo also serves as the Music Director for the Pickering Community Concert Band and leads the Chancellor's Brass Quintet at York University.
We are excited to welcome Giancarlo to the Clarington Concert Band family and look forward to an inspiring and vibrant season ahead under his direction.
PAUL NOBLE-GRESTY
ASSOCIATE MUSIC DIRECTOR
Paul Noble-Gresty was appointed the Clarington Concert Band’s Associate Music Director in September 2024.
A lifelong musician, Paul grew up in the Salvation Army and has been teaching music for over 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Education, a Master of Education, and a Specialist in Instrumental Music.
Paul’s extensive experience includes conducting Honor Bands, Integrated Arts Camps, the Durham Music Festival, Durham Massed Bands, and participating in National Music Camps. A talented multi-instrumentalist, he plays trumpet and classical guitar locally, performs with orchestras, and teaches instrumental music, guitar, and vocal classes at Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute in Whitby, Ontario.
COLIN ROWE
MASTER OF CEREMONY
Colin is a former President and 27-year member of the Clarington Concert Band.
He is a graduate of the Humber College Jazz Studies program, majoring in arranging, and spent 15 years as a trombonist and Regimental Drum Major in the Canadian Forces with the band of the Governor General's Horse Guards. Following his retirement from the military, he spent 10 years as the Drum Major for the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Association, Ontario, also known as the Concert Band of Cobourg.
Colin has become the face of the Clarington Concert Band, having served as its Master of Ceremony for the past two decades.
CLARINGTON CONCERT BAND
FLUTES
Marika Beaumont
Paige Brown
Reema Khoury
Lynda Shewchuk
Anita Van Drunen
OBOE
Kathy Beatty
BASSOON
Moira Taylor
CLARINET
Paula Anderson
Tom Box
Katherine Carleton
Tory Morwood
Heather Rademacher
Chris Szydlowski
Laura Tillart
BASS CLARINET
John Beirness
Kathleen Goodman
ALTO SAXOPHONE
James John
David Tegtmeyer
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Brian Munro
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Jeanette Hull
TRUMPET
Doug Church
Paul Noble-Gresty
Rosario Guarrasi
Barrie Hodgins
William Mar
Maitlyn Tremeer
FRENCH HORN
Jill Baker
John Kowalchuk
TROMBONE
Emily Bungay
Roger Chong
David Climenhage
BASS TROMBONE
Frank Charbonneau
EUPHONIUM
Raymond Bungay
Brittany Zecha
TUBA
Avi Jacobus
Gary Phillips
Elliott Tremeer
STRING BASS
Luc Arsenault
TIMPANI
Bruce Densmore
ORCHESTRA BELLS
Jon Roblin
AUXILIARY PERCUSSION
Colin Rowe
DRUM SET
Scott Siegner
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