The band has had many conductors in the past. Below are the past conductors that can be determined from the band's archives.

• William Philp (1878 - 1882)
  Philp was a true leader that was born in Port Hope in 1841. Over his life he lead many great civilian and military bands. He came to Guelph circa. 1877 to become the Dublin Street Methodist Church's Choir Director and started building up the music community in Guelph from that point on. He was one of the instrumental forces behind the founding of the city band.
• Walter Hulme (1882 - 1893)
  Hulme went on to help organized two giant band competitions which were held in Guelph. He later became the director of the Galt Citizens' Band.
• J. Wyatt Trendell (1893 - )
  In addition to being an accomplished clarinetist, Terndell later went on to become the musical director of Guelph's Royal Opera House on Wyndham Street.
• un-researched (1894 - 1909)
  was most likely J. Wayatt Trendell during this period
• William Philp (1910 - 1922)
  see above biography.
• un-researched (1923 - 1944)
  still to be determined by going through our archives
• Dundas S. Heron (1945 - 1965)
• Harold Duffield (1965-1966)
• John Randell (1967 - 1976)
  John was also a member of the band for many years as a musician. He played various brass instruments: chiefly euphonium, tuba and trumpet.
• Charles Merry (1977 - 1979)
• John Ledingham (1979 - 1983)
• Bill Rogers-Holinaty (1984 - 1986)
• Wayne Farrier (1986)
• John Randell (1986 - 1988)
  see above biography.
• Peter Hughes (1989)
• Steve Gayfer (1990 - 1991)
• John Randell (1992)
  see above biography.
• Bill Hughes (1993 - 1998)
  Major William (Bill) Hughes formerly of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, began his career as a solo flute/piccolo player in England. For many years he was Principal Flute for Her Majesty's Royal Marines Band. In 1972 he was named best flute player in Britian. While in Europe he maintained a busy career with Her Majesty's band and as a solo/sessional musician. He has performed as a soloist for various royalty and regularly performed with BBC's London Symphony. In 1982 he emigrated to Canada, and while still pursuing a solo career, was musical director for many ensembles and other organizations. On multiple occasions he served as Musical Director for the Catherine MacKinnon and Niagara Falls tattoos, and for events at the CNE. Bill Hughes resigned from conducting the band in 1998, so he could devote more time to his solo career.
• Ken Dearlove (1999)
  Ken Dearlove is the former conductor of the famous touring Galt Kiltie Band based in Cambridge, Ontario. After many long years teaching aspiring high-school musicians in the Waterloo Region District School Board, Ken is now retired and is able to devote his time to the Guelph Concert Band. With his many years of musical experience both as a conductor and as an accomplished trumpet player, Ken was remembered fondly by everyone in the band. Ken was our interim conductor for the first half of 1999 while we were searching for someone to take the up the stick permanently. Sadly, Ken Dearlove passed away on March 12, 2001.
• Colin Clarke (1999 - 2006)
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