Past Performances

This is a listing of past performances of the Guelph Concert Band.  This list of past performances was started during the summer 1999, and our hope it serves to give you an idea of what our performance season generally consists of.



2005/2006

2005-06 Concerts
Date Engagement Location/Hall
Nov. 20, 2005 Brass Cats

Guest: Alistair Kay

E.L.Fox Auditorium
Mar. 12, 2006 Lights! Camera! Action! River Run Centre
May 13, 2006 Radio Days Italian Canadian Club

2004/2005

2004-05 Concerts
Date Engagement Location/Hall
Nov. 20, 2004 The Planets Church of Our Lady
Mar. 12, 2005 Dance Music River Run Centre
May 13, 2005 And All that Jazz Ramada Inn

2003/2004

2003-04 Concerts
Date Engagement Location/Hall
Nov. 20, 2003 War and Peace Church of our Lady
Mar. 12, 2004 The Four Elements River Run Centre
May 13, 2004 Dinner and Dance Concert Ramada Inn

2002/2003

2002-03 Concerts
Date Engagement Location/Hall
Nov. 20, 2002 Celebrations Church of our Lady
Mar. 12, 2003 A Taste of Europe River Run Centre
May 13, 2003 For the Kid in You Church of our Lady

2001/2002

2001-02 Concerts
Date Engagement Location/Hall
Nov. 20, 2001 Do you hear what I hear Church of our lady
Mar. 12, 2002 The Lord of the Rings River Run Centre
May 13, 2002 Afternoon at the Proms River Run Centre

2000/2001

Summer 2001 - Millennium Bandstand - Royal City Park
Date Engagement Location/Hall
Jul 8, 2001 Millennium Bandstand
Official Opening
Millennium Bandstand
Royal City Park
(at Gordon St. & Speed river)
Guelph, Ontario
Aug. 12, 2001 Bandstand Concert Millennium Bandstand
Royal City Park
(at Gordon St. & Speed river)
Guelph, Ontario


Spring 2001 Concerts
Date Engagement Location/Hall
March 18, 2001
"Rhapsody and Blues"
featuring: Rhapsody in Blue
special guests:
Ernesto Cervini, piano
Trevor Dick, electric violin

River Run Centre
 
May 5, 2001 West End Rec. Centre Opening
Opening ceremonies of Guelph's newest recreation facility.
West End Rec. Centre
21 Imperial Rd S
(Paisley & Imperial)

Guelph, Ontario
May 23, 2001 "A Latin Fantasy"
The best of the fresh, funky and fantastic sounds of Latin America.
DuMaurier Theatre
River Run Centre
35 Woolwich Street
Guelph, Ontario
May 26,  2001 StreetFest
Guelph Spring Festival's downtown block party

St. George's Square
downtown
Guelph, Ontario

Fall 2000 Concerts
Date Engagement Location/Hall
mid-Sept, Saturday
morning
Official Opening of the Guelph section of the TransCanada Trail Riverside Park
(beside the carousel)
Guelph, Ontario
Oct. 7, 2000 GCB Charity Ball
featuring the Etobicoke Swing Orchestra
(Fundraiser for the band)
Cutten Club
190 College Ave. East
Guelph, Ontario
Nov. 11, 2000 Civic Remembrance Day Ceremonies Guelph Sport and Entertainment Complex
(new hockey arena)
downtown
Guelph, Ontario
Nov. 17, 2000 Civic Tree Lighting Ceremony St. George's Square
downtown
Guelph, Ontario
Nov. 25, 2000 community concert Stone Road Mall
Guelph, Ontario
Dec. 3, 2000 "Home for the Holidays"
with special guests
Harcourt Memorial United Church Choir
Church of Our Lady
28 Norfolk (at MacDonell)
Guelph, Ontario

Dec. 17, 2000
Dec. 18, 2000

Community Concerts for Shut-ins Guelph & area nursing homes & hospitals

1999/2000 Season

2000 Summer Concert Series - Riverside Park Concert Shell
Date Band Guest Artist/Act
Sun. June 25 Guelph Concert Band
Sun. July 2
no concert
Canada Day fireworks at park
Sun. July 9 Guelph Concert Band
A unique children's concert!
Sun. July 16 Stratford Concert Band
(Guelph Concert Band is at the Stratford Bandshell)
Sun. July 23 Guelph Concert Band John Liddle (trumpet virtuoso)
Sun. July 30 Markham Concert Band
Sun. Aug. 6 An Evening of Jazz (6-9pm)
hosted by GCB Bandmember Brent Rowan
Sun. Aug. 13 Guelph Concert Band
Sun. Aug. 20 Guelph Concert Band & Caledon Concert Band
a special joint concert!

Other Summer 2000 Concerts
Date Event Location
July 1, 2000
Canada Day performance
McCrae House
108 Water St.
Guelph, Ontario
July 16, 2000
Summer Outdoor Concert
Stratford Bandshell
Queen's Park
Stratford, Ontario

Spring 2000 Performances
Date Engagement Location/Hall
June 11, 2000 "An Afternoon with James Gordon"
with special guest
James Gordon
Church of Our Lady
28 Norfolk (at MacDonell)
Guelph, Ontario
March 11, 2000 "Around the World in Eighty Minutes"
Music from all the stretches of the globe arranged for band featuring John Barnes Chance, John Williams, Igor Stravinski, Dello Joio and many others.
River Run Centre
35 Woolwich St.
Guelph, Ontario
March 24, 2000 Final Storm Game at the Gardens
Guelph Concert Band plays O'Canada and puts on a musical after-game show.
Memorial Gardens
downtown
Guelph, Ontario

Fall 1999 Performances
Date Engagement Location/Hall
Nov. 11, 1999 Civic Remembrance Day Ceremony Memorial Gardens
downtown
Guelph, Ontario
Nov. 23, 1999 City of Guelph Tree-Lighting Ceremony Guelph Centre
(formerly Eaton Centre)
downtown
Guelph, Ontario
Dec. 12, 1999 "Santa and the Wolf!"
featuring:
CBC Radio's Lister Sinclair narrating:
Peter and the Wolf, and 'Twas the night before Christmas
Church of our Lady
28 Norfolk (at MacDonell)
Guelph, Ontario
Dec. 19-20, 1999
 
Community Concerts for Shut-ins Guelph & area nursing homes & hospitals

1998/1999 Season

1999 Summer Concert Series - Riverside Park Concert Shell
Date Band Intermission Guest Artist/Act
June 27, 1999 Guelph Concert Band Guelph Youth Singers (Children's Choir)
July 4, 1999 Guelph Concert Band Royal City Ambassadors (Barbershop chorus)
July 11, 1999 Guelph Concert Band John Liddle (trumpet virtuoso)
July 18, 1999 Guelph Concert Band Mary DuQuesnay (soprano soloist)
July 25, 1999 Stratford Concert Band
(Guelph Concert Band is at the Stratford Bandshell)
Aug. 1, 1999 no concert - civic holiday weekend
Aug. 8, 1999 Guelph Concert Band & Caledon Concert Band
A special joint-concert with two of Southern Ontario's best bands playing together!
Aug. 15, 1999 Guelph Concert Band Royal City Big Band

Other Summer 1999 Concerts
Date Event Location
July 25, 1999
Summer Outdoor Concert
Stratford Bandshell
Queen's Park
Stratford, Ontario
Spring 1999 Performances
Date Event Location
May 29, 1999 Streetfest
Guelph Spring Festival's downtown block party
Quebec Street
downtown
Guelph, Ontario

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