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Musical director

Giancarlo Binetti

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Giancarlo Binetti conductor based in the Greater Toronto Area. He holds a BFA in Classical Performance as well as a M.A. in musicology at York University, focusing on the study of wind band conducting, the role of the artistic director, and concert band administration in Ontario. Giancarlo has been involved professionally with many community bands across the GTA, including the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, Rouge River Winds, and the Oakville Symphony Youth Orchestra. Giancarlo is an ambitious, passionate conductor with the aim of helping groups to reach beyond their foreseen potential, all the while enjoying every step of the process. Giancarlo looks forward to working with the wonderful, fun-loving Pickering Community Concert Band and organizing some exciting performances for this season.

Band Executive

President: Cathy McKay

Vice President: Terry Bruce

Treasurer: Hugh Smith

Secretary: Heidi Proctor

Librarian:  Leslie Graham

Public Relations: Eleanore Barnard

Concert Coordinator: Claire Ormrod

Band Members

FLUTE

Susan Broughton, Rebecca Del Genio, Victoria Dwight. Louise Gough, Leslie Graham, 

Reema Khoury, Kathy Lisle, Amelia Loucareas, Lucy Moulten, Melissa Morris, 

Claire Ormrod, Joan Thomson, Matthew Weston, Zuzana Zacharova, Leah Zakojc, 

Courtney Zboralski

OBOE

Wilma Leyden, Kathy Beatty

CLARINET

Zoltan Bodor,  Lora Hastings, Jessica Lapish, Duncan Mathieson, Andrea Morgan, 

Christine Penney, Michael Seim, Chris Szydlowski, Laura Tillaart

BASSOON

Ted Brankston, Robert Pollard

SAXOPHONE

Christopher Jones, Ron Chin, Cyndy Dunn, Mike Elsasser, Brian Munro, Lucas Furtado, 

Christine Jermakowicz, Randa Khoury, Heather Richards, Adam Mongaya, 

Lucas Furtdado

TRUMPET

Sharon Ashley, Jason Borg, Jordan Bowie, John Chaplin, Frank Dixon, Arnold Jonson, 

Vern Kennedy, Scott Lapish, Laird Laundy, Cathy McKay, Larry Pogue, Hugh Smith

FRENCH HORN

Barrie Brumwell, Joanne Dies, Scott Hall, Leslie Noble, Heidi Proctor, Theresa Tremblay

TROMBONE

Jim Barclay, Colleen Brown, Frank Charbonneau, Jake Nesbitt, Ryan Rozinskis

EUPHONIUM

Eleanore Barnard, Michael Bisnauth, Frank Dempsey

TUBA

Stephanie Holowka, Gary Phillips

STRING BASS

Terry Bruce

KEYBOARD

Paul Moloney

PERCUSSION

Bruce Densmore, Jan Pettafor, Nicholas Somer

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