Laurence Gauci, Conductor
BMus, BEd

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Laurence Gauci has been a member of the Stratford Concert Band since 1993.  Most recently he was a member of the percussion section, and has played saxophone and tuba in the past.  Laurence holds Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education degrees from the University of Western Ontario, and has pursued graduate studies in conducting at the University of Hartford. 

Laurence is also the Musical Director and bassist for the Festival City Big Band in Stratford, and plays in various other groups, including the Chris Adair Trio and the Festival Youth Singers Jazz Choir in St. Marys.  When not making music, Laurence is the Chief Flight Instructor at Diamond Flight Centre London.

Message from the Conductor!

 Welcome to our 2018-2019 season! The Stratford Concert Band has a long history of presenting music to Stratford, and we are excited to continue to bring music to our community. The band presents concerts year round, and we are proud to present programs that showcase the versatility of this organization, including serious wind band music, popular, jazz, movie and stage music.

​I hope you can join us this season at our concerts in November, February and May. This November marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, and we will honour this event through music. We will explore the opposites of fire and ice in February, and we will go dancing in May! I also hope you can join us at our summer concerts in the Upper Queen’s Park bandshell, a Stratford summer tradition for more than 50 years.