Recruitment

Interested in joining the GCCB? Get the details here!

Availability

The band accepts new members in September and January. Acceptance is on a space available basis. We are strive to maintain a balance among the various instruments and are limited by the size of our practice facility. We have a very healthy membership but a waiting list is maintained when necessary.

We are currently looking to fill the following chairs:

Open Chairs With Immediate Need

1x 1st Trumpet
1x 1st Clarinet
2x French Horn

Please contact gloucesterband@gmail.com if you are interested being placed on the waiting list.

Instrumentation

Our band is composed of typical concert band instruments – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba and percussion. We also accept string and electric basses. If you can play one or more of these instruments, you can join!

Rehearsal Times & Location

We rehearse every Tuesday, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, in the music room of Ecole Beatrice-Desloges. The room is most easily accessed by entering the school from the North-side doors (directly facing Innes Rd) The band room is in the North-east corner of the school on the main floor (down the hallway, take your first left and straight to the end of that hallway).

Rehearsals and concerts run from early September to mid-December and from early January to June.

Do I need to audition?

No!

How do I ask to join?

Send an email to our President – gloucesterband@gmail.com with your first name, last name, phone number and the instrument(s) which you play.