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May 2007
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Galt Kiltie Band Wins Bernice Adams Award
On the evening of Friday May 25, at the Galt Country Club, the Galt
Kiltie Band received the
2007 Bernice Adams Award in the music category.
The band was chosen from a list of several other very deserving
musicians from the area. This was the 25th Annual Bernice Adams Award
night, with the Galt Kiltie Band last winning an award in 1984. Bob
Fox, a longtime saxophonist with the band, is also a past winner of a
Bernice Adams Award. Congratulations go out to all the band members on
the receipt of this award!
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April 2007
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2007 Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival Results
On Monday, April 30, 2007, the Galt Kiltie Band performed in the "Community
Open Band Class" at the Kitchener-Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival. The band
performed very well and earned themselves an overall mark of 86. View the
remarks from the adjudicator. We tied for first place in the community band category.
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June 2006
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New Conductor Appointed
We are is pleased to announced that Jeff Ford has been
appointed as the new conductor for the Galt Kiltie Band.
Jeff has been a long time member of the Kiltie Band.
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April 3, 2005
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New History Section on website
We have just added a new history section to our website. Please feel
free to browse the various historical articles about the
band now on our website.
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September, 2004
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New Conductor Appointed
We are is pleased to announced that Allan Lee has been
appointed as the new conductor for the Galt Kiltie Band.
Alan brings with him a wealth of experience in conducting both
bands and choirs. Welcome Allan!
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July, 2004
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Bandmaster Search Committee Struck
The Galt Kiltie Band has struck a search committee to hire a new Bandmaster
to take up the baton in September 2004. Our current Bandmaster, David Davidson,
will be leaving the band this fall to pursue other interests. All interested
applicants are invited to contact the band. This is
a paid position which involves determining the artistic direction of the band,
repertoire selection, and conducting at both rehearsals and performances.
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March, 2004
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2004 Kiwanis Music Festival Results
The Galt Kiltie Band was awarded the Gold Standard at the Guelph Kiwanis Music
Festival located in Guelph, Ontario in February 2004. Good show!
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March, 2003
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2003 Kiwanis Music Festival Results
The Galt Kiltie Band is proud to report that we earned a Gold Standard at both the
Guelph and Stratford Kiwanis Music Festivals.
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June 20, 2003
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New Website Released
The Galt Kiltie Band is pleased to announce the release of its new website. The
new design gives us a fresh new look and makes it easier to find information
about the band. We hope that you enjoy it. Site design was by Graham Nasby of
WebMastering Services.
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February 28, 2002
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Kilties win Gold at 2002 Kiwanis Music Festival
On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, the Galt Kiltie Band won the
Gold Standard prize in the "Open Band Class" at the Guelph Kiwanis Music
Festival.
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August 27, 2002
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1902-2002: Centennial Dinner - Fri, Oct 4, 2002
The Galt Kiltie Band is celebrating their 100th Anniversary by inviting all
current and former members along with their guests to a reunion dinner, to be held
on Friday, October 4, 2002 at the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 121), 82 Ainslie St. S., Cambridge Ontario.
Receiption from 6:00-7:30 and dinner is at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15.00 per person and are available
until September 20, 2002. Please make cheque payable to the Galt Kiltie Band, and sent to:
The Galt Kiltie Band, 485 Avenue Road, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 5S4. Please include your return
address so your ticket(s) can be sent to you. Also, if you know how to contact any of our former members
please contact us.
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January 1, 2002
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1902-2002: 2002 Marks our Centennial
The year 2002 marks the centennial of the Galt Kiltie Band which was founded in 1902.
To celebrate our 100th birthday, we have commissioned the
"Galt Kilties Centennial March" which will be performed this year.
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March 12, 2001
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New Sponsors Sought!
With the passage of a new "anti-smoking bylaw" for Bingo Halls, the Galt
Kiltie Band has had its traditional source of money from running Bingos all but disappear.
The average Bingo player wants to smoke while they play, so to avoid the bylaw,
they are now playing Bingo out of town. This has left us in dire financial
straits. The loss of funding is so severe that we have had to cancel all maintenance on our
equipment and had to cease giving our music scholarships to promising young highschool students.
At present we are very worried for the future of our organization.
We urge you to please consider sponsoring our organization.
We need your help!!
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Sept. 1, 2002
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New Bandmaster appointed: David Davidson
The Galt Kiltie Band is pleased to annouce the appointment of David Davidson
as our new Bandmaster. David is replacing our former bandmaster Bob Houghton,
who left the Kilties in order to pursue his PhD in choral conducting. David
is an accomplished conductor in both band and choral areas, in addition to being
an accomplished trombone player. He has been
an active member of the local music scene for many years and we are pleased
to welcome him to our organization. During the day, David is head of instrumental
music at the Guelph Collegiate Vocation Institute.
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March 12, 2001
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Former conductor Ken Dearlove passes away
The Galt Kiltie Band is saddened to annouce that Ken Dearlove passed
away on March 12, 2001. Ken was a long-standing member and former
conductor of the Galt Kiltie Band and he will be sadly missed by
his fellow musicians and friends.
- Gord Cupskey, President of the Galt Kiltie Band
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