About Us

The Gloucester Community Concert Band has been making music, having fun, and building friendships in east-end Ottawa for the last 30 years. We are a non-profit registered charitable organization devoted to sharing our love of music with the community. We fulfill our mission of community involvement by performing at local events, parades, and festivals. We also appreciate the opportunity to perform in local retirement residences and seniors’ homes. Finally, we are committed to mentoring the youth of our community – partnering a few times a year with area school bands for both concert and practice opportunities. Two highlights of our year are our annual Christmas and Spring Concerts, but the band is always looking for fresh new challenges and opportunities to make music!

Making Music with the GCCB

Very focused on fun, the GCCB plays a wide variety of musical genres and styles. With a vibrant library that includes big band swing, contemporary concert band pieces, traditional classics, Broadway tunes, and seasonal favourites, there is something for people of all tastes, ages, and abilities.

Rehearsals are welcoming and social. Our schedule typically divides into the fall season, culminating in Christmas concerts in December, followed by a winter season that leads up to our much anticipated Spring Concert. Following that, the band enjoys the opportunity to visit as many seniors’ homes as can accommodate us from April to June.

About the Music Director

Lisa is an accomplished teacher, band director and clarinetist with over 30 years of leadership experience within Ottawa schools and the community. She acquired her Music Education and Teaching degrees from Western University and she joined the Gloucester Community Concert band as a clarinetist in 1988. In 1992, Nelson McClinton stepped down from the podium and offered the baton to her, a position she has treasured on/off for 30+ years.

Lisa’s family keeps her grounded. She loves spending time with her three adult children and traveling with her husband. Her other interests include playing clarinet in the Concert Band of Kanata, swinging a kettlebell to keep fit, playing pickleball and golf. She loves the outdoors and tends to her garden with her two active labs at her side.