The Maple Leaf Brass Band is a diverse group, ranging in age from 14 to 80. We have members who are truck drivers, computer programmers, teachers, small business owners, martial arts instructors, government workers, students and professional musicians. The one thing we have in common, from the director on down, is that we all contribute our time and skill purely for the love of music.
Most of our members live in Ottawa-Gatineau, but some of our members travel greater distances for rehearsals and concerts.
If you’re interested in joining the band or coming to a rehearsal, please contact our band manager:
Ian Carpenter
| Musical Director: | David Druce |
| Assist. Director: | Vacant |
| Soprano | Kris Richardson, (Barbara Hunter) |
| Solo Cornet: | Ian Carpenter, Glen MacDonald, Joseph Margulis, (Sid Arnold) (Barb Hunter) |
| Repiano: | Zachary Ladouceur |
| 2nd Cornet: | Louis Campeau, William Hodgins, Serge Labelle, Kirby Parton |
| 3rd Cornet: | Sophie Carpenter, Ana Spasojevic |
| Flugel horn: | Ken Iles |
| Solo Eb Horn: | Marilyn Weixl, (Dean Tronsgard) |
| 1st Eb Horn: | Keith McGuire |
| 2nd Eb Horn: | Eric Dean |
| Baritone : | Brian Calvert, Sarah Carpenter |
| Trombone: | Janice LaRose, Jim Gayfer, Dean Noakes |
| Bass Trombone: | Murray Cuthbert |
| Euphoniums: | Nicholas Reilly, Carl Merkel |
| Bass, Eb: | Harold Floysvik, Steve Guerin |
| Bass, Bb: | Adrian Albon, Dave Woycheshin |
| Percussion: | James McKenzie |
| Executive: | President: Jim Hall
Vice-President: David Druce Treasurer: Ian Carpenter Secretary: Carl Merkel |
| Directors: | Louis-Claude Campeau
Ian Carpenter David Druce Harold Floysvik Jim Hall |
| Librarian: | Murray Cuthbert |
David Druce, MMM, CD – director
David Druce is the founding director of the Maple Leaf Brass Band. At the age of fourteen, he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London England where he studied trumpet and viola. In 1966, he joined the Band of the Welsh Guards and served for 24 years as one of the solo cornetists and leader of the dance band. He has performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and played in most of the major concert halls in England and Wales and toured the USA, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Belgium. In June of 2001, he was named a Member of the Order of Military Merit. Dave is currently enjoying retirement but has previously served as the Bandmaster of Ceremonial Guard, the Band Sergeant Major for Canada’s Band of the Ceremonial Guard and the Regimental Band of the Governor General’s Foot Guards. [top]
