CAPITAL REGION WIND BAND SYMPOSIUM

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (ET)
Ashbury College
362 Mariposa ave.
ottawa, on

Please contact wbs@onband.ca

with any questions

WHY ATTEND?

Workshop sessions presented by clinician Dr. Jacqueline Dawson
Explore conducting, pedagogical and rehearsal techniques
Opportunity to receive live feedback while conducting the Governor General's Foot Guards Band

symposium schedule

Registration: 9:00 - 9:30 AM

Registration & Refreshments

Session 1: 9:30 - 10:30 AM

Do I Look Like the Music?

Technique and Gesture for Expressive Conducting

Session 2 : 10:45 - Noon

Conducting Masterclass 1 (Governor General's Foot Guards Band)*

Break: Noon - 12:45 PM

LUNCH (provided)

Session 3 : 12:45 - 2:15 PM

Conducting Session 2 (Governor General's Foot Guards Band)*

Session 4: 2:30 - 3:30 PM

Articulation

Developing Skills and Awareness for Effective Articulation

Session 5: 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Repertoire Selection and Programming

Checking Boxes or Shifting the Paradigm?

*NOTE: High school students may register to play alongside the band for only $10

registration

symposium overview

Please choose two pieces to conduct from the list below and receive live feedback from our clinician. Spots are limited and conductors will be chosen on a first-come first-served basis.

ALL SYMPOSIUM DELEGATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE WITH THEM:

A conducting baton
Your instrument if you'd like to play in the band
Scores to follow along during the conducting masterclass session; scores are available from Long & McQuade Music.
Selected Repertoire List:
- Ancient Flower (Nishimura)
- Northern Lights (Neufeld)
- Three Folk Miniatures (Jutras)
- Infinity (Copley)
- Remembering the Remarkables (Baugher)
- English Folk Song Suite (Vaughan Williams)

2026 FEES

The event fees are as follows:

New/Renewing Membership (Regular) & Symposium Fee .............................. $85

New/Renewing Membership (Student/Retiree) & Symposium Fee .... $50

Symposium Fee only ........................ $60

(current Regular OBA members up to and including Jan 24)

Symposium Fee only......................... $30

(current University Student/Retiree OBA members up to and including Jan 24)

Are you a high school student interested in playing in the band? No membership required! ....................................... $10

2026 Clinician
Dr. Jacqueline Dawson

DR. JACQUIE DAWSON

Dr. Jacqueline Dawson is in demand as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator across Canada and the United States, appearing at numerous festivals, honour bands, and music conferences coast to coast. Engagements have included the New Mexico State University Southwest Honour Band, Kamehameha Schools Big Island Honor Band (Hawaii), Ontario Provincial Honour Band, Minnesota All-State Band, Musicfest Canada, the Alberta Band Association Wind Symphony, The Maritime Youth Wind Ensemble, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival, the International Music Camp, and numerous provincial, regional and divisional honour bands in Canada and the United States. Jacquie has engaged in conducting and teaching residencies with the Royal Canadian Airforce Band, Western University and various school districts. She was awarded the 2003 University of Manitoba School of Music Excellence in Music Education Award, the 2013 University of Manitoba Teacher Recognition Award, the 2015 Manitoba Band Association Award of Distinction and the 2024 University of Manitoba Community Engagement Award.

Dr. Dawson is currently an Associate Professor and the Director of Bands at the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music where she conducts the Concert Band and Wind

Ensemble, teaches courses in music education and oversees the graduate wind conducting program. The University of Manitoba WInd Ensemble has been featured at tfestivals such as the Cantando Festival in Edmonton and Sunpeaks, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Music Festival, has performed in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival and has participated in numerous consortium commissions and world premiere performances. Prior to her appointment at the University of Manitoba, Jacquie taught in the public school system for twenty years and served as a sessional instructor at the University of Manitoba. She served on the board of directors of the Manitoba Band Association from 1999 - 2005 and remains active with numerous MBA projects. Jacquie was the Artistic Director of The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble from 2009 - 2020, helped establish the Winnipeg Youth Wind Ensemble and is the founder of the newly formed Winnipeg Chamber Winds Collective. She continues to spend as much time as possible with young students and band programs as a strong advocate for music education.

Dr. Dawson has been published in the Canadian Music Educator Journal and the Canadian Winds Journal and has presented at conferences internationally, including the Canadian Music Educators' Association National Conference, the Kansas Music Educators Conference and the International Society for the Research and Promotion of Wind Music Conference. She is an active proponent in the promotion of new wind band works and has led or participated in numerous commissions and premieres of works by Gary Kulesha, Kenly Kristofferson, Viet Cuong, Steven Danyew, Peter Meechan, Isabella Morrill, Holly Harrison, Karen Sunabacka and more. Jacquie received undergraduate degrees in music and music education from Memorial University of Newfoundland and holds a masters degree in conducting from the University of Manitoba where she studied with Dr. Dale Lonis and Earl Stafford. She completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Kansas under the tutelage of Dr. Paul Popiel.