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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Concert band celebrating 10 years with greatest hits concerts

What do you celebrate?

25.03.2026 40

Sarnia Observer

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: W. John MacFadden brings trumpet experience to concert band

Of all the rewards I’ve enjoyed in my musical life, it isn’t the music, but the people that have come into my life.

25.02.2026 40

Sarnia Observer

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Five-minute warning – when music is ruined for its associations

This week’s column was sparked by a recent email from a former music student.

27.01.2026 10

Sarnia Observer

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: When many voices act as one

13.01.2026 30

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: A chance to conduct a concert band

My last column likely left readers scratching their heads, as it seemed to end in the middle of a thought.

06.11.2025 10

Sarnia Observer

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: YouTube is a useful tool

This week, I’ve got several short topics that I’d like to bring to readers’ attention.

28.10.2025 10

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: The legend lives on

03.10.2025 10

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Grease is the word

31.07.2025 10

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Grease is the word

Our columnist's trip to Drayton to see the threatre's production of Grease stirs up some nostalgia

31.07.2025 10

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Concert band considering relaunching lesson program

This week I’d like to write for non-musician readers.

17.07.2025 10

Sarnia Observer

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Kids take the spotlight in The Lion King and Pirates 2; Wallaceburg Concert Band incorporates

June typically marks the beginning of our Wallaceburg Concert Band summer hiatus that I so look forward to, but this June has proven to be anything...

02.07.2025 10

Sarnia Observer

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Brian Wilson leaves a legacy for the world to enjoy

I had chosen a different topic to write about today, until I checked the news.

19.06.2025 10

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Wallaceburg Arts: Understanding vibrato

This advanced musical technique is often misused by amateur musicians by amateur musicians

04.06.2025 10

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Herb Alpert still has it at 90

I must admit that I’ve never quite understood the purpose of reviewing something such as a concert after the fact, unless there is another...

15.05.2025 20

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Artists I’d eventually like to see

11.04.2025 20

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Local sound tech provides a sonic experience

28.03.2025 10

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WALLACEBURG ARTS: Wallaceburg kids to perform in The Lion King

26.02.2025 10

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Dave Babbitt