Mme Simone Gendron

Ashbury College Senior School Music Teacher and Director of Senior School Music

[Ashbury Music @AshburyMusic]

Our Senior Concert band performed Peter Meechan's "Letters for Home" during our Remembrance Day ceremony. Here is a clip of the 2nd movement, "The Trench". #lestweforget2024 @ashburycollege @petemeechan

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Two of our Grade 12 trumpeters performed "The Last Post" and "Reveille" for our Remembrance Day service. @ashburycollege #lestweforget2024

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

So proud of Brianna and feeling grateful to play flute for her piece on Saturday evening. 🎶 Join us!

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This November 2, the Parkdale Orchestra will premiere a piece by Brianna Dai ’24 at their next concert! Brianna is currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts at Princeton University and is excited to hear her composition performed for the first time by a live orchestra.

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

What a joy it is to work with these students and to be part of @ashburycollege Closing Ceremony! #music #graduation #concertband

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

2 days, 3 Ashbury performing ensembles, 115 dedicated Ashbury students!

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Very proud of our @ashburycollege musicians. Two gold, one silver at @musicfestcanada 👏 🎶 #concertband #strings #teamwork #musiceducation

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

Today to celebrate #musicmonday our music program held an Instrument Petting Zoo at lunch. Students saw instruments in our program up close and even tried them out! @ashburycollege @CoalitionCanada

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Ashbury’s musicians perform at our annual Spring Concert! Thank-you to all who made it out and supported the arts as well as Orkidstra, an Ottawa-based program that empowers children through the transformative power of music. #music #musicians #band #concert #spring @orkidstra

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Please join us!

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

What a fantastic concert yesterday! It was a pleasure conducting this year and our students enjoyed every moment of this valuable enrichment opportunity. @ashburycollege #cismf2024

[CIS Ontario @CISOntario]

One more sleep until #CISMF2024! Choirs! Orchestras! Bands!

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Here is a clip of today’s CISMF Sr Choir rehearsing “Ambe” by Andrew Balfour. Choristers learned Ojibway text and will present this and several other pieces at @roythomsonhall tomorrow afternoon. @ashburycollege @CISMF

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Another performance from our March Halftime Show! @ashburycollege #music #violin #piano

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

What a voice! 🎤

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Enjoy one of the performances from last week’s Halftime Show! @ashburycollege #lunchtimeconcert #music

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Last Thursday, Ashbury’s instrumental ensembles performed at the Capital Region MusicFest! It was an enriching growth experience and we are proud of all ensembles. Congratulations to the Symphonic Band and the Senior Concert Band for their invitations to nationals! #music #band

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

So very proud of our Grade 8 and 9 students!

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Enjoy this short clip of our Symphonic Band at the Capital Region MusicFest. They performed at a very high standard and were given an invitation to Nationals! 👏 @ashburycollege #musicfestival #teamwork

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

So much fun to conduct the CISMF Wind Ensemble this year! 🎶 @CISOntario

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Today our students had their first rehearsal for the @CISOntario Music Festival. Happy to have 32 @ashburycollege students participating this year! Looking forward to performing in @roythomsonhall in April! #cismf2024 #musiceducation #collaboration

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Our band students worked in sectionals with professional musicians today. Go clarinets! @ashburycollege #teamwork #skillbuilding #music #mastery

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

So happy to lead and host this event for our community!

[ONBand @ON_Band]

Congratulations to all involved in organizing and participating in this year's Capital Region/OBA Wind Band Symposium! A special thank you to our clinician Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner for her invaluable contributions.

#GoBand!

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Our band students had the opportunity to work with professionals on their instrument today. 🪈 @ashburycollege #sectionals #collaboration #skill #music

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Ashbury hosts the Capital Region Wind Band Symposium! This professional development event welcomed wind band educators, university students, conductors, and one of our very own students, to develop their rehearsal and conducting techniques! #music #band #concert

[Mme Simone Gendron @simonegendron]

What a joy to run and host this event on an annual basis. Thank you to our wonderful guest Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner! @Laurier @ashburycollege

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What an amazing day at the Capital Region Wind Band Symposium! Here is a short clip of one of our registrants conducting Kevin Day’s Shimmering Sunshine. Thank you OBA @ashburycollege @LongMcQuade @YamahaCanMusic and the GGFG Band! #professionaldevelopment #music #windband