Our musical director is Alastair McDonald. Alastair is passionate about music of all genres and spends much of his spare time participating in musical activities around his home in Perth and wider afield.

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Alastair plays piano, organ, trombone and bass and is learning to play the hurdy gurdy. He has been involved over many years in instrumental performance and in the leading of choral and instrumental ensembles. He has a particular interest in musical theatre and in keeping music live.

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Alastair has been the conductor of GCCB since 2016. He has helped to steer the Band from a comparatively small ensemble to a full sized symphonic Band and aspires to develop innovative programmes that recognise both the capabilities and limitations of large ensemble. He retains a desire to make the Band as accessible as possible to those in the community who might wish to experience the opportunity to play in a concert band. He believes strongly in the beneficial and therapeutic qualities of music making as a means of improving mind and spirit and very much encourages the social ‘family’ that exists within the Band.