• BRP 94 | Pratik Gandhi

  • Sep 17 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • We welcome conductor, educator and percussionist, Pratik Gandhi to The Band Room! We spoke about his path, how to gain conducting experience as a young conductor, his work with MusicFest Canada and Ontario Band Association, thoughts on programming, the Canadian Repertoire Database and so much more!

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    Music used in this episode
    BRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR Hammell
    Performing Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble
    Dr. Gillian MacKay – Conductor

    Chasing Sunlight (Piano Version) by Cait Nishimura
    Arranged and performed by Brian Barber

    About Pratik
    Pratik Gandhi (he/him) is a conductor, clinician, and researcher based in Toronto. He currently serves as vice-chair of the concert band division of MusicFest Canada, as well as music director of the Rouge River Winds, a group he has led for over ten years. He is also a sessional lecturer in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, where he directs the Wind Symphony. Pratik is engaged in doctoral studies at York University in Toronto, investigating issues of equity and representation among wind band composers in Canada. He has shared his research through articles and presentations for the Canadian Band Association, the Canadian University Music Society, and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. He also recently launched a free, public, searchable database of recent Canadian wind band repertoire, which can be found at https://cdnwindrep.ampd.yorku.ca/ . Pratik holds degrees in music education and instrumental conducting from Western University. For more information, please visit www.pratikgandhi.ca.

    Episode Links
    Canadian Repertoire Database
    https://cdnwindrep.ampd.yorku.ca/

    UofT Wind Symphony
    https://www.music.utoronto.ca/our-people.php?fid=458

    MusicFest Canada
    https://musicfest.ca/

    Canadian Winds Journal
    https://www.canadianband.org/canadian-winds

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