Tribute to Earl Riener, former longtime member of the Wellington Winds

Earl Riener, longtime member of the Wellington Winds, passed away in October. The Winds paid tribute to Earl at the 2009 November concerts, both in music and in sock attire (Earl’s habit of wearing non-matching coloured socks). Below is the text from a tribute article from the 2010 January/February issue of The Music Times. Beloved …

Winds President Dave Arthur awarded 2009 Canadian Musician of the Year by Canadian Band Association

President and bass trombonist Dave Arthur was honoured by the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Band Association as the Canadian Musician of the Year 2009. Read the article from the 2010 January/February issue of The Music Times. Well known local musician Dave Arthur is the Canadian Band Association (ON) musician of the year for 2009. …