We would like to welcome Mr. Julian Lam as the new Music Director of the Dundas Concert Band. Read more about Julian below.
Julian was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Mississauga and completed a joint degree in Music and Computer Science at McMaster University. Julian has played saxophone since the age of 11, but also plays several other instruments including flute and piano. Julian has performed with several local ensembles, including the McMaster Concert Band (2007-2010), Health Sciences Musical Pit Band 2009-2010), Mississauga Pops (2011-2013) and BCB (2010-2011 and 2015-present).
His conducting experience started in his teens when he co-founded a local musical ensemble – the St. Cecilia’s Youth Orchestra. He was the Lead Conductor for SCYO from 2004-2009. During his time at McMaster, he completed several conducting and methods courses. He was awarded the Merriam School of Music Scholarship from McMaster University in 2010. In 2015, he completed a certificate at the Ontario Band Association Wind Conducting Symposium at York University. Since 2016, has been the Assistant Conductor of the Burlington Concert Band (BCB) and also served as interim Director of Music for the BCB in 2019.
He lives with his wife Lisa (a BCB trumpeter) and their three kids. In his spare time, he enjoys rock climbing (both indoors and outdoors), cycling, developing open-source software, and playing board games.