Allen Carter

Allen Carter has over thirty years of experience as a professional musician. He is the conductor of the Guelph Symphony Youth Orchestra and is the principal tubist with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra and Brantford Symphony Orchestra and is first call for others, including the Toronto Concert Orchestra. Allen, or Al, has held principal tuba positions in the Kingston Symphony Orchestra and National Academy Orchestra and is a freelance musician in the Kitchener-Waterloo area and beyond.

He has played and recorded with various groups including brass quintets, orchestras, bands, and has been heard on television and radio on soundtracks for commercials and T.V. Movies. As a freelancer, Allen has played several times with the Toronto Symphony as well as services with Hamilton Philharmonic, Toronto Philharmonia, Niagara Symphony Orchestra, Scarborough Philharmonic, Oakville Symphony, Etobicoke Philharmonic, Casinorama Orchestra (a personal favourite of his), the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, and more.