Danielle Gaudry
Associate Professor, Department Chair and Director of Wind Studies
Conductor and pedagogue Dr. Danielle Gaudry is a sought-after ensemble director, clinician, and adjudicator across North America. Her scholarly work has resulted in publications on the repertoire and history of early chamber wind ensembles, the incorporation of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) principles in ensemble music-making, and Francophone perspectives on Canadian wind bands. Throughout her career as a music educator and leader, Dr. Gaudry has championed inclusive practices, fostered community through music-making, and advocated for repertoire by underrepresented composers. She has presented on a wide range of topics at prominent national and international music conferences.
Dr. Gaudry serves as Director of Wind Studies at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, where she conducts the Wind Orchestra and Chamber Winds, teaches instrumental conducting and community engagement as an Associate Professor, and since 2025, chairs the Department of Performance. Prior to her appointment at McGill in 2023, she served for ten years as Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Music at California State University, East Bay.
A bilingual educator born and raised in the Franco-Manitoban community of St. Boniface, Dr. Gaudry taught secondary instrumental music in a French Immersion program before entering higher education. She also enjoyed a distinguished fourteen-year career in the Canadian Armed Forces as a musician and conductor, serving as Director of Music of The Regimental Band of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles and as Conducting Instructor at the Canadian Forces Logistic Training Centre. Continuing her military service in the United States, Captain Gaudry served for three years as Associate Conductor of the 38th Infantry Division Band of the Indiana National Guard.
Committed to service and leadership within the profession, Dr. Gaudry has held board positions with the Manitoba Band Association, Quebec Band Association, Canadian Band Association, Women Band Directors International, and the California Music Educators Association (Bay Section). She currently serves as Editor of the College Band Directors National Association Report.
Dr. Gaudry holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting with a cognate in Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music in Conducting from The Pennsylvania State University. She also earned a Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts in Wind Conducting from the University of Calgary, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Music Education from McGill University.
At home, Danielle and her husband, musicologist Dr. Jordan Newman, embrace the lively pace of family life with their two sets of energetic twin boys.
