Rob grew up on the Wirral and began to play the tenor horn at the age of 8, he quickly went on to join the Wirral Schools and Port Sunlight Lyceum brass bands. Rob went on to study music at Huddersfield and Liverpool Universities gaining experience playing in lots of Read more
Jon is a Soprano cornet, Bb cornet and trumpet player, currently playing with the Fairey Band of Stockport. Starting at age 9 on the cornet Jon worked his way to playing principal cornet with Crewe Brass (then Normid) under the direction of Jamie Meredith. After completing his A-levels in 2008 Read more
A former member of the National Youth Wind Orchestra, Nicky Walton graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 1993. She was also awarded two professional performance diplomas (merit and distinction), both as a soloist and as a member of the Aldelphi Saxophone Quartet. Whilst studying at the RNCM Read more
Music has played a major part in Alli’s life from an early age. His energy and personality are perfectly suited to playing percussion. Alli began playing percussion through the bands and orchestras of both Leicestershire Arts in Education and the Enderby Band Organisation. He continues to support the latter whenever Read more
Having been influenced by music throughout his childhood, James has successfully paved a career for himself as a percussionist, and is highly sought after. He started playing when he was 4 and was initially taught by his grandad, Dennis Chalk, and joined Wilton and District Youth Band. James teaches percussion Read more
Stewart started his playing career in the Forest of Dean with the Lydbrook Band, progressing through their ranks to the position of Solo Euphonium. A move to local rivals, Cinderford, followed where he played for 2 years until he received a call from the Sun Life Band, Bristol. Stewart moved Read more
After developing an addiction to the recorder at the age of 5, I was encouraged to progress onto the clarinet and saxophone achieving Grade 8 Distinctions in both by the age of 13 followed by Grade 8 Distinction Clarinet Quartet. I progressed through the fantastic Staffordshire Youth Music Organisation which Read more
Jim is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and music educator with a busy performing schedule, playing both reeds and brass, with many of the UK’s leading jazz and classical ensembles. Jim began playing the cornet at the age of ten, but after a few years on tenor horn eventually realized that Read more
The LEGEND that is Mike Warriner, a former player and winner of the Andrew Pitts Plate of the course has been the Baritone Tutor at Wessex since 2004. Currently based in Preston, Mike originally hails from nearby Bolton where he started playing at the age of 12, playing with many Read more
Ruth has been playing her oboe since the age of 7. She studied the oboe, singing and piano at the Royal Academy of Music under the guidance, among others, of Lady Barbirolli and Janet Craxton. As well as working as a freelance modern oboe player she has spent many years Read more
Tracey is an ex-principle clarinetist of the Wessex Band Summer School. Tracey graduated from the University of Salford in 2000 with an honours degree in Band Musicianship. At Salford she studied arranging under Prof. Peter Graham, conducting under Prof. Roy Newsome and performance under Prof. David King. Since 2000 Tracey Read more
James Screaton has been playing the cornet since the age of 10 and was quickly introduced to the world of brass bands when he joined the Enderby Junior Band. In his ten years with the Enderby organisation James advanced through the three main brass bands and was appointed principal cornet Read more
Kirsty began playing the piano at the age of 6 in her home town of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire and at the age of 9 started playing the cornet with Shipston Town Junior Band. By the age of 15 she had become principal cornet of the Senior Band and led them Read more
Alan was born in Redruth in 1961 and began learning to play the cornet at the age of five. He joined Carharrack and St Day Band and then moved to St Austell Town Band, competing in the National Finals with them. Alan also played in numerous solo contests throughout Cornwall Read more
