Players
Our current line up of musicians are as follows:
(Rehearsal
at Richmond Hall, Benfleet March 2014)Cornets* (vacant) (soprano), Cliff Pask (principal), Gavin Hall, Trevor Stubbington, Stephen Holgate, Stuart Pinborough, Jake Sudbery, Kathy Sutton, Ria Stokes, Gary Bailey
Horns
* Nick Bailey (flugelhorn), Keith Schroeter, Gerry Boniface,
Laura Nicholls, Philippa Vincent
Euphoniums / Baritones
*Sam Noden, Keith Manners, Warren Ringer, Norman Smith
Trombones
* Susan White, Kevin Timms, Michael Fowkes (bass)
Basses
* Jonathan Byfield, Andrew Marshall, Brian Vincent, Joe
Tucker, Ray Phillips
* Mark Gibson
Musical Director - Melvin White
Melvin is one of the brass Band World’s most experienced conductors. He has a Salvation Army background and studied at the Royal College of Music and the London College of Music.Melvin has directed Championship Bands in the London area, the West of England, the Midlands and Wales. He has qualified for National finals on over 30 occasions, the vast proportion at The Royal Albert Hall, but is also proud to have conducted BTM at the European Championships and had success with The GUS Band at the British Open & the All England Masters.
Melvin is in constant demand as a band trainer and guest conductor, working on a regular basis with a number of bands in the south and west of England. More recently we has also directed a number of bands near Stavanger in Norway and has again taken part in their National Championships in 2019. He is a member of the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators and has officiated at National Finals on four occasions.
