Tony Adams BA (Mus) LRS - Heavy Brass Royal Military School of Music Kneller Hall

Tony Adams enlisted into the 16th/5th The Queen’s Royal Lancers in 1986 as a Bass Trombonist. Following four years of service in Germany with European tours including Berlin, Vienna, Scandinavia and Monte Carlo, he attended the 1991 Pupils Course at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, where he won both the Cassell’s Prize and the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ medal for best all round pupil. After a further period of service with his parent band and the newly formed Hussars and Light Dragoons Band, he attended the 1995-97 Bandmasters course. On graduation from this course, winning numerous awards including the Choral setting prize and the Jaeger Trophy, he was awarded a second Worshipful Company of Musicians’ medal for best all round Student Bandmaster and a degree from Kingston University. His first appointment as Bandmaster was to the Normandy Band of the Queen's Division.

David Edwards - Cornet and Trumpet

formerly Band of the Life Guards

Having played with The Shropshire Youth Brass Band, The Shropshire Yeomanry Band and Big Bands at the Local Palais, David served as 1st.Cornet in the Royal Artillery Mounted Band and Principle Trumpet in the Symphony Orchestra for 6 years where he studied part time at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. This was followed by 9 years with the Band of the Life Guards and then some years free lancing with the following orchestras; The Royal Philharmonic, The London Symphony Orchestra, The Handel Symphonia, The Brandenburg Consort and the Parley of Instruments. At the moment he is working on a sequel to his C.D."Sound the Trumpet beat the Drum", a history of military music played on period instruments and organising a Tudor trumpet ensemble which is shared by the Royal Armouries in Leeds and The Tower of London. Recently he could be seen on Channel Four on Saturday nights demonstrating miltary musical instruments from the past.

Lawrence Wootten - Saxophone and Clarinet

Blues and Royals Military Band

Lawrence Wootten is from Oxford and started playing the recorder at the age of 6. He got his first clarinet at the age of 9 and followed that up with a saxophone at 16. Although always a keen musician, playing in various concert bands and orchestras in Oxfordshire, he studied Botany at the University of Wales and worked as a research microbiologist before making music his full-time career. He joined the Waterloo Band of the Royal Green Jackets in 1994 and the Band of the Blues and Royals in 2002, where he plays in the concert band, mounted band, orchestra and leads the jazz quartet. He also plays with and manages a ten-piece soul and blues band - The Soul Traders. At a recent Binfield Concert Band concert Larry played "I only have eyes for you" by Harry Warren who was second only to Irving Berlin for the number of songs he composed. Another concert he played Days of Wine and Roses in Binifield Concert Band's Combo

Jonathon Bowden – Cornet & Trumpet

Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Band

Jonathon is from Nelson, Lancashire and is 28 years old. He started playing cornet when he was 11 and played with several brass bands and his town orchestra. He joined the Royal Marines Band Service in 1990, studying trumpet and music theory. He then joined the REME Band at Arborfield after joining the army in 1997, where he currently plays with the wind band, big band, soul group and leads the brass quintet. He arranges music for all of these groups. In the past he has been involved in teaching at BYBA & TYMBA week long courses, where he enjoyed working with youth bands, teaching and general playing. His most recent work for the band being a great version of "I Only Have Eyes for You" played at our last Christmas Concert. At this concert the band will be playing his arrangements of "Tambourin" of James Galway fame and "Concierto de Aranjuez" by Rodrigo which was featured in the film Brassed Off.

Tony Whennel - Saxophone

formerly Blues and Royals Military Band

Tony Whennell One of our Saxophone soloist Tony started his musical career in the army on the clarinet and later saxophone. He went to the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall in his early years, where he received a thorough musical training, after which he joined what is now "The Blues and Royals". He has played at many Court and State occasions. Particular military spectacles include Trooping the Colour on the Queens' Birthday Parade, Beating the Retreat on Horse Guards Parade, the Garter Ceremony at Windsor Castle to name but a few. He played regularly with the Victor Silvester Orchestra and recorded with them on their last nostalgia series. He played for the pantomime at the Theatre Royal Windsor for more than twenty years and has featured with his own band in four episodes of the "Soldier Soldier" TV series.

Peter Lister - Clarinet

formerly Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Military Band

Peter Lister joined the 60th Rifles Band, in his own words, "Not knowing a trombone from a clarinet." He attended the Royal Military School of Music Kneller Hall where he was awarded the prize for best all round pupil. Over the years he has played with, amongst others, the Reading Symphony Orchestra, Newbury Symphony Orchestra and various operatic societies. In addition to being one of our soloist, he is principal clarinet with Woodley and Beech Hill Concert Bands. Although having a preference for classical music we have twisted his arm in the past to play that evergreen "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk

Ashley Peters - Flute

Blues and Royals Military Band

Ashley Peters. Presently a flautist in the Band of the Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry. He started playing the trumpet in school at 13 years of age with the intentions of joining the Royal Marines band service. He spent two years at the Royal Marines School of Music Deal. Unfortunately there were no vacancies for trumpet players so began his musical career with the flute at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall followed by a posting to the Band of the Blues and Royals. Ash played Schindler's List at our concert in the Summer of 2004.

Phil Lazenbury - Piano & Clarinet

Band of the Life Guards

Phil Lazenbury is one of our Directors of Music, he also conducts Binfield Concert Band and has spent over 25 years in the music industry. He studied at the Royal Military School of Music Kneller Hall and currently is Corporal Major in the Lifeguards where he plays the piano, clarinet and violin, although we must hasten to add not all at the same time! In addition to being the principal clarinet in the Lifeguards Band he is also the leader of the Lifeguards Orchestra and leads on piano in the Lifeguards Combo. He is currently conducts Ercol Furniture Brass Band. Ercol Band have the enviable privilege of playing at the turning on of the Christmas Tree lights in Trafalgar Square

Louise Rushton- Flute

Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Military Band

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Chris Barker - Heavy Brass

Band of the Lifeguards

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Ronnie Wright - Clarinet

Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Military Band

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