Liz Casey
FlugelHorn
Liz has played trumpet since childhood. She was taught by Wilfred Heaton, Dennis Wilby and Graham Walker. At Pudsey Grammar Liz had the opportunity to study music under Michael Hopkinson. As a teenager she played with Northern Area Schools Symphony Orchestra. From school she moved on to teacher training college in Scarborough. This move [...]
Ed Hallas
Principal Cornet
My Dad gave me a trumpet for my fifteenth birthday, after a bit of practising and a change of instrument to soprano cornet, I was invited to join the Rothwell Temperance Band
where I had a great time and was first introduced to brass band contesting, which I
still find holds a great fascination for [...]
Eva Hallas
Solo Horn
My father taught me to play the cornet when I was aged seven. He was a very good brass musician and at that time he was also the bandmaster of the local Salvation Army brass band. I soon went on to play in this band. When I was nine I won the brass [...]
James Bebbington
Solo Trombone
James has been playing brass instruments from the age of 9, starting with the
cornet. He achieved grade 5 on cornet and then progressed to baritone, after
achieving grade 6 on this, he made the trombone his primary instrument. James has
been playing in Garforth Brass since the very first rehearsal and thoroughly enjoys
playing in the [...]
James Casey
Percussion
James is a professional drummer. He has played drums from an early age, and has experience in all genres. He studied at Leeds College of Music.
At the moment he is drummer for a rock band recently seen at the Carling Leeds Festival and a pro Jazz quintet.
Paul Lappage
Solo Baritone
I work as a Risk Consultant for a leading firm of insurance brokers and played both the french horn and euphonium as a lad with the local Boys Brigade and the Leeds College of Music orchestra.
When I left school I stopped playing, taking up the euph again when in my early 40’s and [...]
Solo Euphonium
Vacancy
Alice Waterhouse
2nd Euphonium
Alice attends Garforth Community College joining in June 2007 having transferred
from another high school purely for music. Alice started playing when she was 8
years old. She has played for Stanley Newmarket Colliery Band and joined Garforth in
2007. Alice also plays for City of Leeds Youth Wind Band and for the school bands.
She is [...]
Alison Ingram
2nd Baritone
Photo on the way!
Craig England
EEb Tuba
Craig has been playing for about 10 years and has recently achieved grade 8 ABRSM . He has been with the band since its formation in 2005 and hopes to be with the band for much longer.After leaving school he is now working but still very interested in music and tries to attend [...]
Vacancy
1st Horn
Karen Browning
Percussion
Ryan Durkan
2nd Trombone
Ryan started playing the trombone at the age of 12. He joined Garforth Brass in
November 2006 and has enjoyed every rehearsal since then.
Ryan’s favourite Brass Band piece is Gaelforce by Peter Graham.
When Ryan is not playing his trombone he plays hockey for Garforth hockey club.
Ryan has recently toured Germany with the City of [...]
Terry Casey
Soprano Cornet
Terry has been playing trumpet for many years. He has experience in all genres of music including the Brass Band world. Shortly after taking up the trumpet, Terry held a cornet for the first time and became a member of the Rothwell Old Band. After a short stay, he decided to concentrate on [...]
Gemma Casey
Percussion
Gemma is primarily a Flautist and is the Music Teacher at Wetherby High School. She does however possess a ‘brass’ background (both parents and brother in the band) and is very accomplished on all types of percussion instruments.
Garforth Brass
Posted on March 23rd, 2009
