MEMBERS

Welcome to the Trentham Brass members page. Each member can be found under their relevant section, click on the names below to go to the section you want.

If you're already a member and don't have information here yet, then let us know. Talk to Harriet or Paul, we're looking for your full name, what you play and three sentences covering your musical tastes, hobbies, interests and anything that makes you who you are!

Our Musical Director and Conductor's details are up here on the right, but all other sections are only a click away:

The Whole Band (see everyone on one page)

Mike Caveney GDBM(SCoT), BBCM,
PGCE (Mus Ed). - Musical Director

Mike is a seasoned brass player who has performed in many varied venues throughout the world during his career. These range from concerts in Bogota Columbia with an audience of 150,000 and Madison Square Gardens, New York with audiences of 20,000 to recording studios in the UK and the Far East - and local bandstand concerts on Sunday afternoon, in the pouring rain, to an audience of one!

An incursion into the Top Ten resulted in live television appearances during the seventies on shows such as Sunday Night at the London Palladium and Pebble Mill at One with the Band of the Black Watch. A traditional "Brass Bandsman", his main instrument is tenor horn and he has performed up to Championship level with many bands, the most notable being CWS (Manchester) Band.

Mike is a graduate of Salford who took conducting as his first study. Since completing his studies at Salford he has conducted in the UK, Dieppe, Paris and Malta.

He is currently a Brass teacher for the City of Stoke on Trent Music and Performing Arts Service, based in and around the Stoke-on-Trent area.

CORNETS

Tim Foxley - Principal Cornet

I play with the City Youth Wind Orchestra and I am the principal cornet player of the City Youth Brass Band and the City Youth Brass Quintet, as well as Trentham Brass. I also play the piano.

Matt Woolliscroft - Solo Cornet

Andrew Hields - Solo Cornet

Charlotte Ankers - Solo Cornet

I enjoy anything to do with music really, and I play the cornet, trumpet, clarinet, flute and piano, but I also dabble in the acoustic guitar and tin whistle! I'm a musician through and through, and live for music. I hope to go and live in Scotland one day and find out about my family tree.

Liam Evans- Repiano Cornet

Joseph Austerberry - Repiano Cornet

As well as playing cornet I also dabble in ocarina, accordian, castenets and bagpipes. I was recently awarded the accolade of brass musician of the year at st.Josephs college

Emma Brundrett- Second Cornet

Louise Mayer - Third Cornet

Charlotte Evans - Third Cornet

I have been playing the cornet for 2 years, and am also interested in horse riding as well as brass bands. In 2008/2009 I was church queen at Brown Edge.

HORNS

Beth-Ann Wilshaw - Flugel

I attend fenton sixth form college and spemd most of my time practising in various bands, or explaining to people that the flugel isnt made up and is, in fact, a real instrument. I love any type of music and i love being me :)'

Marcus Robinson - Solo Horn

I've been playing the Tenor Horn since High School and enjoy participating in concerts and contests with the band. I enjoy any form of the Performing Arts (preferably Music and Drama) which is why I attend Burslem S.T.A.R.S (School for Theatre And Repertory Skills). In 2008 I won the Raymond Martin trophy for "Best Actor Under 21". I am currently studying exams in French Horn and Singing. My cousins, Beth & Rob, are also in the band.

Louise France - First Horn

My interests are music, pretending to do a PhD when in fact I'm working for MI5...but shhh don't tell anyone, and a bit of badminton

Dan Woolliscroft - Second Horn

I go to Trentham High. I play french horn, tenor horn and piano. I am in the City Youth Brass Band, City Youth Wind Orchestra, Brass Quintet, Trentham Brass Band and Trentham Truenotes. In my spare time I like building models with Knex.

BARITONES

Ed Doody - Baritone

I go by Edd most of the time. I play with Trentham Brass, City Youth Brass band, City Youth Wind Orchestra, North Staffs Symphony Orchestra, and The Keele Philharmonic Orchestra, and also have a group of my own at Stoke 6th Form college. I enjoy playing, composing, conducting, anything musical :)

Dave Evans - Baritone

I am too old to mention and have been playing various brass instruments since school on and off, I am a driving instructor by profession and will offer deals to members of Trentham Brass

Sam Spencer - Second Baritone

Eleanor Green - Second Baritone

I am a chef at Alton Towers and am on an apprenticeship programme. I have been playing in the band for several years on different instruments, but I really enjoying playing the bass next to my sister!

EUPHONIUMS

Harriet - Euphonium

Howard Winnard - Euphonium

Kelvin Mottershead - Euphonium

TROMBONES

Rob Wilshaw - Solo Trombone

Neil Lawton - Second Trombone

Alicia Holland - Second Trombone

Harvey Richards - Bass Trombone

I play hockey for the school UXVI team. I like WWE Wrestling (favourite wrestler - Shawn Michaels) and I am a Warhammer fan!

Mairead Hill - Bass Trombone

Jessica Murray - Bass Trombone

BASSES

Carol-Anne Green - E Flat Bass

Im Caz, i play Bass alongside four great guys. Being the only female in the section is hard but is great fun as well! The band is really sociable and fun. The concerts are good and the rehersals are even better!

Dean Moorhouse - B Flat Bass

Mark Brundrett - B Flat Bass

Dean Moorhouse junior - E Flat Bass

Ryan Moorhouse - E Flat Bass

PERCUSSIONISTS

James Woolliscroft - Percussion

Claire Austerberry - Percussion

Nigel - Percussion

OTHERS

Laura Farrington - Band Manager

I graduated in 2004 from Keele University in Music and Educational Studies. I now work in Stoke-on-Trent's City Music and Performing Arts Service as a woodwind peripatetic instrumental teacher. When I'm not at work or playing, I enjoy producing Cubist artwork and spending my husband's money!

Paul Shannon - Web Designer/Developer

After studying Computer Science at Nottingham University I rose through the heady ranks of web development at the Caudwell Group before abandoning that sinking ship to move to a small web development company based in Trentham. I now work as a software developer, but still find time to make the odd brass band website in my spare time. Although I used to play the recorder and my wife, brother and sister are all trained musicians, I'm more likely to be seen behind a camera than a set of brass valves.

Sam France - Optional Extra

I have been playing the Euphonium in the band for many years, but I'm now taking time out to go to the University of Nottingham to study Mechanical Engineering. I still come back for some of the concerts in the holidays though.

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