About the Band
The Cornwall Youth Brass Band is the oldest county youth band in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1955 and held its first residential course in 1959, the start of a long tradition, which has continued without a break until the present time. Indeed the band now holds two courses a year, at Christmas and Easter, each culminating in a public concert.
The season starts in September when we welcome our new musicians who were successful in their auditions in August. Rehearsals are held once a month at Truro College prior to the Christmas residential course and then monthly in the new year, culminating in the Easter course when the season ends.
Members are drawn from brass bands all over Cornwall, although any brass player is eligible, they do not have to be in a band to become a member. The Cornwall Youth Brass Band exists to challenge and stretch the young players musically by playing music they may not encounter in their parent bands and by engaging national names from the brass band world as guest conductors for the residential courses.
These guest conductors continue the work done at the monthly rehearsals by our team of local tutors. Many of the local tutors have themselves been members of the Cornwall Youth Brass Band in the past. They are happy to put something back into the band which gave them such memorable musical experiences in their formative years.
The list of visiting guest conductors reads like a "Who's Who" of the brass band world over the last fifty years, and many of our former players have gone on to become professional brass players or teachers. The late Dr Goff Richards was involved as our Musical Adviser, and he was a trombone player with the band on their first course.
Location: Cornwall, UK
Founded:
Member: Cornets
Principal Cornet -Sarah Matthews (Camborne Town)
Matthew Brown (Camborne Town)
Amy Coombe
Bradley Copp (Carharrack and St Day)
Adam Delbridge-Smith (St Newlyn East)
Grace Denford (Bodmin)
James Dowrick (St Dennis)
Harrison Farbrace (Camborne Youth)
Chloe George (Indian Queens)
Daniel Hall (St Austell)
James Hammett (St Dennis)
Emily Howard (St Austell)
Hannah Kirkin (St Newlyn East)
Evangeline Lightbody (Callington)
Edward Mayer (Totnes)
Lucy Moore (Redruth)
Charlotte Nuta (Bodmin)
Hannah Plumridge (Roche Brass)
Matthew Opie (Camborne Youth)
Matthew Osborne (Weston Brass)
Sianna Rouse (Lanner)
Gemma Ryall
Jessica Smith (Camborne Youth)
Thomas Smith (Camborne Brass)
Lia Teague (Bugle)
Grace Thomas (Bugle)
Ben Watson (Camborne Youth)
Rebecca Watson (Camborne Youth)
Oscar Wells (St Stithians)
Laura Welsh (St Austell Youth)
Sarah Wilton (St Dennis Youth)
Andrew Wingham (Helston)
Sopranos
Sophie Belert (Porthleven)
Edward Myers (St Keverne)
Sean Sjoholm (Helston)
Elliot Smith (Lanner Brass Academy)
Christine Underwood (Lostwithiel)
Flugel Horns
Samantha Baker (Launceston)
Emily Brown (Pendennis Brass)
Ellie Joy (Bugle)
Rebecca Kirkin (St Newlyn East)
William Lucas (St Austell Youth)
Timothy Vleminkx (Camborne Youth)
Suzanne Yates (Mount Charles)
Tenor Horns
Catherine Barnet
Thomas Howard (St Austell)
Cathryn Nuta (Bodmin)
Megan Peareth (Mount Charles Youth)
Kate Waller (Mount Charles Youth)
Jason Wilton (St Dennis Youth)
Matthew Wingham (Helston)
Baritones
Rachel Sloggett (St Dennis)
Katie Wenmouth (St Austell
Lowena Williams (Mount Charles Youth)
Timothy Wingham (Helston)
Charlotte Wood (Totnes)
Euphoniums
Jenna Congdon (Bugle)
Gregory Graves (Callington)
Alina Nuta (Bodmin)
Matthew Rowe (Tongwynlais)
Trombones
Bethany Every (Launceston)
Andrew Hammett (St Dennis)
Jasmin Quick (Bodmin)
Peter Richards (St Keverne)
Morwenna Smith (Lanner Brass Academy)
Megan Thomas (Bugle)
Holly Whale (Camborne Youth)
Basses
Thomas Barnet (RNCM Junior)
Ethan Bray (Porthleven)
Jacca Congdon (St Austell)
Louise Dingle (Launceston)
Rory Gow (St Keverne)
Ryan Huxtable (Camborne Brass)
Matthew Nix (Lanner Brass Academy)
Gavin Rowe (St Austell)
Sophie Wilmott (Totnes)
Percussion
Reagan Copp (Carharrack and St Day)
Charlie Hodge (Camborne Town)
Tom Plumbridge
Emily Quick (Bodmin)
Justin Strike (Camborne Town)
Joshua Tellam (Lanner)
Cornwall Youth Brass Band
