Ralph Pearce
Ralph E. Pearce was born the son of Salvation army Officer parents in Glasgow, Scotland. He received…
Artists
Ray Farr
Ray Farr was brought up in a musical family in Hereford, England. He started playing the cornet at t…
Richard Haydn Taylor
Richard Haydn Taylor was born in Southampton where he grew up in a musical family. He started…
Rita Arendz
Rita received both her Bachelor of Music Performance (French Horn) and Master of Music Performance (…
Robert Childs
A proud Welshman, Robert Childs was born in Crickhowell in 1957 and was introduced to music at an ea…
Rodney Newton
Rodney studied at the Birmingham School of Music (now the Birmingham Conservatoire), then joined the…
Roger Webster
Roger has been playing at the highest level with brass bands for over three decades. As a principal…
Roy Newsome
Roy Newsome was a British conductor, composer, arranger, broadcaster, music educator, and …
Ryan Howells
Ryan Howells began his banding career at the age of eleven when he joined the Goodwick Brass Band on…
Simon Kerwin
Simon Kerwin was brought up in the heart of the brass band community in Wigan (near Manchester, Engl…
Simon Parkin
Simon Parkin was trained as a pianist and composer at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Manchester Universi…
Steven Ponsford
Steven was born in 1983 in Plymouth, Devon into a Salvation Army family. He started learning c…