Welcome!

When it came to playing a brass instrument, it was a case of, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! With three other family members already in the band/ training band, I decided to have a go. That was six years ago... I love being part of such a friendly band of people, who have always encouraged my playing.

Richard wonders whether banding was his mid-life crisis! He bought a beaten-up euphonium on a whim, but ended up on trombone. He's always loved music, and thoroughly enjoys playing it with the band!

John's one of our most experienced players - he enjoyed playing during his early teens and decided to take it up again later in life! He vividly remembers being inspired by a band up in Carlisle, promptly started coming to Ilkeston rehearsals, and the rest is history! Banding is a big part of his life now and he's an integral part of the band.

Helen was born into a brass banding family, and has been playing since the age of 4. She's played in several bands at varying contesting levels, and reluctantly moved onto Soprano cornet around 3 years ago - but fell in love with it. Helen's recently retrained as a Barber and probably stands out due to her ever changing colourful hair!

Chris started playing the baritone when he was eight. Having realised the error, he moved onto trombone a year later and hasn’t looked back, having joined a wind band then an orchestra before taking a twenty year break at uni. He’s thoroughly enjoying brass banding, and when not playing he enjoys spending time with Team Euphonium and our former Principal Cornet, or on any kind of boat.

Hazel's played in brass bands since she was 11, playing in the Championship Section in her late teens, before having a break from music - but as the song goes, 'Music was my first love... and it will be my last!' She restarted playing when her daughter wanted to learn the euphonium aged 8.

Rachel's been playing the cornet since she was 14, and has played for a number of brass bands at all levels. She played with the Territorial Army, The South Nottinghamshire Hussars and the Royal Anglian Band until a life-changing mountain accident in 2003 - but she's fighting back, and is happy to be banding again! When not found with Banding Rachel can be found volunteering with the National Trust.

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Ayane plays the tenor horn, and is relatively new to banding - she played at Daventry Brass for a few years before joining Ilkeston Brass in spring 2022. Ayane is originally a pianist who used to teach the piano with the Derbyshire Music Hub. Ayane is from Japan and loves cooking (and eating) Japanese food!

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