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Our Conductor
Our present conductor is Alastair McDonald. Although a member of the legal profession Alastair is passionate about music and spends much of his spare time participating in musical activities. He is an experienced player, accompanist, improviser and tutor on organ and piano and enjoys playing trombone and bass when time permits. He has been involved over the years directing and taking part in numerous choral and instrumental groups. He very much enjoys the challenges of working as a musician in live musical theatre. Alastair took over as our conductor is 2016 and has a desire to develop the band both in numbers of participating musicians and musical capability while remaining a strong advocate of the band’s community-based ethos.
Present Members
Flute/Piccolo
Natalie Brayshaw
Clare Finbow
Kenneth Knox
Marianne Macdonald
Sally McDonald
Lauren Newitt
Megan Phillips
Oboe
Kathryn McDonald
Bassoon
Rosie Hart
Kay Moran
Clarinet
Louise Black
Rhona Finbow
Shannon Jones
Sharon Mackin
Jessica Martin
Rachel Murphy
Maggie Smith
Jennifer Tate
Toni Valbonesi
Dorothy Williamson
Alto Clarinet/Clarinet
Lauren Mitchell
Bass Clarinet
Iona Thomas
Soprano/Alto Saxophone
Brian McKenna
Alto Saxophone
Alan Grant
Sam Moffat
Susan Murray
Lesley King
Tenor Saxophone
Stacey Connell
Baritone Saxophone
Emma Alexander
French Horn
Claire Sproul
Trumpet
James Bushe
Linnie Sedgwick
Brenda Sheerin
Trombone
Wilson Buchanan
Fiona Jorgenson
Patrick McGlone
Alastair McNeill
Euphonium
Monica Boyd
Tuba
Paul Berry
String Bass
Ralph Wilson
Percussion
Hannah Berry
John Brady
Pasha Grisenkovs
Caroline Masson