
Garry is Barton Community Band's extremely talented Musical Director. Garry studied music at both Leeds and Birmingham, becoming an Associate of Birmingham School of Music in both performance (French Horn) and teaching. As a freelance professional in London, Garry played with, amongst others, the Doyle Carte ballet company.
As well as bra
Garry is Barton Community Band's extremely talented Musical Director. Garry studied music at both Leeds and Birmingham, becoming an Associate of Birmingham School of Music in both performance (French Horn) and teaching. As a freelance professional in London, Garry played with, amongst others, the Doyle Carte ballet company.
As well as brass banding as a ‘hobby’, Garry holds down several teaching posts including Head of Brass at the Hull Collegiate School, Tranby Croft.
Besides playing the Tenor Horn with the City of Hull Band, Garry also finds time to play French Horn for orchestras and theatre companies, and conduct Barton Community Band. Garry was also the Musical Director of the Barton Town Band, and under his stewardship Barton have gone from the 4th to the 1st Section in consecutive years, with promotion to the Championship Section following in January 2011 and then created the Barton Community Band which is now competing in the third section and continues to support youth banding whenever and wherever possible.
Away from brass instruments, Garry is also a talented keyboard player, who has performed professionally in various pit orchestras, including a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Position - Principle Cornet
Started playing age 12 years
Joined the band in 2005
Favourite music - One Moment in Time
Band highlight - Going on stage to receive the winning trophy for the band in 2018. Oh and playing for the Queen!
Instruments played: trumpet and flugel horn.

Position - Soprano Cornet

Position - Repiano Cornet

Position - 2nd Cornet

Position - 2nd Cornet

Currently on baby leave!!

Position - 2nd Cornet

Position - 3rd Cornet
Started playing age 11 years
Joined the band in April 1986
Favourite music - Resurgum and Anglian Dances.
Band highlight - The Zoom quiz nights during lockdown, because you didn't even have to play before you could have a drink!
Instruments played: Tenor Horn, Kazoo and Cabassa!

Position - Cornet (3rd)
Started playing age 8 years
Joined the band in 1988
Favourite music - I will follow him
Band highlight - All the wins at the areas and watching my daughter enjoying playing her cornet.
Instruments played: cornet, baritone and euphonium.

Position - Flugel Horn

Position - Solo Tenor Horn

Position - 1st Horn

Position - 2nd Horn
Started playing age 6 years (Barrow Junior Band) then moved up to the seniors aged 11 years.
Joined the band in 2023 (after a 16 year break)
Favourite music - anything by John Williams.
Band highlight - Playing in Germany with Barrow Band & playing with Barton Community Band at the Nationals in Cheltenham.
Instruments played: Tenor Horn, cornet and piano.

Position - Tenor Horn
Started playing age 8 years
Joined the band, Since birth - after all the years dressed up in various costumes and forced to stand in the freezing cold collecting! Following a recruitment day I joined the Youth Band in 2018. I then played for the Community Band in the Remembrance Day Parade in 2019 and enjoy sitting wit
Position - Tenor Horn
Started playing age 8 years
Joined the band, Since birth - after all the years dressed up in various costumes and forced to stand in the freezing cold collecting! Following a recruitment day I joined the Youth Band in 2018. I then played for the Community Band in the Remembrance Day Parade in 2019 and enjoy sitting with more experienced players.
Favourite music - Slaidburn
Band highlight - Zoom quizzes during Covid!
Instruments played: Tenor Horn and Kazoo.

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Position - Euphonium
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Position - 1st Baritone
Started playing aged 12 years
Joined the band in 1988
Favourite music - Bohemian Rhapsody
Band highlight - 1st section area 2010 playing A Moorside Suite: the late great Dick Evans conducting, Garry playing solo horn, in a section with Mel, Steve and Liz, just perfect!! Best performance I'll ever be part of!
Instruments played: Nothing well!

Position - 2nd Baritone
Started playing aged 11/12 years
Joined the band in 2012
Favourite music - Born Free
Band highlight - When the conductor has said 'Well Done!' doesn't happen often! Seriously though, placing 3rd at Cheltenham this year and 1st at Durham in 2017.
Instruments played: Cornet and the Spoons!

Solo Trombone
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2nd Trombone
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Position - Bass Trombone
Started playing aged 11 years
Joined the band in 2021
Favourite music - Anything but Slaidburn!
Band highlight - Appearing on the poster for the 132nd Durham Miners Gala
Instruments played: Trombone and Tuba

Position - Bb Bass

Bb Bass

Position - Eb Bass
Started playing age 13 years
Joined the band in 2023
Favourite music - Anything with a nice tunes.
Band highlight - Playing at the Royal Albert Hall
Instruments played: Eb and Bb Bass

Position - Eb Bass
Started playing age 11 years on tenor horn then moved to tuba a year later as I saw the light (forgot my tenor horn to a rehearsal and just got given a tuba!)
Joined the band in 2024
Favourite music - Bare Necessities
Band highlight - My first ever contest ever which was with Barton Community Band, literally weeks after I j
Position - Eb Bass
Started playing age 11 years on tenor horn then moved to tuba a year later as I saw the light (forgot my tenor horn to a rehearsal and just got given a tuba!)
Joined the band in 2024
Favourite music - Bare Necessities
Band highlight - My first ever contest ever which was with Barton Community Band, literally weeks after I joined!
Instruments played: Tenor Horn, Piano, Classical Guitar and Tuba.

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Position - Tuned Percussion & Timpani
Started playing piano and 'Cello age 7 yrs. Enjoys playing in the pit band/orchestra's at the Grimsby Auditorium. Shows played for : Singing in the Rain, Shrek and next up is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!
Joined the band December 2019
Favourite music - Pirates of the Caribbean
Band highlight - Being placed 2nd
Position - Tuned Percussion & Timpani
Started playing piano and 'Cello age 7 yrs. Enjoys playing in the pit band/orchestra's at the Grimsby Auditorium. Shows played for : Singing in the Rain, Shrek and next up is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!
Joined the band December 2019
Favourite music - Pirates of the Caribbean
Band highlight - Being placed 2nd in the areas and qualifying for the National Championships.
Instruments played: Cello, piano, trombone, timpani, and lots of percussion!

Position - Tuned Percussion & Timpani
Started playing age 14 yrs
Joined the band in 2023
Favourite music: Film especially John Powell and Hans Zimmer
Band Highlight: Tour of Czech Republic and Slovakia with Northamptonshire Youth Brass Band
Instruments Played: Baritone Horn, Percussion, Timpani

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