EXEC
Co-president:
Name: Bethan Davies
Year: 3rd
Subject: English and History
Instrument(s): Flute
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: How to Train your Dragon
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Pub Hike
Brief Description of Role: "My job is to help run the orchestra with Thalia. As one of the Presidents, I’m a main port of call for anything Wind Orch related! I supervise the exec, small band coordinators in their role while liaising with the Music Centre and other societies, the SU and any external organisations. I make sure any problems can be rectified as quickly as possible so Wind Orch can rehearse and perform at its best. "
Co-president:
Name: Thalia Gibbons
Year: 3rd
Subject: Health and Medical Sciences
Instrument(s): Flute and Saxophone
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Fate of the Gods
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Pub Golf
Brief Description of Role: "My job is to help run the orchestra with Bethan. As one of the Presidents, I’m a main port of call for anything Wind Orch related! I supervise the exec, small band coordinators in their role while liaising with the Music Centre and other societies, the SU and any external organisations. I make sure any problems can be rectified as quickly as possible so Wind Orch can rehearse and perform at its best."
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Vice-President/Treasurer:
Name: Annabelle Snell
Year: 2nd
Subject: Mathematics
Instrument(s): Flute, Piano and Saxophone
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Les Misérables
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Board Games Night
Brief Description of Role: "My role is to help out the presidents with running the society, and to keep track of all the funds."
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Secretary:
Name: Alicja Pietrzak
Year: 4th
Subject: Mathematics
Instrument(s): Flute, Tin Whistles and Baritone
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Chorale and Shaker Dance
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Craft evening
Brief Description of Role: "The main part of my role is helping in keeping the society organised, i.e. booking rooms, managing mailing list, maintaining the website. Additionally, my responsibilities include running Beginners' Wind scheme and taking minutes at exec meetings."
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Concert Manager:
Name: Emily Tall
Year: 2nd
Course: Sociology
Instrument(s): Clarinet and Saxophone
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Pirates of the Caribbean
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Quiz Night
Brief Description of Role: "I help to organise our concerts and make sure everything runs smoothly on the day."
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Marketing Manager:
Name: Holly Hearne
Year: 2nd
Subject: Media and Creative Industries
Instrument(s): Flute
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Narnia
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Circle
Brief Description of Role: "As marketing manager I am responsible for everything on the social media including promoting concerts and merch!"
Librarian (1) and Welfare Officer:
Name: Matty Beales
Year: 2nd
Course: Chemistry
Instrument(s): Flute
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Chicken Run
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Craft evening
Brief Description of Role: "As one of the librarians, I organise the sheet music for rehearsals, print practice copies as requested, and help manage swapping music with other orchestras outside the university."
Librarian (2):
Name: James Rawson
Year: 3rd
Subject: Mathematics PhD
Instrument(s): Clarinet
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Film Night
Brief Description of Role: "I’m one of librarians for the wind orchestra. As part of my role, I organise sheet music and help find pieces for conductors. Also, as librarians, we manage swapping pieces of music between other bands (outside of the university). So if you have any questions about sheet music we’re the people to ask."
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Socials:
Name: Matthew Holden
Year: 3rd
Subject: Mathematics
Instrument(s): Saxophone
Favourite Wind Orch Piece: October by Eric Whitacre
Favourite Wind Orch Social: Pub hike
Brief Description of Role: "My job is really to make sure Wind Orch is a great place to meet people and make friends. So, week to week, I plan socials such as board game evenings, tenpin bowling trips, pub crawls and of course Circling!"
SMALL BAND COORDINATORS
Liquorice Sticks:
Name: Kamil Kobyłka
Year: 4th
Course: Mathematics and Physics
Instrument(s): Clarinet
Favourite Small Band Piece: How to train your dragon
"I'm the coordinator for Liq Sticks for this year. We have a range of music from classical to video game so I'm sure there's something you'll like. But even if not then I'm always open for suggestions! Hope to see you join us in rehearsals :)"
Flute Choir:
Name: Adrian Cerny
Year: 2nd
Course: Biochemistry
Instrument(s): Flute
Favourite Small Band Piece: When I Grow Up
"Come along to Flute Choir for a chill time playing some fun tunes (I think we have pretty much every Disney movie covered). There's parts for all abilities and you can even try out the alto flute!"
Feeling Saxy:
Name: Bethan Davies-Asmar
Year: MA
Course: Modern history
Instrument(s): Flute, Cor Anglais and Saxophone
Favourite Small Band Piece: Rain Dance
"I coordinate Feeling Saxy with Stephen. We would love to welcome new members to our chilled Friday night rehearsals and have a wide range of music. There’ll be lots of things to get involved with this year, including gigs, busking, socials and more."
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Feeling Saxy:
Name: Stephen Smith
Year: 2nd
Course: Physics PhD
Instruments: Saxophone
Favourite Small Band Piece: November Spring
"I'll be coordinating Feeling Saxy with Bethan this year. Our group of talented saxophonists bring together the best of classical and contemporary music from Mozart to Michael Jackson. With regular rehearsals, performances and social events, Feeling Saxy is more than just a band - it's a family of musicians who share a love for great music and great company. We'd love to see you there!"
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Duck Duck Goose:
Name: Amelia Kinghorn
Year: 2nd
Course: Maths
Instrument(s): Oboe and Saxophone
Favourite Small Band Piece: Eine Kleine Duckmusique
"Hi, I'm Amelia and I'm a coordinator for Duck Duck Goose, our double reed ensemble, alongside Ellie. We meet weekly, play music and have loads of fun. So if you play oboe, bassoon, cor anglais or even recorder, feel free to come along and have fun with us. :)"
Duck Duck Goose:
Name: Ellie Williams
Year: 2nd
Course: Mathematics and Physics
Instrument(s): Oboe, Cor Anglais, Flute and Piccolo
​Favourite Small Band Piece: Aladdin
"I coordinate Duck Duck Goose, our double reed and recorder ensemble, alongside Amelia. Our rehearsals are quite informal, and we play a wide variety of music so there is something for everyone. We welcome players of all abilities and would love to see you there!"
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FRESHERS' and TOUR REPS
Freshers' rep:
Name: Molly Boxall
Year: 1st
Course: English Literature
Instrument(s): Alto Saxophone, Descant and Tenor Recorders
​Favourite Wind Orch Piece: Pirates of the Carribean
"Wind Orchestra is such a lovely and welcoming community and I feel so lucky to be able to contribute to that in my new role as Freshers rep!"
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Tour rep:
Name: Noah Philpott
Year: Masters
Course: Early Modern History
Instrument(s): Clarinet
"As tour rep, I have the responsibility of organising the society's tour for term three. That involves picking the destination, organising accommodation and planning the activities for the tour.
CONDUCTORS
Term 1:
Name: Bethan Davies-Asmar
Year: MA
Course: Modern history
Instrument(s): Flute and Cor Anglais
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Term 2:
Name: Sam Medwell
Year: 4th
Course: Computer Science
Instrument(s): Saxophone
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Term 2:
Name: Joe Oakely
Year: 4th
Course: Computer Science PhD
Instrument(s): Saxophone and Flute
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