Player List

Acting Musical Director:		Denis Desmond
Principal Cornet:		Roy Frost
Tutti Cornets:		Jonathan Steer Clark Page
Soprano Cornet:		Jean Wells
Repiano Cornet:		Alice Denwood
2nd Cornets:		Michael Woods Roger Mitchell
3rd Cornets:		David Smith Vanessa Mitchell
Flugel Horn:		Keith Hedges
Solo Horn:		Trudy Kimber
1st Horn:		Colette Kerr
2nd Horn:		Frances Day Alex Mabbott-Day
Solo Euphonium:		Nigel Eggleton
Tutti Euphonium:		Andrew Brittin
1st Baritone:		Beth Steer Sue Connel
2nd Baritone:		John Jestico
1st Trombone:		Adrian Davoll
2nd Trombone:		Mo Parker
Bass Trombone:		Glen Ashwell
Eb Bass:		Malcolm Green Chris Roberts
Bb Bass:		Malcolm Walker Rob Dutton
Percussion:		Daniel Andrews Beth Steer Currently Recruiting

Our Band Committee Members and Rule Book

Conductor / Musical Director

Denis Desmond

Denis became our Musical Director in December 2009. Denis has played with Epping Forest Band for many years now, mostly on front row cornet. After a very successful year conducting the band on several occasions both home and away, he has now graduated to full time Musical Director.

Principal cornet

Roy Frost

Roy started playing at thirteen in the Boy's Brigade. After two years Roy was picked by Frank Wright to play a solo at one of Frank's massed Brass Band concerts at the Royal Albert hall. From then on Roy realized that if he worked hard enough he could be a reasonable player. After the B.B Roy played in a dance band for a while then had a chance meeting with a member of the Newham band, after passing the audition, was asked to play third cornet.

Roy stayed with Aveley and Newham Band for thirteen happy years playing mainly back row, as well as a short time on soprano. After Newham he had a rest until Lin (his wife) told hi to go and join another band that band was Walthamstow co-op. They asked him to play principal after a couple of months and Roy enjoyed twelve successful years with them, gaining promotion from the fourth section to the second.

In 1990 I joined Epping Forest Band and have been here ever since and still enjoying playing. I also help other bands out and have done solo work for the various organisations in the Hertford area.