Trevor Jones B.Ed, F.T.CL., A.R.C.M. - Musical Director
Trevor is a graduate of Birmingham University, an Associate of The Royal College of Music and a Fellow of Trinity College, London.
He has held a number of important posts in music education including Visiting Lecturer in Brass at Wolverhampton University, Head of Staffordshire Performing Arts Service, Head of Sandwell Youth Music, Head of Coventry Performing Arts Service and was until recently Chief Executive of Severn Arts, based in Worcestershire. Trevor has represented the West Midlands on the Music Mark National Consultative Council and is a former Trustee of the National Schools Symphony Orchestra.
As a performer, Trevor has played with the English Symphony Orchestra, English Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Camerata The East of England Orchestra (Sinfonia Viva), the Melachrino Orchestra and the Sinfonia of Birmingham. He maintains a busy freelance diary including frequent solo and concerto performances and the artistic leadership of the Holborne Brass Ensemble with whom he has performed in many of country`s most prestigious concert venues including many performances for the BBC.
Throughout his career Trevor has maintained his links with brass bands and has performed with many of the country's top brass bands including the Heart of England (formerly Jones and Crossland), Desford, Flowers and Black Dyke Bands.
In recent years Trevor has becoming increasingly active as a band conductor and adjudicator and has conducted a number of Championship bands including the Sovereign and Phoenix West Midlands bands and achieved contest successes with both bands including the Midlands Area contest which in turn led to appearances at the National Brass Band Finals. He has a long-standing association with Brass Band Panta Rhei (Ghent, Belgium) and has conducted them to success in the Belgian National Championships.
Trevor also led the Dudley Metropolitan Schools Brass Band to many successes including broadcasts on BBC Radio2, the Outstanding Performance Award at the National Festival of Music for Youth, appearances at the Schools Prom in the Royal Albert Hall, an appearance on BBC`s Blue Peter and performances in the presence of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Archbishop of Canterbury and HRH Queen Elizabeth. He has also successfully directed a number of other youth ensembles including Sandwell Youth Jazz Orchestra and Staffordshire Youth Jazz Orchestra which he directed at many notable jazz festivals, the Primary Prom in Birmingham`s Symphony Hall and backed performers such as Pete King and Mark Nightingale.
Trevor’s message to KCB fans “We look forward to providing you with many more enjoyable musical experiences. Please let us know if you have any ideas as to how we can further develop our work. With your support, we can create something very special that has an impact here in Oxfordshire and beyond.”
He has held a number of important posts in music education including Visiting Lecturer in Brass at Wolverhampton University, Head of Staffordshire Performing Arts Service, Head of Sandwell Youth Music, Head of Coventry Performing Arts Service and was until recently Chief Executive of Severn Arts, based in Worcestershire. Trevor has represented the West Midlands on the Music Mark National Consultative Council and is a former Trustee of the National Schools Symphony Orchestra.
As a performer, Trevor has played with the English Symphony Orchestra, English Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Camerata The East of England Orchestra (Sinfonia Viva), the Melachrino Orchestra and the Sinfonia of Birmingham. He maintains a busy freelance diary including frequent solo and concerto performances and the artistic leadership of the Holborne Brass Ensemble with whom he has performed in many of country`s most prestigious concert venues including many performances for the BBC.
Throughout his career Trevor has maintained his links with brass bands and has performed with many of the country's top brass bands including the Heart of England (formerly Jones and Crossland), Desford, Flowers and Black Dyke Bands.
In recent years Trevor has becoming increasingly active as a band conductor and adjudicator and has conducted a number of Championship bands including the Sovereign and Phoenix West Midlands bands and achieved contest successes with both bands including the Midlands Area contest which in turn led to appearances at the National Brass Band Finals. He has a long-standing association with Brass Band Panta Rhei (Ghent, Belgium) and has conducted them to success in the Belgian National Championships.
Trevor also led the Dudley Metropolitan Schools Brass Band to many successes including broadcasts on BBC Radio2, the Outstanding Performance Award at the National Festival of Music for Youth, appearances at the Schools Prom in the Royal Albert Hall, an appearance on BBC`s Blue Peter and performances in the presence of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Archbishop of Canterbury and HRH Queen Elizabeth. He has also successfully directed a number of other youth ensembles including Sandwell Youth Jazz Orchestra and Staffordshire Youth Jazz Orchestra which he directed at many notable jazz festivals, the Primary Prom in Birmingham`s Symphony Hall and backed performers such as Pete King and Mark Nightingale.
Trevor’s message to KCB fans “We look forward to providing you with many more enjoyable musical experiences. Please let us know if you have any ideas as to how we can further develop our work. With your support, we can create something very special that has an impact here in Oxfordshire and beyond.”
