Past Musical Director
Jeremy Wise
Jeremy was born into a musical family and
began receiving tuition from his father at
the age of six. He was awarded a Music
Scholarship to St Albans School where he
studied under Simon Lindley and an
Exhibitioners Scholarship to the Royal
Academy of Music studying trumpet and
piano. He has featured in a number of TV
and Radio Broadcasts and toured
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and
Europe as a performer.
As a musical director he has enjoyed
considerable success with many bands,
most notably John Laing Hendon, First City
Brass and The Cory Band. In the mid
1990's he was the resident conductor of
the Brighouse and Rastrick Band and in
1993 was the first recipient of the BBC
Young Conductor of the Year Award. He
has appeared as guest conductor in
Germany and Switzerland and with the
current National Champions - the world
famous Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal)
Band.
Jeremy joined Redbridge Brass in 2008
and successfully led the band for several
years. After a two year gap Jeremy
returned to Redbridge Brass in late 2016
as its musical director once again.
in 2018 Jeremy decided to step down as
MD but remains in association with the
band.
Jeremy is a qualified Chartered Surveyor
and a Civil and Commercial Mediator.
Jeremy was born into a musical family and
began receiving tuition from his father at
the age of six. He was awarded a Music
Scholarship to St Albans School where he
studied under Simon Lindley and an
Exhibitioners Scholarship to the Royal
Academy of Music studying trumpet and
piano. He has featured in a number of TV
and Radio Broadcasts and toured
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and
Europe as a performer.
As a musical director he has enjoyed
considerable success with many bands,
most notably John Laing Hendon, First City
Brass and The Cory Band. In the mid
1990's he was the resident conductor of
the Brighouse and Rastrick Band and in
1993 was the first recipient of the BBC
Young Conductor of the Year Award. He
has appeared as guest conductor in
Germany and Switzerland and with the
current National Champions - the world
famous Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal)
Band.
Jeremy joined Redbridge Brass in 2008
and successfully led the band for several
years. After a two year gap Jeremy
returned to Redbridge Brass in late 2016
as its musical director once again.
in 2018 Jeremy decided to step down as
MD but remains in association with the
band.
Jeremy is a qualified Chartered Surveyor
and a Civil and Commercial Mediator.
| Jeremy Wise |
Photo: Dave Wallace
Photo: Dave Wallace
Photo: Dave Wallace