Driffield Silver Band

14/05/2021 (Availability)

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Claire Rogers
Denise Massey
Steve Sweeting
Fiona Trewartha
Keith Hasler

Claire Rogers - BBb Bass

Claire started playing the baritone at age 8 when she was at Hornsea Primary School. She joined the East Riding of Yorkshire Junior Brass Band and then moved up to the Youth band aged 12, when she went with them on their tour to Italy (and still has the T shirt to prove it!). She remained at the Youth Band until the grand young age of 25, as she stayed on as a tutor after starting at Hull University at 18.

Before joining Driffield Silver Band full time Claire was a member of the Cottingham Band, on second baritone, where she took part in numerous contests and concerts. She regularly played with Driffield Band during this time, and took part in the bands first trip to Saint Affrique, and still has the concert programme as a souvenir!

Since them Claire has been a regular member of the band. Up until 2013 Claire had only played the baritone, then she moved onto tenor horn before arriving at rehearsal one night to find that she had a new seat on Bb Bass. Claire thoroughly enjoys playing this instrument and the new challenges it brings, which includes keeping the other Basses in line!

Band Awards

Players Player of the year Award 2019

Denise Massey - Bb Bass

Denise started playing with Driffield Band in 1901, and has played on everything from Horn to Bb Bass and back again with nothing in between. She is regularly attacked by budgies, much to the delight of her husband Gerald.

The information above may not be entirely accurate!

Solos with Driffield Band

I Know Him So Well (Horn Feature with Mick Gravill, Rachel Bell & Les Heywood)

Steve - EEb Bass

Profile coming soon

Fiona - Eb Bass

Fiona has been with the band since December 2019. She started playing the tuba in 2015 with our junior band, which her children were members of, as they needed a bass as the bass player has recently left. She previously played the saxophone and was a late starter to playing music as she only started reading music when she was in her 40s!

Kelth Hasler - Eb Bass

Keiths profile is coming soon

Basses

Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. Since producing low pitches they usually require a long air column and are usually the largest instruments in their instrument classes.

EEb or BBb basses are the largest and lowest-pitched brass instruments. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece.

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