Musical Directors
Karen Kennard
Karen is the Musical Director and has worked with the Band since 2000. She played in DWYCB in her youth so has been connected with the Band for over 35 years! Karen is a trumpet player and works as a Brass Peripatetic Teacher across Sussex. She is also Bandmaster of the Worthing Salvation Army Band. In her spare time, Karen enjoys cake decorating, hill walking and is partial to the odd 'daredevil' charity event. In the past she has abseiled cliffs, fire walked, wing walked with the 'Utterly Butterly' team, been white water rafting, aerial slid off a bridge and parachuted from 12,000ft!
Nathaniel Roff
Nat is the Deputy Conductor and joined the team in 2014. He studied music at Chichester University and now works as a brass peripatetic teacher in the mid Sussex area. He conducts several other bands in addition to DWYCB. Nat enjoys refereeing youth football teams in his spare time but also has a passion for daring charity events. He has parachuted from 15,000ft (beating Karen by 3,000ft!), has recently abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth with his mum and is currently planning a wing walk!
Joy White
Joy is Nat’s better half! Having achieved a Masters degree in Trumpet, Joy also works as a brass peripatetic teacher in the local area. She has assisted with the band for several years and is now taking on the role of junior band conductor.