Meet the Band

VENTURA BRITISH BRASS: Band Members

Gary Engels – Musical Director and Principal Conductor

Randy Jones – Soprano Cornet (Co-Founder)
Craig Spurrier – Solo Cornet
Mike Hunter – Solo Cornet
Hal Kyle – Solo Cornet
Tom Kiddie – Solo Cornet Paul Morgan – Solo Cornet

Jim Walker – Repiano Cornet
Anne Howorth – Cornet, Tenor Horn (Founder) Jeff Cohen – Cornet Ron Gill – Cornet Mike Oxford – Cornet Mary Senecal – Cornet William Rajala, Cornet, Tenor Horn, Bb Bass

Dave Keeler – Flugel Horn
Linda Rhymes – Solo Tenor Horn
Rich Fowler – Tenor Horn
Kay Swenson – Tenor Horn

Roger Johnson – Baritone
Paul Gaddis – Baritone, trombone Julie Judd – Cornet, Baritone, Associate Conductor

John Robinson – Solo Euphonium, Trombone, Eb Bass
Ariel Murillo – Euphonium

Michael Vaughn – Solo Trombone
Cathy Sanders – Trombone
Ed Hufschmidt – Bass Trombone

Jim Wade – Eb Bass, Bb Bass and String Bass
Christopher Preston – Eb Bass

Faith Newell – Percussion
Lavonne Theriault – Percussion

Honorary Members (who fill occasional band vacancies):

Greg Ramsey – Bb Bass, Koa Blantz, Bass, Bryce Chanes – Baritone, Euphonium, Bb Bass, Bill Rizzi – Bb Bass, Rick Austinson – Bb Bass, Steve Matzkin- Drums,

BAND MEMBER PHOTOS

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Gary Engels
Musical Director and Principal Conductor

Julie Judd – Associate Conductor, with Gary Engels

Cornet Section From the left: Jim Walker, Randy Jones, Bob Alexander, Mike Hunter, Jeff Cohen, Hal Kyle, William Rajala, Ron Gill, Tom Kiddie

Cornet Section
From the left: Jim Walker, Randy Jones (Co-Founder), Bob Alexander, Mike Hunter, Jeff Cohen, Hal Kyle, William Rajala, Ron Gill, Tom Kiddie