MUSICIANS

Musical Director: Bruce Raymond OAM is known Nationally and Internationally for leading music groups particularly Brass Bands. He has had a long career as a music educator and recently  as Head of Music at a large school. Over some years he grew and developed the K & N brass band and lead it to be the Australian National A grade Champions and on tours of the UK.  He has also been in the SA Government Public Service as CEO of a large Department. He started playing brass instruments with the Salvation Army Band in Unley and became a well-known trumpet player while managing to play football with Sturt for which he is still well-known. He now directs the Tanunda Town Band and arranges music for their various performances including with visiting artists at the long-running MelodieNacht. He is currently the Chair of the South Australian Band Association and on the National Band Council of Australia.   For his services to music and the development of young musicians he was awarded the Order of Australia in 2020.

Cornet: Kevin Joughin started playing the cornet taught by his Grandfather in Christchurch, NZ at the age of 8 ,  He has been involved with  brass bands on both sides of the Tasman  and has played throughout  Europe, USA/Canada with  the National Band of New Zealand during the 70's  and played Principal Cornet for 8  Years with  New Zealand's winning  brass band. He moved to Australia in 1984 and was Principal Cornet for  30 Years with  K & N Brass. Kevin  has won several Australian and New Zealand National Solo competitions over the  years including winning the International  event in Sydney in 2004 called "The Ern Keller International Soloist of the Year" . He is the only person from South Australia to have won this prestigious event.

 Cornet: Alicia Ludi-Schultz  started paying tenor horn at the age of 7 with the Tanunda Town Band and to this day is the youngest member to receive life membership.  She had a number of local teachers, including the late Galvin John who coached her to win numerous solo performance titles. After hearing Alicia play cornet at a national solo competition, Professor David King invited her to study at Salford University in the UK where she gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Music Performance and performed with a championship section band in the Royal Albert Hall. Alicia enjoys all kinds of music but especially loves brass.

 Cornet: Julie Dorey  started playing the Cornet when she was very young with the Enfield Junior Band. Later as she improved she joined  the A grade K & N Brass,  becaming   principal Cornet. Julie also  guests for the Campbelltown City Band on principal Cornet. Brass bands have been part of her life for 43 years and she continues to love it. Julie's favourite music is brass band music, but she also enjoys country and blues.

Flugel Horn: Noah Tilley has been playing the trumpet for 15 years. Having grown up on the Eyre Peninsula, he moved to Adelaide in 2013 to pursue an undergraduate degree in Jazz Performance at the Elder Conservatorium. Within a total of four years (two spent in the jazz specialisation) he completed a Bachelor of Classical Performance and went on to obtain a Master of Teaching qualification. Performing in a variety of ensembles such as big bands, symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, latin jazz ensembles and brass bands, Noah gained exposure to a diversity of music which has influenced and shaped a passion for arranging and composing. Noah currently resides in the Barossa, teaching at Nuriootpa High School and playing / writing for the Tanunda Town Band. 

Tenor Horn: Thomas Ludi  started playing cornet at the age of ten and after a few years joined his local brass band in his home country of Switzerland. He later switched to Tenor horn and worked his way up to championship grade band, Luzern. He went to study music at Salford University under Sheona White before emigrating to Australia where he now plays principal horn with the Tanunda Town Band and is musical director of Marananga Brass Band. He loves all kinds of music but particularly brass bands.

Tenor trombone: Peter Doherty is a very experienced trombone player, both tenor and bass, and a respected music teacher with the  Department of Education.  He has played with some of the leading community music organisations including Kensington and Norwood Brass Band and when they have won National and State titles.  He was a member of Brass FX which accompanied James Morrison and Peter Moore at their concerts and on their CD.

Tenor Trombone: Thomas Voss is a  freelance trombonist, composer/ arranger and educator performing on stage in a variety of ensembles with  artists such as James Morrison, Kate Ceberano and Michelle Nicolle. He completed his Bachelor of Music (with First Class Honours) in 2017 and was awarded the Helpmann Academy’s 2017 Award for Best Overall Graduate. He placed first in the International Trombone Association’s 2017 ‘Carl Fontana Jazz Competition’. In 2020 he was selected to be Lead Trombone in the  Australian National Jazz Orchestra

 Eb Bass: Steven Packer started playing brass instruments on the cornet at age 12. He changed to Euphonium at age 16 and later became a full time professional brass player with a 20 year career in both the RAN & NZ navy bands as a lower brass player (Tuba and Trombone) and conductor. Steve conducts the Mitcham City brass band. His favourite kind of music is brass / military and big band 

Eb Bass/ Bbb Bass: TristanKillmier started playing tuba at school, and after a long break since school, he took up Tuba again in 2015. He likes playing a range of brass music from hymns through to marches and competition test pieces. He plays with the Tanunda Town Band in the Barossa Valley.