
The live music on this BBC The One Show feature is Silver Rose.
I had just started a new academic post at UWE Bristol as Senior Lecturer in Music Technology - Composition and Performance, for which I was allocated some research time. A chance meeting led to me re-imagining Silver Rose and co-facilitating the first performance of the South West Open Youth Orchestra (OpenUp Music) at Bristol Cathedral, in collaboration with Ian Holmes, Director of the Centre for Performing Arts. I was subsequently awarded the UWE Bristol Computer Science and Creative Music Technology Researcher of the Year 2017.
I am proud to have continued my association with OpenUp Music as a trustee.
Performers were: Lydbrook Band, UWE Singers, SWOYO, Barry Farrimond (narrator), Alison Howell (organ), Ian Holmes (conductor), 16 April 2016.

Community Music Recital | refreshments served, retiring collection for Staines Salvation Army


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Katrina Marzella conducts the Brass Band Vorarlberg
In February 2026, the Brass Band Vorarlberg will make a powerful statement: the stage belongs to female composers. Under the direction of Katrina Marzella and Benjamin Markl, works celebrating the broad spectrum of female creativity will be performed.
Alongside Benjamin Markl, guest conductor Katrina Marzella will lead the Brass Band Vorarlberg, shaping an evening of music that shines a spotlight on the distinctive styles of women. Katrina Marzella is one of Europe's most sought-after conductors.
She is a driving force in the brass scene, was the first woman to conduct the European Brass Band Championships in 2025, and is the principal conductor of the Cooperation Band in Glasgow.