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BAND

Adam Hutchins
Musical Director
Adam is a busy professional musician who has lived in New Mills for over 40 years. He played in New Mills Band from 1986-1992 under the direction of Charles Woodward, touring in Germany along with many UK concerts. In 1992, Adam joined Stockport’s “Stagesound” and “New Lights” big bands before moving to study piano, trombone and voice at Leeds College of Music in 1995. He graduated with the BA (Hons) in Jazz Studies in 1998 and continued onto the Postgraduate Diploma at Salford University until 2000. Adam currently tours nationwide with “The Amy Winehouse Experience,” plays piano in two big bands, runs the Tatton Flower Show bandstand, works at New Mills Art Theatre and takes on a variety of session work with different groups. He also teaches piano at four secondary schools, composes music for multimedia and runs a weekly college soul band in Manchester. Adam is married with two daughters and one Labrador!
Articles about Adam:
The Players
Cornet
Frank Allan
Naomi Martin
Nicola McCallion
Nina Pryce
Ruth Lupton
Sarah Cockerill
Sarah Dale
Sheila Walton
Stephen Dearden
Stephen Gould
Flugelhorn
Katherine Morley
Tenor Horn
Ian Watt
Ray Wild
Stephen Blythe
Baritone
Anthony Bardsley
Lloyd Dewhurst
Euphonium
David Gilligan
Karen Cridland
Matthew Hulley
Trombone
Graeme Lawton
E♭ Bass
Harry Cunningham
Rodger Bottomley
B♭ Bass
Drums & Percussion
The Team
President: Tom Spires
Chair: Ruth Lupton
Treasurer: Naomi Martin
Secretary: Katherine Morley
Archivist: Stephen Dearden
Band Manager: Joyce Tyldesley
Development Officer:
Events Coordinator:
Fundraising Officer:
Instruments Manager: Lloyd Dewhurst
Junior Band Leader: Stephen Blythe
Junior Band Assistant: Harry Cunningham
Junior Band Organiser: Lloyd Dewhurst
Librarian: Ian Watt
Membership Secretary: Stephen Blythe
Publicity Coordinator:
Social Secretary:
Wardrobe Manager: Sarah Cockerill
Website Administrator: Lloyd Dewhurst
Welfare Officer: Stephen Blythe
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