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Joshua Ruck
Sandhurst Silver Band
The band was delighted to appoint Joshua Ruck as our musical director in January 2025.
Josh burst onto the conducting scene from a young age, taking A W Parker (Drybrook) Band, leading them from the Third to Championship Section over a twelve year period.
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​He has also enjoyed successful spells with Abertillery, Aldbourne and Llwydcoed, leading the latter to victory in the Senior Cup and a 7th place finish at the Royal Albert Hall in 2023.
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Please see Josh's full history here: https://www.brassbandresults.co.uk/people/j-ruck/conductor
Jonathan Heeley
Sandhurst Community Brass & Brasshoppers
We were delighted to have Jonathan take the baton of Sandhurst Community Brass and Brasshoppers in 2025.
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He is a composer, conductor and bass trombonist who has written extensively for the brass repertoire alongside chamber, solo, orchestral and commercial works.
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Having studied at Trinity Laban, where he was awarded the Leverhulme and Philip Jones Prizes he went on to further study with Stephen Montague and Alasdair Nicholson.
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Recent commissions have included music for BBC online, Royal Academy of Music, Royal Welsh College of Music, National Children’s Orchestra, Royal College of Music, National Youth Brass Band of Wales and for this project the Ensemble of the Golden Bough.
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Jonathan is also passionate about education and brass pedagogy and is the Head of Brass at Wellington College.
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Please see Jonathan's website here: https://ensembleofthegoldenbough.com/about-us/composers-in-residence/jonathan-heeley/