Shaun Humphries

MA, BA(Hons), PGCE

Shaun was born in Swindon in 1976 and began playing the cornet at the age of seven. He joined the Salvation Army Junior Band and obtained his grade 5 by the age of 10. Shaun moved onto tuba during his last year at secondary school. He joined Swindon Pegasus Brass and then the NYBB a year later under the direction on Colin Shiner. He then studied for a BA (Hons) degree in music at Colchester Institute, under the direction of Michael Clack. Shaun taught for a year at Wells Cathedral School as a practice supervisor, and was conductor of a number of small ensembles. He then went on to study for a MA in Music Performance, under the direction of Nicholas Hitchin (ENO) at Colchester Institute School of Music. Shaun has worked as a peripatetic brass teacher for a number of years with the Swindon Music Co-operative, Wiltshire Music Service, Bath & North East Somerset Music Service, and Northamptonshire Music Service. Shaun has been heavily involved with music in Buckinghamshire and has worked as a director with a number of bands including Broseley Brass (as a deputy conductor), Broseley Development Band, Secklow Brass (as a deputy conductor) and is a founding member and conductor of Bravura Brass Ensemble (BBE) and Fantini Chorus. Shaun plays tuba for Secklow Brass, and is often asked to act as a deputy for Broseley Brass. After studying at Oxford Brookes University, Shaun is currently working as Head of Department in a secondary school in Milton Keynes.