Executive Committee
There are currently two vacancies for Parental Representatives on the Advisory Committee of the Orchestra.
Nominations would be welcome
Trustees
Cathy Evans was elected Secondary Schools Representative at the A.G.M. in October 2009. She is also a parental representative, having a daughter in the orchestra.
Cathy trained at the Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating in 1990. For nine years she worked as a peripatetic music teacher, conductor and concert organiser before being appointed to the position of music teacher at Eaton Bank School in 1999 - she is proud to teach there.
Sylvia has spent most of her working life with Royal Doulton, rising to the
position of Factory Accountant. During her time at Doulton's she was the
treasurer of the "Doulton Benevolent Fund" as well as a member nominated trustee of the Pension Fund. She took early retirement/voluntary redundancy
in 2002..
She took a part time position working for Holdcroft Renault in Hanley before Doulton's asked her to return to work in their Pensions Dept. on a part-
time basis. She finally retired in 2009
..
Sylvia was invited to become a Trustee in 2004 and quickly
became a valuable member of the team. As Treasurer she keeps us on the straight
and narrow
.
She is married and lives in the Potteries, but spends a lot of
time in Congleton, which is almost her second home.
Sylvia has a lively sense of humour.
Helen was born near Stone, Staffs and moved to Congleton with her husband and daughter in 1983.
Before her marriage she was Secretary to the Hospital Administrator of the City General Hospital. Following her marriage she worked as Personal Secretary to the Professor of Veterinary Anatomy at Liverpool University
Helen was the Co-Founder of the Orchestra with Mark Wasserberg, then Head of Dane Valley High School in 1994. She has been involved ever since. Her daughter Anna was a founder member of the Orchestra and still plays at their concerts on a regular basis.
Helen was awarded the Rotary Cub of Congleton "Vocational Service Award" in December 1998 and was also presented with a Silver Salver at the 10th Anniversary Concert in Congleton Town Hall in recognition of her outstanding service to the Orchestra.
Douglas Parker was born in Stoke-on-Trent and has lived in Buglawton for 39 years He is married to Hilary and has two daughters, Katrina and Victoria and three grandchildren.
He is a Councillor on Congleton Town Council and Congleton Borough Council and has also been Congleton Town Mayor and Borough Mayor. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Congleton.
He was the proprietor of a building/shopfitting firm, but has now retired.
He has been involved in the scouting movement for 55 years. He is a member of many local organizations and is a fundraiser for many of them, including the Orchestra.
He is also the Congleton Town Crier.
Andrew Adam became involved with the Orchestra from its inception in 1994. His daughter Victoria was one of the founder members and played at the Inaugural
Concert in March 2005. Older daughter Michelle also joined and both girls
still continue to play and support the Orchestra from time to time.
He was our Treasurer for eight years and is our representative for Making Music.
Andrew is also Chairman of Congleton Art Society.
Louis Crossley was co-opted as a Trustee in January 2012 and is up for election at the A.G.M. in October 2012.
Louis writes:-
I have lived in Congleton nearly all my life and have worked for a High Street Bank for 27 years, the last 15 years in Congleton. I have two children Alice and Harriet who both play the clarinet and are members of the Orchestra.
I started playing the Tuba (EEb Bass) for the school brass band aged 11.
I then played with Berisfords Brass Band for 12 years, Cheshire County Youth Brass Band for 7 years and enjoyed many concerts and tours abroad with both bands.I needed a new musical challenge and swapped to Orchestra’s in 1987 and over the following years I have played in many amateur orchestra’s .
Since both my children have joined the Youth Orchestra I have been helping out by playing Tuba at recent concerts.I enjoy playing music what ever the occasion, or style of music and I am looking forward to putting something back by helping in any way I can with the Congleton Youth Orchestra