Bandmaster Jonathan Corry

Having received initial cornet lessons from his father, Jonathan quickly progressed and took trumpet lessons with Paul Young (a former Enfield bandsman) and became Principal of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, followed by a postgraduate degree in conducting, where his tutors included Gianandrea Noseda, Mark Elder and James Gourlay. An avid bandsman, Jonathan has performed and recorded with the Black Dyke Band and was guest soloist with Enfield Citadel Band in 2004.

He has guested with the Ulster Orchestra many times, performed at the Royal Maunday Service for HM Queen Elizabeth II, BBC Songs of Praise and performed Trumpet Concertos by Hummel and Haydn with Camerata Ireland and the Ulster Orchestra respectively.

Jonathan has been associated as conductor of bands such as Cwmaman Institute, Haydock, Tullis Russell Mills, Brighouse & Rastrick, a period as Musical Director of Besses o' th' Barn Brass Band and Strabane Concert Brass.

A semi-finalist of the 2005 European Conductor’s competition held in Groningen, Holland; he was privileged in 2006 to be invited as Assistant Conductor of the European Youth Brass Band. Further work with youth ensembles include rehearsal conductor and brass professor for the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and various invitations to conduct youth bands such as the Danish National Youth Brass Band.

A fifth generation Salvationist, Jonathan hails from the Belfast Temple Corps where he was Deputy Bandmaster prior to moving to Enfield Citadel in September 2008 to facilitate new employment as brass co-ordinator for Brent Music Service. He was commissioned Bandmaster in January 2009.