The Ensemble

The membership of SASWE comes from all over the UK. Members are linked with the Salvation Army in their area.

Bedford Congress Hall

Taken at Bedford, 2016

“Thank you for the opportunity to play with SASWE. I have always believed strongly in the power of music to move people in various ways, and its vital role in faith and worship. Clearly this is strongly reflected in the SA tradition, so it is nice to have the chance to play a small part in that.”

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
  • Andrew Mackereth
Flute
  • Stella Mackereth
  • Kate Gregory
  • Gemma Allen
  • Dean Rowell
  • Tanya Orr
Oboe
  • Vacancy
Clarinet
  • Andrew Laird 
  • John Davie
  • David Adlington
  • Hazel Hellewell
  • Veronica Addis
  • Tina Rowland
  • Pam Murdoch
  • Rachel Frost
  • Laura Robinson
Saxophone
  • Phil Wayman (Alto)
  • Val Parkhouse (Alto)
  • Keith Vertigen (Tenor/Baritone)
  • Corrine Bridges (Tenor/Baritone)
Bassoon
  • Elizabeth Mellor
Horn
  • Kevin Horner
  • Sue Betts
  • Lyndsay Gibson
  • Catherine Coates
  • Martin Hellewell
Trumpet
  • Nathan Slinn
  • Becky Collis
  • David Rowland
Trombone
  • Chris Topley
  • Jonathan Cousins
  • Dean Davoll
  • Craig Vickery (Bass)
Euphonium
  • Duncan Hall
  • Naomi Hill
  • Andrew Coles 
  • Ellie Marsh
  • Josh Marsh
Tuba
  • Peter Birch
  • Keith Rowland
Percussion
  • Mark Hambleton
  • Richard Howlett
  • Jonathan Bale

VOCALIST

  • Melanie Jane Page

CHAPLAIN

  • Kate Gregory
  • Sharon O’Connell (Asst)

MULTIMEDIA

  • Stephen Gibson

LIBRARIAN

  • Corrine Bridges
  • Mark Shimmon (Asst)

COMPOSERS IN RESIDENCE

  • Andrew Mackereth
  • Stephen Gibson
  • Kevin Horner
SASWE Sectional Collage March 2020