Meet Tracey. She is a long standing member of Tutti! (having come across from its previous incarnations). Tracey works really hard with...

"I am finding a connection with my instrument that I never had before."

One of our main aims as a band is to support people and their mental health, but you may ask how does playing a musical instruments help...

So, what is your name? Victoria Where were you born? Galashiels, Scotland. Why do you live in Leeds? I came to Leeds to study at Leeds...

A neighbour recently confessed that she'd been given a clarinet many years ago as she'd always wanted to learn. Needless to say, it has...

Mike is our lead trumpeter and all-round great guy. He hails from Plymouth, Devon, but came to Leeds to do his nurse training - the only...

Did you hear about the Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf who has installed a solar-powered player and speakers set to play Africa by...

1. What is your name? My name is Gregory Gibbs. In the band I am known as “Gregory the elder” as there are two Gregorys in the band, and...

Meet Rebekah: I grew up in the south of England and came to Leeds in 1997 to go to university. I trained as a nurse and then went out to...

Richard Everson joined us in the last year. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, and lives in Leeds: "Because it is a fantastic dynamic city...

1. Name?  Luisa Bennett 2. Where were you born? Chester 3. Why do you live in Leeds? I grew up in Leeds, and returned after going to...

When you were first given instruction to play your instrument, what was the first thing you remember learning? How to hold it? What keys/...

Meet flautist, Kate, who joined us in 2019. 1. Name? Kate Ghauri Moore 2. Where were you born? Chorley, Lancashire 3.  Why do you live in...

We have great people in our band. They are from a variety of backgrounds, and all play for the love of music, while being in a supportive...

There’s a running joke in our band about the piece by Ralph Vaughan-Williams, English Folk Song Suite. It’s no walk in the park to play...

So, while a global pandemic has put the grand pause on bands meeting and rehearsing, I’ve been thinking about why we do what we do and do...

As a thriving band in West Leeds we want to involve the local community as much as possible, and one way is to have a blog. Keep checking...