Tutti!'s Tracey...
Meet Tracey. She is a long standing member of Tutti! (having come across from its previous incarnations). Tracey works really hard with...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 3 min
"I Was Pestered Into It"....
"I am finding a connection with my instrument that I never had before."
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Music for Mental Health and Well-being
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Every Band Needs a Baritone Saxophonist!
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 4 min
Prima
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 1 min
One of the Tutti! Tooters...
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 2 min
We Have it Covered
Did you hear about the Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf who has installed a solar-powered player and speakers set to play Africa by...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 4 min
Meet Gregory...
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Another Life-Long Musician
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Trombonists of Tutti!
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Here is one of the saxophonists...
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Feel The Rhythm
When you were first given instruction to play your instrument, what was the first thing you remember learning? How to hold it? What keys/...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 2 min
One of Tutti's Fluties
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Meet the Band!
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 3 min
It's in the Title
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 2 min
The Bare Necessities of a community concert band…
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...
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Mike Holwill
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Welcome to the Tutti! Blog
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...
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