Trouble in Paradise

Geoff read music at Exeter University and was Director of Music at St Edmund’s Catholic School, Portsmouth. His choir made eight concert tours to Malta, broadcasting on Maltese television and radio, and sang live on BBC1 in the Easter morning service broadcast from St John’s Catholic Cathedral. He also taught at South Downs College, Portsmouth, and ran the orchestra as a volunteer at St John The Baptist C of E Primary School and helped with summer musicals.

He was Bandmaster of Portsmouth Citadel Band of the Salvation Army and was involved in national and international tours as well as national radio and television broadcasts. He was conductor of the Cappella Singers, giving concerts in churches and cathedrals across the south of England and making a recording of settings of the Eucharist for the RSCM.

His vocal, choral and brass music are published by Kevin Mayhew, the Salvation Army and Studio Music. He enjoys working with Central Band of the RAF and the Band of HM Royal Marines, Collingwood, for both of whom he has written music.

Adrian read English at Keble College, Oxford and taught English for over 30 years at St Edmund’s Catholic School, Portsmouth. He directed a range of productions including 6th Form plays, and performed as vocal soloist with the school choir and in school Gilbert and Sullivan productions of ‘The Mikado’ and ‘The Gondoliers’.

He was solo trombonist with Portsmouth Citadel Salvation Army Band and Southampton Central Band, and was a founder member of The Maritime Brass Ensemble, appointed for services in Portsmouth Cathedral.

As well as Portsmouth Citadel Band he currently plays with the Solent Fellowship Band and the Langstone Big Band. He has participated in European tours and in numerous recordings and has broadcast on national and local radio and TV. Recently he has worked with Geoff Nobes on the composition of a number of songs which have been published by The Salvation Army.