Wendy Orr  - Committee Member

Wendy was born in Scotland and began playing the tenor horn around the age of 11.  Having moved to Hull she progressed through the City’s youth bands and was awarded the Brass Player of the year in 1990.  Wendy was one of the founder members of the City of Hull Band, taking up the 1st horn seat. Wendy played at the band’s first ever contest in the fourth section Yorkshire Areas, which they won, earning a trip to the National finals in London.

Wendy moved away to Bretton Hall University in 1991 to complete a degree in teaching, but continued to help the band out whenever possible.  She joined her nearest band - Barnsley Building Society Band in 1992 where she held the position of solo horn for a year.



In 1993, Wendy joined the Wallace Arnold (Rothwell) band on 1st horn, but soon found herself sitting in the solo horn position.  Wendy moved back to Hull in 1995 after securing a teaching position in the city and re-joined the EYMS band.  In 1999, Wendy was asked to rejoin her old band, Wallace Arnold, which was soon to merge with the Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band.  Wendy played at many top contests including the British Open, Brass in Concert and the All England Masters. Wendy married fellow bandsman, Russ, in 2002 and finally retired from Yorkshire Imps in 2003.  Twelve years on, Wendy came out of retirement and found herself back at EYMS, initially filling the band’s vacant second horn position before moving on to first horn in December 2015 and solo horn in September 2018.  She works part time as a peripatetic brass teacher.