24/09/2025
WELCOME OUR NEW BANDMASTER
CSgt (Bandmaster) Greg Waters was born in Bournemouth but spent much of his adolescence in the Welsh valley of Rhondda Cynon Taff attended Treorchy Comprehensive School. At 17 years old he was handed his late Grandfather’s cornet, igniting his love of brass band music, and subsequently classical and military music. Whilst studying Music The University of Sheffield he founded and musically directed the University of Sheffield Brass Band. He was given opportunities to conduct the University Symphony and Wind Orchestras, as well as performing trumpet solos, on tour in Latvia and Germany. CSgt (BM) Waters graduated with a BMus (Hons) in 2014. He loves classical music, citing Mahler, Mozart, and R Strauss as among his favourite composers, taking musical inspiration from works such as An Alpine Symphony, Francesca di Rimini, and conductor Carlos Kleiber.
CSgt (BM) Greg Waters completed basic training in February 2018, commenced Initial Trade Training at the Royal Military School of Music Kneller Hall, and in September 2018 he was assigned to The Band of the Coldstream Guards. During this time, he enjoyed all the main outputs of the Household Division and was privileged to perform at the Queen’s Birthday Parade at Windsor Castle during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. A highlight of his time in the band was performing a Star Wars themed marching display at the Avenches Tattoo, Switzerland.
After three years of service in the band, he was selected for the British Army Bandmasters course and was a member of the Bramwell Tovey Class. CSgt (BM) Waters was awarded Best Academic, Best Conductor, and Best Overall Student BM, the latter earning him the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal. He has enjoyed assignments British Army Band Sandhurst, British Army Band Catterick, and is privileged to have been assigned to the Band of the Irish Guards in July 2025 where he has already had a successful tour to Northern Ireland celebrating the regiment's 125th anniversary with a series of parades.
CSgt (BM) Waters enjoys conducting orchestras, and has conducted works by Brahms, Weber, and Bruckner with de Havilland Philharmonic, Havant Symphony Orchestra, Southampton University Sinfonietta.
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