Christopher Bond

We worked with the incredibley talented Christopher Bond to record several of his solo compositions, working with the Cory Bands Principal Cornet player Tom Hutchinson, City of Cardiff M1’s Cerys Mair Hughes on Flugelhorn, and Accompanist Joseph Cummings.

Christopher has developed a reputation as one of the most sought-after composers for brass band of his generation. Since 2015, he has been Composer in Residence to the world-famous Cory Band, working with the band on new music, arrangements and outreach projects, with further commissions from Brighouse & Rastrick, Grimethorpe, Leyland and Flowers Bands, and solo commissions from Owen Farr, Tom Hutchinson, Steve Stewart, Brett Baker, Stephen Sykes & Lode Violet.

You can take a look and listen to the recordings over on Christopher Bonds YouTube channel through the links below, or through his social media pages @christopherbondmusic.

As a conductor and educator, Christopher was Resident Conductor of Tongwynlais Temperance Band between 2014-2017, and since 2019 has been Musical Director for City of Cardiff Band. Christopher co-directs education company, Create! Music Education, and is Head of Brass & Orchestral Performance at Dean Close St John’s preparatory school in Gloucestershire. He is a monthly contributor to the British Bandsman magazine and works regularly as a Musical Director for professional productions by Imagine Theatre. Christopher is currently studying for a Masters in Education at the Royal College of Music, London, alongside his portfolio of work.

Take a look at some of Chris Bonds compositions and arrangements, and find out more about Chris and his journey over on his website: https://www.christopherbondmusic.co.uk