New Musical Director, Matt Ryan

We are delighted to welcome Matt Ryan as our new Musical Director. We received a very strong list of applicants and would like to thank all those who showed an interest.

Matt has a broad range of experience in the Brass and Orchestral worlds and has built a reputation with bands in the North West over the last ten years.  Some will remember that Matt is a former Flixton player from a period of sustained contesting success we enjoyed some years ago. We hope to recapture some of that form under his leadership.

Matt commented, “I’m very excited about this opportunity as there is a lot of potential at Flixton Band.  They have a great set of players and a positive attitude, which is always a recipe for success”.  Our Band Manager, Paul Thomason, commented “We look forward to a long and successful association, starting with the summer concert season and the upcoming National Finals in September.  We are also collaborating to produce some exciting concerts during the coming year.”