Conductor

Tyme Marsters

Tyme Marsters started playing in Westport when he was 10 years old.

In 1993 Tyme moved to Christchurch to join the New Zealand Army Band after a 3 month Army Recruit Training Course. Tyme also joined Woolston Band where he played for 9 years

Tyme's success as a soloist includes winning the New Zealand Open Amateur Cornet Solo in 1995, which also earned him the Pat Cole Medal for being the youngest winning Open Soloist at the National Championships that year. In 2008 Tyme won the New Zealand Open Flugel Horn Championship and went on to win the coveted title of Champion of Champions of New Zealand.

A member of several National Bands, Tyme has toured overseas with the Band on several occasions most recently for the World Brass Band championships in July 2009.

Tyme has been very fortunate to experience much travel for musical purposes both with military and civilian groups.

Some of his highlights have been:

• visiting the UK and Europe for 5 months as a Defense Force Exchange Musician and then playing at the All England Masters in Cambridge in 2006

• being the official New Zealand Defense Force Bugler in Italy for the 60th Anniversary of Monte Cassino in 2004

• two tours to Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2002 and 2006

Brass bands are not Tyme’s only interest and he has had a wide range of experience in many musical genres.

Tyme played Lead Trumpet with the All Stars Big Band backing the likes of Tim Beverage, Glen Shorrock (From Little River Band) and James Morrison.

Tyme has also played in many show productions including Brassed Off on Flugel, Romeo and Juliet on cornet, Witches of Eastwick on Trumpet.

Currently Tyme holds the position of Deputy Bandmaster and Performance IC of the New Zealand Army Band. In July 2009 he was appointed Musical Director of Canterbury Brass.