Adjudicator & AoBBA Member

Glyn Williams was born in Aberystwyth where he was introduced to music by his Uncle and enjoyed playing euphonium with many local bands in North Wales. Glyn was appointed as solo euphonium with the Foden’s Band in 1995 contributing to many contest victories. 2012 was the pinnacle of this contesting success when Foden’s won both the Open and National Championships. Glyn has been awarded individual awards at all the major contests including a ‘Double’ in 2008 when he was awarded the best instrument prize at both the British Open and National Brass Band Championships. He has been awarded the best Euphonium prize on no less than 9 occasions at the Brass In Concert Championships.
After 20 consecutive years service at Foden’s Band, Glyn took the heart wrenching decision to move to South Wales and to join the Cory Band in the Summer of 2015, beginning a whole new chapter in his brass banding career and helping Cory make history in achieving 2 Grand Slams in 2016 & 2019. In 2017, Glyn was awarded the Best Instrumentalist at the European Championships In January 2025, Glyn celebrated a combination of 30 years as Principal Euphonium player with both Foden’s and Cory, an achievement he is very proud of. He is also highly regarded as a Musical Director having held the position of Professional Conductor at the Marsden Silver Prize Band from 2004 to 2015 with great contest success. More recently he has been working with the Aldbourne Band, directing them to be South West of England Regional Champions in 2022 and 2025. Glyn was one of the nominees for Conductor of the Year in the 2025 4BR annual awards. Glyn continues to perform worldwide as a Euphonium soloist and is an endorsee for the brass musical instrument manufacturer Adams.