We welcome our new MD – Lewis Bettles -for Hade Edge Band as of September 2023.

Lewis originates from the Sheffield area where he attended Bradfield School, continued his education at Rotherham College of Arts and then onto the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. Here Lewis gained his Bachelor of Music – First Class Honours in 2018 and then his Master of Arts in performance in 2021

Lewis is a freelance Musician and has performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottis Concert Orchestra, The Halle, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Deutchse Radio Philharmonie.

He has recently been Musical Director and educator with Irvine & Dreghorn Brass and also Kirkintillock Kelvin Brass Band.