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The Chesapeake Brass Band is a 35-piece all-brass (and percussion) concert band that has been developed in the tradition of the English brass bands of the last century and more recently, the American Sousa-style bands of the early 1990s. Founded in 1996, the band is comprised of amateur musicians from communities all along the multi-state area of the Chesapeake Bay region area including Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
From formal performing arts concerts to more casual outdoor summer festivals, the band plays 15-20 concerts per year throughout the mid-Atlantic area and has traveled to New York, Kentucky and North Carolina. Audience sizes range from a few hundred to almost 20,000. The band has released eight CD’s and has won numerous accolades at the MidAtlantic (New Jersey), Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) and Dublin (Ohio) Brass festivals.
The band plays a wide repertoire of music from traditional brass band transcriptions to light classics, marches, big band/swing, jazz and pops as well as providing a narrative on the music to add personal interest, humor and educational value to their concerts.
The band is one of the few all-brass concert bands in the United States and serves as another form of thriving local community bands.
Chesapeake Brass Band Conductor
Chesapeake Brass Band Conductor
Edward Mylechreest
Originally from the United Kingdom, Edward Mylechreest (B.Mus) received his degree in Music from the University of Birmingham, specializing in Conducting, Composition, and Performance (Trombone). Following further conducting studies at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Institute of Education (University College London), Edward began teaching in the music department at the prestigious Tiffin School in London.
In 2016, Edward moved to New York City to continue his career in music education, working as Regional Music Leader for the Greater New York Division of the Salvation Army, establishing and running music programs across all five boroughs of the city. In 2023, he was appointed as the Divisional Music & Creative Arts Director for the Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division, where he is responsible for the musical growth of 42 community centers around the region. He is also the conductor for the Salvation Army’s two premier ensembles in the region, Pendel Brass (a 40-piece British-style brass band) & Pendel Singers.
As a multifaceted arts administrator, creator, and producer, Edward has worked with multiple arts organizations around the country, including the Grammy Award-winning New York Youth Symphony (Orchestra Librarian), City Lyric Opera (Operations Manager), and Linked Dance Theatre (Producer, Assistant Director).
In the Brass Band sphere, he has performed, recorded, and toured with a wide range of bands, including The Household Troops, Salvation Brass, Boscombe Citadel Band, Birmingham Citadel Band, Enfield Citadel Band, and Aveley & Newham. He has been the guest conductor/music director for several Brass Band music camps and intensives, both in the United Kingdom and the United States, including the famous Star Lake Musicamp (New York) since 2016, and at residential music intensives in Devon, Chicago, Texas, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
In 2012 he received the Bernard Smith Conducting Prize and Scholarship at the Central Music Institute in Chicago, and he received third place at the 2025 Brass Band Conductors' Association Competition.
As a composer, Edward specializes in writing music for Brass Bands, Children's Choirs, and Educational Music. His music has been published with Lake Music Publications, Wainwright Music, Salvationist Publishing and Supplies, and Devilish Music.
Edward lives in Hamilton, NJ with his wife, Kellyn, and their Wheaten Terrier, Millie.
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