About Us
Belfast Brassworks was founded by Nathan Moore and George Sandford with a mission to support and inspire young brass musicians in Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland. As a non-profit organisation, we provide supplementary tuition and training that complements the instruction students are already receiving in their regular music lessons.
Our programmes are designed to offer focused, high-quality brass education that enhances students' existing skills and prepares them for the next steps in their musical journey, whether that’s advancing in school ensembles or preparing for conservatoire. Belfast Brassworks provides the additional guidance and resources needed to help young musicians thrive.
Based in Belfast, our reach extends throughout Northern Ireland, ensuring that all students have access to the extra support they need to excel. Join us at Belfast Brassworks and enrich your musical education with our specialised training.
Meet The Team
Nathan Moore - Founder and Director
Nathan Moore is an experienced professional brass musician, having performed with prominent orchestras such as the Ulster Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Manchester Camerata and the Orchestra of Northern Ireland Opera. He has also served as a trialist for both the Ulster Orchestra and the Orchestra of Opera North.
In addition to orchestral work, Nathan has collaborated with many local musicians including the Belfast Ensemble on productions such as "Propaganda" and "Headless Soldier." He regularly performs with his quintet Insieme Brass and has been featured on BBC Radio Ulster, Belfast Music Society and at major festivals like the Charles Wood Festival of Music.
As a soloist, Nathan performed Lars-Erik Larsson's "Concertino for Trombone" with the Laganside Sinfonia, and he is solo trombonist with the 1st Old Boys Brass Band who have represented Northern Ireland at the European Brass Band Championships on four occasions since joining. He has a wealth of teaching experience, tutoring brass students at institutions such as Belfast Royal Academy, Wallace High School, the City of Belfast School of Music, City of Belfast Youth Orchestra as well as serving as Head of Welfare and assistant brass tutor for the Ulster Youth Orchestra.
Nathan is the Northern Ireland representative for the British Trombone Society and holds a BMus (Hons) from the Royal Northern College of Music.
George Sandford - Founder and Director
George is a music educator and freelance musician from Northern Ireland. Based in Belfast, he works as a brass teacher for the Ulster Orchestra’s “Crescendo Project” as well as working in a number of schools throughout Northern Ireland, both privately and for the Education Authority. Prior to moving to Belfast, George taught with Berkshire Maestros, the lead provider of music education to children in the county, as well as working as a specialist trumpet teacher and ensemble coach for some of the top independent schools in the UK including Cheltenham College and Queen Anne's School, Caversham.
As a conductor George specialises in working with youth ensembles and has directed a wide variety of wind bands, brass bands and orchestras. He has spent time studying conducting with Prof. Eugene Corporon, Dr Andrew Traschel and Dr Amy Woody as part of the University of North Texas Conducting Collegium as well as with Mark Heron at the Royal Northern College of Music.
George has played professionally with a diverse range of ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra and the orchestra of Northern Ireland Opera and has performed at music festivals as varied as the BBC Proms and Glastonbury. In the brass band world, he has enjoyed performing in some of the top bands in the in the UK including the world-renowned Fairey Band.
George holds an undergraduate music degree from the University of Manchester and a masters degree in trumpet performance from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.