Kaitlin Wild

Kaitlin grew up in Rugby surrounded by music, mostly watching and playing in brass bands. She joined her parents in the Jaguar Land Rover Brass Band aged eleven, before joining the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain aged thirteen. Her playing was also supported by the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust. She went on to study the Trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and later the Royal Academy of Music, whilst also taking part in the LSO Brass Academy and the European Union Youth Orchestra.

Since graduating from RAM in 2019, Kaitlin has led a busy freelance career working with many of the UK’s leading orchestras and ensembles. Personal career highlights to date include some incredible tours to Japan and South Korea, and playing at the King’s Coronation in 2023. Alongside orchestral playing Kaitlin also dedicates a lot of her time to chamber music, playing regularly with groups such as Septura and Onyx Brass.

Having grown up watching the CBSO, and having had lessons with former members Alan Thomas and Jon Holland, Kaitlin was really excited to join the orchestra in January 2025. Since spending more time in Birmingham, Kaitlin has enjoyed taking classes with a number of the RBC trumpet students, and looks forward to teaching them from September.

Outside of work Kaitlin enjoys cooking (mostly dhal) and walking her dog in the countryside.