CUSPS Committee 2025 - 2026
WILLTI
Kirsti (she/her)
Pronouns: she/her
Degree: Veterinary Medicine
Usual Pan: Double Seconds
Fact: This is my 4th year with CUSPS!
Aim for CUSPS: To continue to make CUSPS as welcoming and accessible as possible :)
PRESIDENT
TALIA
Lizzie (she/her)
Pronouns: she/her
Degree: MML (French & Spanish)
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: I look forward to Mondays because of CUSPS :)
Aim for CUSPS: To continue spreading love and appreciation for pan music across Cambridge
SOCIAL SECRETARY
PETER
Reuben (he/him)
Degree: Veterinary Medicine
Usual Pan: Double Guitars, Bass
Fact: I yearn for a nine-pan bass...
Aim for CUSPS: To be an accessible group that gives people the chance to experience and perform good pan music!
VICE-PRESIDENT
TALIA
Willti (she/her)
Degree: Medicine
Usual Pan: Tenor, Bass
Fact: Fallin' has been on my Top Tracks This Month on Spotify ever since it was introduced to the CUSPS Repertoire
Aim for CUSPS: To maintain a relaxing society for pannists to be a part of and get away from their studies, even if only for an hour or so a week
ADVISORY MEMBER
ALEX
Kirsty (she/her)
Degree: Natural Sciences
Usual Pan: Tenor, Double Seconds
Fact: I took up pans in the final year of my degree and have played with the group ever since - it's never too late to try something new!
Aim for CUSPS: To maintain a fun and friendly environment for students to escape the intensity of a Cambridge degree
TREASURER
TALIA
Julia (she/her)
Pronouns: she/her
Degree: PhD Candidate in Psychology
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: I started learning pan before I learned to read
Aim for CUSPS: I hope that this next year in CUSPS is filled with fun, new friends, and amazing music!
SECRETARY
CUSPS Committee 2024 - 2025
WILLTI
Kendra (she/her)
Degree: Master of Musical Therapy (Bachelor of Psychology)
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: I'm from the Cayman Islands, and my favourite pan memories are travelling with my former band to compete on international stages!
Aim for CUSPS: To maintain the brilliant energy within the band and to spread the vibes of sweet pan music throughout Cambridge at any opportunity we get!
PRESIDENT
BETH
Peter (he/him)
Degrees: Master of Natural Sciences, PhD in Earth Sciences
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: Still pleasantly surprised when I actually get the fiddly bit from 'Isn't She Lovely' right
Aim for CUSPS: To be a friendly, inclusive and fun society, and to play more (and better) steelpan music!
ADVISORY MEMBER
PETER
Alex (she/her)
Degree: English
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: I've played pan since Year 3 [age 7 - 8]
Aim for CUSPS: To represent pan culture, arrange some new tunes and keep a welcoming sense of community
VICE-PRESIDENT
BETH
Willti (she/her)
Degree: Medicine
Usual Pan: Tenor, Bass
Fact: Fallin' has been on my Top Tracks This Month on Spotify ever since it was introduced to the CUSPS Repertoire
Aim for CUSPS: To maintain a relaxing society for pannists to be a part of and get away from their studies, even if only for an hour or so a week
ADVISORY MEMBER
EMILY
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Kirsti (she/her)
Degree: Veterinary Medicine
Usual Pan: Double Seconds
Fact: 80s Medley is now my main, if not only, source of joy in life
Aim for CUSPS: To introduce even more people to the music and history of steel pans, and spread the love!
SECRETARY
BETH
Kirsty (she/her)
Degree: Natural Sciences
Usual Pan: Tenor, Double Seconds
Fact: I took up pans in the final year of my degree and have played with the group ever since - it's never too late to try something new!
Aim for CUSPS: To maintain a fun and friendly environment for students to escape the intensity of a Cambridge degree
TREASURER
CUSPS Committee 2023 - 2024
WILLTI
Willti (she/her)
Degree: Medicine
Usual Pan: Tenor & Bass
Fact: The musician's stank face comes out whenever I play the bass line from 'I Wish' by Stevie Wonder
Aim for CUSPS: To maintain a relaxing society for Cambridge students to be a part of and get away from their studies, even if for only an hour a week
PRESIDENT
PETER
Peter (he/him)
Degrees: Master of Natural Sciences, PhD in Earth Sciences
Usual Pan: Bass & Tenor
Fact: Still pleasantly surprised when I actually get the fiddly bit from 'Isn't She Lovely' right
Aim for CUSPS: To be a friendly, inclusive and fun society, and to play more (and better) steelpan music!
TREASURER
ALEX
Alex (she/her)
Degree: English
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: I've played pan since Year 3 [age 7 - 8]
Aim for CUSPS: To represent pan culture, arrange some new tunes and keep a welcoming sense of community
VICE - PRESIDENT
TALIA
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Talia
Degree: Geography
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: I still can't play the fiddly bit of ‘Isn't She Lovely’
Aim for CUSPS: Steelpan is a way for me to connect to my Caribbean heritage and explore identity through music, and I hope CUSPS can be a similar platform for others
SECRETARY
CUSPS Committee 2022 - 2023
WILLTI
Willti
Pronouns: she/her
Degree: Medicine
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: Playing 'Under the Sea' on the tenor makes me feel like I'm on top of the world
Aim for CUSPS: To maintain a relaxing society for Cambridge students to be a part of and get away from their studies, even if for an hour a week
PRESIDENT
PETER
Peter
Pronouns: he/him
Degrees: Master of Natural Sciences, PhD in Earth Sciences
Usual Pan: Tenor
Fact: Still pleasantly surprised when I actually get the fiddly bit from 'Isn't She Lovely' right
Aim for CUSPS: To be a friendly, inclusive and fun society, and to play more (and better) steelpan music!
TREASURER
EMILY
Emily
Pronouns: she/her
Degree: Engineering
Usual Pan: Double Seconds
Fact: I started playing steel pans when I was 8 and have loved it since then.
Aim for CUSPS: I hope CUSPS can make steel pans more known and inviting to all players - old or new!
SECRETARY
BETH
Beth
Pronouns: she/her
Degree: Music
Usual Pan: Double Seconds
Fact: I'm too scared to play the tenor line
Aim for CUSPS: To help maintain a friendly environment where people can learn and have fun!