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Friary Guildford Brass Band: The Age of King and Porter
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21 June 2008
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Friary Guildford
Brass Band: The Age of King and Porter |
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Friary Guildford Brass
Band are delighted to announce the appointment
of Andrew Porter as their principal euphonium
and Bandmaster. Over the past 18 months Andy has
played with Friary on a number of occasions,
including at the band's impressive fourth
placing at Pontins last year and most recently
helping the band claim their record equalling
sixth SCABA Entertainment contest title in May.
As well as an
exceptionally talented Euphonium player Andy,
who studied with Steven Mead at the Royal
Northern College of Music and is currently the
British Army Brass Band's Principal Euphonium,
is also one of the banding movement's most up
and coming conductors.
In his new role as
Bandmaster, Andy will assist Friary's Musical
Director, Chris King, to further improve on the
band's recent successes and propel them back
into the Championship section. Andy follows in
the footsteps of Chris, who is now Bandmaster of
the Grenadier Guards band, by being selected to
attend the prestigious Army Bandmasters course
at Kneller Hall.
Another two of Friary's
regular deputies have made the permanent move to
join one of the South's most exciting and
successful bands. Lauren Cave joins Friary on front row cornet
after helping the band out on a number of the
cornet positions over the past year, including
bumper to Principal cornet player Richard
Straker. Alan Westwood, husband of Euphonium
player Steph, makes his permanent move to Friary
on BBb bass after previously depping for the
band at contests in Blackpool and
Crawley.
Friary are now holding
auditions for the position of front row cornet
to complete a strong line-up that in September
will compete at the Wychavon Festival of Brass
and travel to Ettlingen in Germany. For further
details visit
www.FriaryGuildfordBand.co.uk
or .
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