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Amersham Band Hosts Tredegar Town Band

Epic Brass — Amersham Band Hosts Tredegar Band Concert review: Amersham Band, Tredegar Band, Amersham Band, Brass Roots — Saturday 23rd October. Conductors: Paul Fisher, Ian Porthouse, Ash Horton The massed bands of Tredegar, Amersham and Brass Roots This was a great occasion on so many fronts. For me as a player, now sitting on First Baritone in Amersham Band,…

From Euph to Baritone — early musings

As I make the switch from euphonium to baritone I’m struck by several things. First is how much lighter the instrument is — not much heavier than a tenor horn, especially with the three-valve Yamaha Neo I currently have. Ultimately I want to get a 4-valve instrument, to give me more alternate fingering choices for the best possible tuning.  I…

A Day Like No Other

A Day Like No Other The National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall is a day like no other in the musical calendar. And this year was made all the more special by the fact that it was our first time back at this hallowed venue since the Covid 19 pandemic decimated our community. Foden’s celebrating in style after another…

New website launches

New website launches After a period away from writing music to order for the lovely people of the TV, film and advertising world, we have returned with a vengeance. We took a sabbatical to concentrate on writing some new films and shows that are now in pre-production in the UK and New York, but now that the writing and composing…

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