The Carlton Main Frickley Colliery band is pleased to announce three new signings prior to the ‘area’ contest.
First of all the band would like to welcome Leah Williams on Solo Horn. Leah is yet another teacher to join the band, and is currently Head of Music at Blue Coat School in Oldham. She has experience at the highest level gaining recognition as a soloist, winning the National Urdd Eisteddfod, regional Young Musician of the year award and becoming Welsh Open solo champion as well as Principal Horn with the Tredegar, the Fodens band and more recently the Sellers International Band.
The band has also strengthened the trombone section with another former Sellers player - Rebecca Lundberg replacing Kevin Holdgate. Rebecca is an award winning musician having gained a First Class Honours degree, the Harry Mortimer Prize and the Studio Music Prize for Brass Band Arranging from Huddersfield University.
And our final signing (for now), Toni Howden fills the vacant second Euphomium seat. Toni studied at Huddersfield Universitywhere she played solo euphonium with Home Silver and Old Silkstone bands befor joining the Sellers International band on 2nd euphonium. She became another member of the band to achieve the prestigious Harry Mortimer Award for Brass Player of the Year.
Toni’s first engagement with Carlton Main was at the Stroud Subscription Rooms, closely followed by the Scottish Open competition.
The band is looking forward to playing their new look band at the forthcoming area competition in Bradford!
Thanks for your Friday recording on BBC Radio 2. Wonderful sound, shape, nuances. I like this band - alot.
Well done flugel….and there are so many more who gave a top drawer performance.
I do wish you all the best at your next contest and at the RAH.
Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Cliff Kent
i enjoed the friday night broadcast once again e mc kenning