David Ashworth

Contact details

5 Queens Street Mills Two Mills Lane Mossley Ashton Under Lyne OL5 9HP
email: david.w.ashworth@gmail.com
website: www.david-ashworth.co.uk

home: 01457 836822
mobile: 07785 257129
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More about David

David has always been very active within the Brass Band Movement.

He started conducting in 1978 but over the past 50 years, he played with, and conducted, numerous bands throughout England. He has a fine reputation, confirmed by 4barsrest as;'One of the finest conductors outside the Championship Section.'

He is also the Founder and Musical Director of the Cancer Research Band, which is made up of numerous very well known and famous brass band personalities.

David is a very experienced adjudicator, both in choral music and brass band music. He adjudicated at the 1999 and 2002 C.I.S.W.O. National Miners Contest at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool and the 2002 Rhyl Music Festival amongst other adjudication commitments.

He regularly adjudicates, throughout the country at many different Brass Band and Choral Contests.

Until recently he was the National Public Relations Officer with the National Association of Brass Band Conductors.

David privately teaches brass players and has had several students who have moved up the ladder to the highest sections of the Brass Band movement.

He enjoys arranging music and is involved as Musical Director and Musical Advisor of several Amateur Operatic Societies.