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New recruits at Chalgrove

There are new recruits from far and wide for Chalgrove.

Chalgrove
 

Following the recent appointment of Terry Brotherhood as Musical Director, Chalgrove Band (Oxfordshire) continues to make progress with the arrival of a number of new players.

Experience

The band welcomes Amy Ross on cornet, Christoph Zurcher on solo cornet, Caroline Murray on 2nd horn and Morgan Hollis on bass trombone and Eb bass.

Further announcements on recruitment are promised for the near future prior to the band starting preperations for the Third Section London & Southern Counties Area contest in March.

I'm delighted that all new players have accepted the opportunity to play with Chalgrove and I am confident they can help bring us success over the next few yearsChairman, Graham Ruecroft

Opportunity

Band Chairman Graham Ruecroft, told 4BR: "All the players bring with them plenty of experience having played in the 2nd Section or higher, or the Swiss 2nd Section. I'm delighted that all new players have accepted the opportunity to play with Chalgrove and I am confident they can help bring us success over the next few years."

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