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Halle trio help Ellenbrook & Boothstown

A trio of top brass players from the Halle Orchestra to help the Ellenbrook & Boothstown Band.

 

Ellenbrook & Boothstown Band will be joining forces with a trio of top class Halle Orchestra players later this month for a workshop designed to help the band in their preparation for the forthcoming Regional Contest in Blackpool.

Workshops

Tom Osborne (trumpet), Roz Davies (trombone) and Ewan Easton (tuba), will be leading the band in an afternoon of sectional rehearsals before joining forces with the band for a concert later in the evening.

All the members of the band are delighted to have the opportunity to work with three such talented musiciansMD, Craig Mann

Delighted

Musical Director, Craig Mann, told 4BR: "All the members of the band are delighted to have the opportunity to work with three such talented musicians, and to be able to perform alongside them in concert is an added bonus.

We would like to thank Ewan Easton, the band’s Musical Advisor, who has been instrumental in organising the workshops."

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