Following their historic fourth place finish at the Royal Albert Hall that secured their pre-qualification to the 2013 National Finals, Tongwynlais has announced their new conducting partnership with conductor Steve Sykes.

Responded

Band Chairman Jason Bevan told 4BR: "It was clear during the preparations for London that the band responded to Steve’s style and approach of conducting, and the result clearly showed that the hard work and commitment of both parties paid off with our fantastic result."

We are delighted that Steve has accepted the offer to become our new Professional Conductor working with our Resident Josh RuckBand Chairman, Jason Bevan

Strong duo

He added: "We are delighted that Steve has accepted the offer to become our new Professional Conductor working with our Resident Josh Ruck. We have a strong conducting duo to take the band forward in 2013."