The John Packer trade stand was recently out in force in Okehampton supporting the SWBBA Euphonium/Baritone and Tuba Workshop headed up by euphonium star and Sterling Artist, David Thornton.

Active role

The day started with David leading a warm up session consisting of clapping, buzzing and all 26 players doing their best to out sing the wind and rain, whilst ensemble playing was high on the agenda with everyone taking an active role with some even having a go at conducting.

David recently picked up yet another prestigious solo award when he won the ‘Best Euphonium’ prize at the Brass in Concert ChampionshipJohn Packer

New mouthpiece

David recently picked up yet another prestigious solo award when he won the ‘Best Euphonium’ prize at the Brass in Concert Championship at The Sage Gateshead, playing on his brand new K&G mouthpiece which is now also available from John Packer.