Following the departure of David Hamilton to pursue a musical career in the British Army, the Camborne Band has announced the appointment of new Musical Director, Kevin Mackenzie.

Second stint

This will be Kevin’s second stint with Camborne after previously conducting between 2009 & 2011.

During his initial tenure the band secured a number of contest successes and qualified to make two appearances at the National Finals as well as claiming a hat-trick of victories at the West of England Bandsman’s Festival in Bugle.

Welcome return

His return has been welcomed by Band Chairman Nick Sanders, who told 4BR: "We would like to thank David Hamilton for all his hard work and wish him all the success in his new career, and we are also delighted to be able to team up with Kevin once more.

His first stint with us was a great success and everyone is looking forward to working with him once again. We are sure that together with John Berryman we have a tremendous team to direct our performances over the coming year."

This is a great opportunity to work with a forward thinking band on some exciting collaborations and musical projectsKevin MacKenzie

Pleasure

Meanwhile, Kevin added: "It’s a great pleasure to accept the invitation to return to become part of the team once more as MD. This is a great opportunity to work with a forward thinking band on some exciting collaborations and musical projects.

There are few bands with the heritage and history of Camborne and it is an honour to be appointed to this role."

Kevin’s first conducting engagement with the band was the George Lloyd Centenary Concert in St Ives earlier this month.