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New trom slides in at Cornerstone

Mick Sidebottom moves up from second to first position in the Cornerstone Brass trombone section.

Cornerstone Brass
 

Cornerstone Brass has announced the appointment of Mick Sidebottom as their new principal trombone.

Mick originally joined Cornerstone on second trombone from the Rockingham Band and now makes the move up to the solo seat.

Dedicated

A spokesperson told 4BR: "Mick is a model bandsman, very committed and dedicated and a superb exponent of the trombone and so we had no hesitation in asking him to take on the job."

Mick is a model bandsman, very committed and dedicated and a superb exponent of the trombone and so we had no hesitation in asking him to take on the jobCornerstone Brass

Taking over

Mick takes over from Kelvin Little who steps down after six successful years with the band.

In that time, his playing helped them win the Second Section Yorkshire Area title represent Yorkshire at the National Finals and gain promotion to the First Section.

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