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Workshop places up for grabs in South West

There are places up for grabs to work with Paul Holland, David Thornton and Mark Wilkinson in Barnstapole next month.

David Thornton
 

Places are being snapped up fast for the popular annual Mid-Winter Brass Workshop, organised and promoted by the South West Brass Band Association.

The event will be held on the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th February at the West Buckland School near Barnstaple, North Devon.

Tutors

The tutors will be Flowers Band MD Paul Holland, Sterling euphonium star David Thornton and Foden's principal cornet player Mark Wilkinson. They will put participants through intensive tuition on new concert music provided by Obrasso, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Kirklees Music, Pennine Music, R Smith & Co, Brass in Concert and Philip Harper.

The Brass Workshop is supported by Arts Council England, Taw & Torridge Coaches and Westcott & Son Co-operative FuneralCare.

The event will be held on the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th February at the West Buckland School near Barnstaple, North Devon4BR

Applications:

Applications for places should be sent to Brian Elliott.

Full details are available at: www.southwestbrassbandassociation.co.uk

The closing date is 30th January.

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