New horns add middle land strength to J36

A brace of new horn players adds extra strength to North of England Area champion J36 Brass.

Saturday, 09 July 2016

J36 Brass, who made such an impression on their contesting debuts earlier this year by winning the North of England Third Section Area title, has announced the signing of two new players.

Horn brace

Victoria Howarth and Jody McQuiston join on solo and second horn respectively.

Victoria last played with Carlisle St Stephens whilst Jody only recently started to play horn with J36.

It's great to welcome both players to the band and I'm sure they're going to enjoy their time with usBand Secretary John Miller

Welcome

Band Secretary John Miller told 4BR: "It's great to welcome both players to the band and I'm sure they're going to enjoy their time with us.

We're all looking forward to going to the National Final at Cheltenham where we hope to secure a top ten finish against some high quality rivals."

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