The Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Band has announced that they have secured the services of conductor Stig Mærsk to direct them at the North West Regional Championships.

Blackpool lead

The appointment follows the departure of conductor Neil Samuel to Blackburn & Darwen Band, and will see the experienced Danish conductor lead the band at Blackpool.

Since moving to the UK, Stig has conducted Hepworth, Pemberton Old Wigan, Wakefield Metropolitan and Yorkshire Imps as well as several bands in Scandinavia. He is currently working on a project with the elite group, Danish Concert Brass, which is a band consisting of invited players from the leading bands in Denmark.

We are very lucky to have secured the services of such a fine MD, with whom we are looking forward to working withBand Chairman, Gary White

Lucky

Band Chairman Gary White told 4BR: "We are very lucky to have secured the services of such a fine MD, with whom we are looking forward to working with."

He added: "We would also like to offer sincere thanks to resident conductor Iain McKnight for stepping in over Christmas, leading rehearsals and fronting a fantastic Christmas concert to a packed Civic Hall in Poynton.

Preparation ahead of the North West Regional Championships is in full swing and Iain is working the band hard ahead of Stig's arrival."