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Austrian link connects to Tredegar

The musical link between Tredegar and Brass Band Oberosterreich was connected up again with the visit of cornet player Isabella Hauser to South Wales.

Isabella Hauser
  Tredegar MD Ian Porthouse welcomes Isabella Hauser for a blow with the Welsh band

Despite the cold Welsh raining pouring down outside, there was a warm welcome for another overseas visitor to the Tredegar bandroom this week, when cornet player Isabella Hauser made a special visit from Austria.

Isabella has played with Brass Band Oberosterreich for the past 10 years, and has wanted to come and visit Wales after meeting up with Tredegar's trombone player Ryan Richards when he played with them under MD Ian Porthouse in helping to win the Austrian National Championship last year.

Rehearsal trip

Isabella flew over on Friday to enjoy time in Birmingham before joining Ryan in travelling down for rehearsal as the band prepared for their forthcoming concert at Kneller Hall.

"It's great to come along and play,"Isabella, who works as a trumpet teacher at home in Austria, said. "I brought my mouthpiece just in case. Ian lent me his cornet so I was able to sit in.

We know a great deal about Tredegar and everyone at Brass Band Oberosterreich are fans — so it's great to be able to go back now and say I've played with them."

We know a great deal about Tredegar and everyone at Brass Band Oberosterreich are fans — so it's great to be able to go back now and say I've played with themIsabella Hauser

Great welcome

Ian Porthouse was also delighted that Isabella had made the trip. "Having worked with Brass Band Oberosterreich I know just how seriously they take their playing.

Isabella is a super cornet player so it was great to welcome her and be able to give her my instrument for a blow."

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