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The Brass Show No.5: Geneva Group Bandroom

The Brass Show headed to Stockton on Tees for the opening of the brand new Geneva Group Bandroom

Geneva
  The Geneva Group has all its range of instruments on show...

The Geneva Group is looking to create an exciting new bandroom base in the north east of England in Stockton on Tees.

Iwan Fox and cameraman Martyn Harris travelled up to find out more from CEO Tim Oldroyd and Geneva representatives and explore their ambition to provide a community base for a worldwide instrument making business — from learners to professional players, brass banders to orchestral performers and jazz musicians....

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