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New leadership team at Jaguar Land Rover

The experienced trio of Brad Turnbull, Nigel Seaman and Michael Fowles take over the conducting duties at Jaguar Land Rover Band.

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  The band is looking to make a fast start under its new musical direction

The Jaguar Land Rover Band has announced a new leadership team.

Brad Turnbull has accepted the invitation to become Resident Conductor with immediate effect, whilst Nigel Seaman and Michael Fowles will take on the professional conducting duties.

A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied under Dudley Bright, Brad played with the ISB for a decade and has conducted the highly successful Northamptonshire Youth Brass Band as well as number of other bands in the Midlands area.

The experienced duo of Nigel Seaman and Mike Fowles are highly respected conductors, and have a renowned reputation through their works with the likes of Cory and Foden's respectively.

After the successful era under Dave Lea, we're delighted to welcome Brad, Nigel and Mike to form a solid music team moving into next yearBand Manager, Simon Archer

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Band Manager, Simon Archer told 4BR: "After the successful era under Dave Lea, we're delighted to welcome Brad, Nigel and Mike to form a solid music team moving into next year. They will work with a full band which is fully engaged to help drive our future success.

Brad and the band have already worked well together, and with the wealth of experience both Nigel and Mike bring, we are excited to build on the legacy Dave left us."

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