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Interview with Lions Junior Brass

4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks conductor Tom Hancock and members of Lions Junior Brass at the 2019 National Youth Brass Band Championships

Lions
  The Lions Junior Band had a great time at the National Youth Championships

4BR was at the 2019 National Youth Brass Band Championships at Warwick School, where we caught up with conductor Tom Hancock and three players, Nathan, Sam and Kim to find out a bit more about the band.

The ensemble of the Lions organisation which has three bands of different youth levels, the players rehearse once a week at Sandbach School in Cheshire.

They enjoyed their performance at the Championship where they played music from 'Friday Funk' and Herb Alpert Pops' to 'Abide with Me' and 'The Great Escape' as they gained second place and a Silver Award in the Elementary Section.

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