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Interview with Hounslow Junior Brass

4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks conductor Alan Goodall and members of Hounslow Junior Brass at the 2019 National Youth Brass Band Championships

Hounslow
  Hounslow Junior Brass made the trip to the event on just four rehearsals.

4BR was at the 2019 National Youth Brass Band Championships at Warwick School, where we caught up with conductor Alan Goodhall and players, Olivia, Benasil and Max to find out more about their band.

Not from a traditional brass banding area, the Hounslow Music Service teaches 12,000 pupils a week in a whole class (around 30 children) environment on all forms of music making.

The great brass team has inspired the players and sent out a letter to parents which resulted in 43 children having a fantastic experience at the Championships.

They made it to perform music such as 'Let's Get the Show on the Road', the brilliantly entitled, 'Our Second Piece', 'Waltz Away' and 'Small Town Rock' on just four rehearsals!

Now they want to expand things and return with another band with even more brilliant young players...

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