Well know British trombonists Chris Houlding and Simon Minshall recently spent time spreading the brass band gospel in Japan while there on tour with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera house Covent Garden.

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Chris travelled to the city of Mito just north of Tokyo to spend an evening conducting the Nexus Brass Band on a free day from the orchestra who were performing Verdi's 'Otello' and Gounod's 'Faust' in Tokyo and Yokohama.

Conducted by Kaz Kouno, well known in the UK as a former Cory Band member and graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music, the Nexus Brass Band can boast a very traditional and extremely well trained approach to 'British Banding'.

Earlier in the tour former Foden's bass trombone star Simon spent a rewarding day working with the Akebono Brass Band and tutoring a number of very talented young Japanese musicians.