Sovereign thrilled at youthful achievement

Jennifer Richardson, the youngest member of Sovereign Brass has reached the final of the BrassPass.tv 'Young Brass Award' solo competition.

Jennifer will compete in the Under 13 category

Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Sovereign Brass has congratulated their youngest player Jennifer Richardson on reaching the final of the BrassPass.tv 'Young Brass Award' solo competition.

Tuition

Jennifer is a student at Stratford Girls' Grammar School and receives cornet tuition from Cory principal cornet Tom Hutchinson and Sovereign Brass Chairperson David Hirst.

The finals will be held at Bolton's Albert Halls on May 23rd, where the finalists will be accompanied by a top local brass band when they perform their 10 minute recital in the Under 13 category.

Everyone associated with Sovereign Brass are thrilled to hear that Jennifer has reached the final of this great competition and look forward to hearing her performanceDavid Hirst

Thrilled

David told 4BR: "Everyone associated with Sovereign Brass are thrilled to hear that Jennifer has reached the final of this great competition and look forward to hearing her performance."

Meanwhile fellow player Claire Cooke added: "It's fantastic to hear the news about Jennifer's achievement. It's great sitting next to her in the cornet section and quite obvious why she has progressed to the final."

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