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Cory look forward to London and Luzern

The European Champion builds towards appearances in London and Luzern as they hold their Hyperlink open rehearsal ahead of their National Championship challenge.

Gala
  Philip Harper will lead the band on yet more travels

European champion Cory will be holding its pre-National Championship open rehearsal later this week, as they also start to look forward to an exciting trip to Switzerland in 2023.

London and Luzern

They will showcasing their free 'Hyperlink' preparations ahead of their Royal Albert Hall challenge at Ferndale Community School in Maerdy (CF43 4AR) on Thursday 13th October, starting promptly at 7.30pm.

The band is also looking forward to yet another exciting trip abroad with the announcement that they will head to Luzern in September 2023 to provide the entertainment at the Gala Concert of the 33rd Besson Swiss Open Championship.

Partnership

A Besson spokesperson told 4BR: "Fresh from the delivery of their brand new Besson instruments, Cory will provide their unique, versatile blend of musical entertainment to conclude the 2023 Besson Swiss Open.

Since extending our partnership in 2021, Besson is proud to have supported Cory at several dynamic projects, including the European Championships Gala Concert alongside Louis Dowdeswell and the historic tour of South Korea. With this latest announcement Cory will surely gain yet more fans worldwide."

The KKL Hall is simply magnificent, and we have always enjoyed such a warm welcome from our Swiss fansPhilip Harper

Magnificent

In response, MD Philip Harper told 4BR: "Our immediate focus is on the Royal Albert Hall of course, but the news of our trip to Switzerland has given everyone a huge boost.

The KKL Hall is simply magnificent, and we have always enjoyed such a warm welcome from our Swiss fans. We hope to add many more to that number and to thrill them with our unique brand of entertainment."

He added: "Our thanks go to Besson who we continue to strengthen our links with."

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