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Gwent youth gain Welsh caps

A rugby team full of players from Greater Gwent recently gained their Welsh caps with the National Youth Band under conductor Nigel Boddice.

Boddice
 

Fifteen Greater Gwent Youth Brass Band players recently attended the National Youth Brass Band of Wales annual course and concerts.

The course was held at Malvern College and the two concerts were held at the Fishguard Music Festival and at the University Hall, Cardiff.

Bass Trombone soloist

The band were conducted by guest conductor, Nigel Boddice, MBE and the guest soloist in Gareth Wood’s 'Concerto for Bass Trombone' was Christian Jones, Bass Trombone of the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Both concerts displayed the band’s technique, sound, balance and musicianship especially in the mature playing of 'Vienna Nights' by Philip Wilby4BR

Mature

Both concerts displayed the band’s technique, sound, balance and musicianship especially in the mature playing of 'Vienna Nights' by Philip Wilby.

The full programme was 'Four Scottish Dances' (Arnold), 'Prelude on Three Welsh Humn Tunes' (Vaughan Williams), 'Concerto for Bass Trombone' (Wood), 'Vienna Nights' (Wilby), 'Fanfare with Variants' (Hoddinott), 'In Memorium RK' (Howarth) and 'Prelude, Toccata and Fugue — Graduation Day' by Philip Sparke.

15 — 1

The fifteen Gwent members were:

Kirsty Davies, Lewis West, Rhiannon Hayes, Bethan Eveleigh, Rhys Ward (Cornets)
Sian Linney (Flugel)
Emma Havard (Tenor Horn)
Cian Morrey (Trombone), Lloyd Pearce (Bass Trombone)
Jamie Jones (Euphonium)
Robert Graham-White, Thomas Howells (Eb Bass)
Tomos Williams, Steffan Jones (Bb Bass)
Paul Stoneman (Percussion)

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