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Cornerstone go live

Find out more about one of the up and coming bands in the country — as Cornerstone Brass go live on the interweb thingy...

Cornerstone
 

Following on from the success of their first contest at Butlins and in anticipation of further success at the Yorkshire areas and the Whit Friday competition, Cornerstone Brass have launched their own website.

Who is who

On it you can find out who's who, view recent photos of the band and also keep up to date what's going on in the world of this new and intriguing band.

Webmaster and principal Percussionist Christian Lewis told 4BR: "It's hoped that with regular updates to the site and with further success at competition level, Cornerstone Brass will quickly become a recognized name in the banding world."

It's hoped that with regular updates to the site and with further success at competition level, Cornerstone Brass will quickly become a recognized name in the banding worldCornerstone Brass

Band strength

In a bid to strengthen the band ahead of its 'Areas' assault on 'Pentacle', the band have signed music student Jason Abbot on soprano cornet.

Jason is studying at the Salford University under the tuition of Howard Evans and Stuart Linguard and its hoped that his experience and musicianship will prove to be a vital asset to the band in the coming months.

Visit the site at www.cornerstonebrass.co.uk

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