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PRINCIPAL CORNET
Name: Brian Morris
Started Playing: 1971
Previous Bands: Walsall Junior Band, Coleshill Band. Walsall Metropolitan Band (Now Staffordshire), Jaguar Cars(City of Coventry) Band, The Amington Band and Newhall Band
Best Banding Memory: Winning the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd Sections in 3 consecutive years with Amington Band
Most Embarassing Banding Moment: (Apart from the picture)!! Anytime I have to siight read more than 2 crotchets!!!
Banding Ambition: To see more kids playing in bands
Favourite Piece: Music of the Spheres, Contest Music
Least Favourite Piece: Any piece that starts with the word "INSTANT"!!!
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SOLO CORNET
Name: John Hill
Started Playing: 1972 aged 11 at Soar Valley School
Previous Bands: Syston Royal British Legion Band, Wigston Band
Best Banding Memory: Qualifying for National Finals 2nd Section in 2005 - 1st time in 30 years!
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Banding Ambition: Have more cornets sitting on my right hand side on the front row
Favourite Piece: Always the current test piece
Least Favourite Piece: Anything to do with 'swing'
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Name: Dean Sargent
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SOLO CORNET
Name: Jo Read
Started Playing: Aged 9
Previous Bands: City Of Leicester
Best Banding Memory: Coming 2nd at The National Finals with Unity Brass and 2 Tours of Barbados with Unity 1991 and 1993
Most Embarassing Banding Moment: Standing up to play a ditty in Putting on the Ritz and going completely wrong!!!
Banding Ambition: To be able just once to be able to play high notes without squeezing my arse off!!!!
Favourite Piece: Oceans , Mr. Jums and America/Love on the Rocks
Least Favourite Piece: Mood Indigo< Memory from "Cats" and L'il Darlin'