In the last of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s pre-eminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Stephen Yalden, currently a member of the USA Western Territory Staff Band and formerly of the International Staff Band, focuses on the role of percussion. I have been …
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In the ninth of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s pre-eminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Martin Tiplady, principal BBb bass of the International Staff Band, focuses on the role of the BBb bass. It was 1972 when I moved onto BBb bass. My …
In the eighth of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s pre-eminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Simon Morton, principal Eb bass of the New York Staff Band, focuses on the role of the Eb bass. I was a fairly husky boy and in the …
In the sixth of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s pre-eminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Derick Kane, principal euphonium of the International Staff Band, focuses on the role of the euphonium. Having played my first solo on the euphonium at the age of …
In the sixth of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s pre-eminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Dudley Bright, principal trombone of both the London Symphony Orchestra and Regent Hall Band, focuses on the role of the trombone. It’s been a pretty intensive month or …
In the fifth of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s pre-eminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Iain Parkhouse, principal baritone of the International Staff Band, focuses on the role of the baritone. While names such as Derick Kane, David Childs and Steven Mead roll …
In the fourth of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s preeminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, David Winch, principal horn of Norwich Citadel Band and for 13 years a member of the International Staff Band (eight of them as principal horn), focuses on the …
In the third of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s pre-eminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Andrew Garcia, for eight years a member of the New York Staff Band and a featured soloist at ISB120, focuses on the role of the flugel horn. Everything …
In the second of the series in which some of the SA banding world’s preeminent players discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band, Gordon Ward, for 33 years a member of the New York Staff Band, serving over 20 of those years as principal cornet, focuses on the role of the …
Over the next few months, SA Bandsman will be asking some of the SA banding world’s most revered players to discuss the role of their particular instrument within the brass band. In the first of the series, Gary Fountain, of the International Staff and Kettering Citadel bands, focuses on the role of the soprano cornet. …
