| At what age did you start playing? | 6 years old - gave up at 16, then took up playing again after an 18-year gap! |
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| How long have you played with Newhall Band? | 5 years |
| What instruments have you played? | Tenor horn, baritone and euphonium as a youngster. When I took up playing again, I went for trumpet and cornet - the instruments I'd always wanted to play! |
| What bands have you played with? | Salvation Army and school bands as a child, then Newhall after my years in the wilderness. I also enjoy sitting in with other local bands when dates don't clash. |
| Favourite piece of music and why? | Edward Gregson's 'Prelude for an Occasion'. Rousing Fanfare opening and ending, a pretty cornet solo, an uplifting main theme and the most awesome discords towards the end before resolving to the final instrument-straightening major chord. I can't imagine what occasion could possibly follow this piece! |
| Least favourite piece of music and why? | Whatever piece I'm currently failing miserably to sight-read. |
| Best banding moment? | My debut solo performance in 2007 (Percy Code's Zelda). |
| Most embarrassing band moment? | Starting a slow cornet solo in the wrong place at the 2007 NEMBBA contest. I then tried to take a drink of water and only succeeded in pouring it over myself. |
| What is your banding ambition? | To be the best player and soloist that I possibly can be and to feel as laid-back on stage as Wynton Marsalis looks! |