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Second Cornet - Chris Netherton
Joined CTB: 1993
Previous Bands: Indian Queens / St Austell
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Other instruments played: Solo Cornet
Occupation: Quantity Surveyor
Other information:
CYBB member and toured Austria under Derek Greenwood
Repiano Cornet - Joanna Rowe
Joined CTB:
Previous Bands: St Breward / St Dennis Youth and Senior Band
Started playing: Aged 12
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CYBB Principal Cornet.
Solo cornet with the 2007 European Youth Brass Band and played under Ian Porthouse and Major Peter Parkes at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
A R Trudgian Youth Award 2009
Solo Cornet - Steve Hawkey
Joined CTB: 2011
Previous Bands: Bodmin
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Bass Trombone - Neil Murley
Joined CTB: 2003
Previous Bands: Heyl / Redruth / Penzance
Started playing: 1980s
Other instruments played: Trombone / Electronic Organ / Alto Saxophone / Didgeridoo
Occupation: Auto Technician and garage proprietor
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Ex CYBB member
Bookings for electronic organ at wedding receptions, dinner dances etc (07921218448)
Second Cornet - David Barnes
Joined CTB: RE-joined 2011
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Third Cornet - Marcus Dunstan
Joined CTB: 1983 Re-joined 2011
Previous Bands: St Stythians for 21 years
Started playing: 1962
Other instruments played: Tenor horn / Post horn
Occupation:
Other information: Retired Chartered Surveyor and a social golfer.
Solo Cornet - Mark Leigh
Joined CTB: 1993 & 2001
Previous Bands: Carharrack & St Day / Lanner / Bodmin / Camborne / Bodmin
Started playing: 1983 - aged seven
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Occupation: Senior Officer in the NHS
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CYBB Principal Cornet
NYBB member where he narrowly missed being Principal Cornet after a second audition.
Suffers from mild asthma which breathing techniques in brass playing helps to control.
Member of best cornet section at CBBA Contest 2005.
Principal Cornet - Kayleigh Mitchell
Joined CTB:
Previous Bands: St Dennis Youth and Senior (Principal Cornet)
Started playing: aged seven
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CYBB Principal Cornet
NYBB member
Best Cornet at Bugle 2010 / 11
Best Player in Championship Section at Bugle 2010 / 11
Soprano Cornet - Les Kneebone
Joined CTB: 2006
Previous Bands: Heyl / Lanner & District / Bodmin
Started playing: aged five
Other instruments played: Solo Cornet
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CYBB member for seven years
Best Soprano at Bugle 2006 with Bodmin
Best Soprano at Bugle 2007 / 09 / 10 / 11 with Camborne
Third Cornet - David Pascoe
Joined CTB: 2007
Previous Bands: Lanner & District (solo horn) / various
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David is a Freemason and plays in the Cornish Brassonic Ensemble.
Flugel Horn - Andrew Mitchell
Joined CTB: 1998
Previous Bands: Carharrack & St Day / Camborne Youth / Redruth
Started playing: 1988 aged six
Other instruments played: Principal Cornet
Occupation: School Teacher
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Solo Horn - Mark Letcher
Joined CTB: 2004
Previous Bands: Lostwithiel / Bodmin (1984)
Started playing: aged eight
Other instruments played: Cornet
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CYBB member
Best Tenor Horn at Bugle 2007 / 08 / 09
First Horn - Wayne Brown
Joined CTB: 1981
Previous Bands: Lanner & District
Started playing: 1970 aged ten
Other instruments played: Cornet / Flugel Horn
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CYBB member
Played when CTB placed 4th at the National Championships in 1982.
His wife, Sue, plays with Pendennis.
Solo Euphonium - Robert Jose
Joined CTB: 2000
Previous Bands: Camborne Youth / Heyl / Redruth / Mount Charles
Started playing: aged seven (taught by Albert Chappell and Stephen Sykes)
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CYBB member
NYBB member (principal euphonium for six courses)
Junior slow melody champion of GB for two years
Radio Cornwall Musician of the Year
Taken part in the Henry Wood Promenade Concert
Best Euphonium at Bugle 2002 / 03 / 04 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11
Best Player in Championship Section at Bugle 2002 / 07 / 08
Best Euphonium at CBBA Contest 2005
Best Player in Championship Section at CBBA Contest 2005
Second Trombone - Nick Abbott
Joined CTB: 2001
Previous Bands: Appledore
Started playing: aged ten
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Occupation: Chartered Tax Advisor
Other information:
Best Player in Championship Section at Bugle 2005
Nick's wife, Tracey, and their children also play at Camborne.
Solo Trombone - David Retallack
Joined CTB:
Previous Bands: St Keverne Youth and Senior
Started playing: 1994
Other instruments played: Cornet
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CYBB member (principal trombone)
Eb Bass - David Hamilton
Joined CTB: January 2011
Previous Bands: Dalmellington / Scottish Co-op / Newmilns & Galston / Annan Town
Started playing: aged nine
Other instruments played: trombone / euphonium / bit of everything else!
Occupation: Humphrey Davy School - Music Performance Co-ordinator
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NYBBS (principal BBb bass) / EYBB (principal bass) / National Association of Brass Band Conductors (Scottish Champion 2004)
Eb Bass - Lee Trewhella
Joined CTB:
Previous Bands: Breage & District / Helston / Nottingham City Transport / Horsham / Desford / St Keverne
Started playing: aged five
Other instruments played: principal euphonium
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Member of best bass section at Bugle: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05
Bb Bass - James Sturges
Joined CTB: 2006
Previous Bands: St Keverne
Started playing: aged eight
Other instruments played: repiano cornet / solo euphonium
Occupation: Teacher
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Best set of basses at Bugle 2009
Second Horn - Ross Buist
Joined CTB: December 2006
Previous Bands: Illogan Sparnon / Redruth (10 yrs) / Mount Charles / Penzance / Lanner
Started playing: aged eight
Other instruments played: cornet / baritone / euphonium / Eb bass
Occupation: Baker
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CYBB member
His wife, Helen, is a member of the percussion team at CTB
First Baritone - Gavin Knowles
Joined CTB: re-joined 2011
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Second Baritone - Benjamin King
Joined CTB: re-joined 2011
Previous Bands: Camborne Youth Band & B Band (first baritone)
Started playing: 2000 aged nine
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CYBB member (first baritone)
NYBB
European Youth Brass Band
Percussion - Rory Abbott
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Percussion - Helen Buist
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Previous Bands: Mount Charles Youth / Mount Charles
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CYBB member
Her husband, Ross, also plays for CTB
Percussion - Karl Stevens
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Bb Bass - Matt Julian
Joined CTB: 2012
Previous Bands: Camborne Youth / Camborne 'B' / Lanner
Started playing: aged eight
Other instruments played: Eb bass
Occupation: Electrician
Other information: Principal bass Cornwall Youth Brass Band.
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Solo Cornet - Chris Leonard
Joined CTB: Re-joined 2012
Previous Bands: St Austell
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Euphonium - Richard Hawkey
Joined CTB: Re-joined 2011
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Percussion - Nigel Chadd
Joined CTB: Re-joined 2012
Previous Bands: CTB / Helston
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