Fresh from taking Grimethorpe Colliery Band to the Brass in Concert Championship at The Sage in Gateshead on the weekend, Dr. Robert Childs will soon travel to the to help Brass Band Schoonhoven in their preparation for the forthcoming Dutch National Championships.
Visit
The Welsh conductor and Besson artist visits the reigning champion in their preparation for the event on December 7th in Groningen, where Schoonhoven is hoping to win the title for the fourth year in a row.
Dr. Childs will also lead the band in an open rehearsal at the Music Centre De Koperdoos in the small town of Silvertown.
Opportunity
A spokesperson told 4BR: "For a Dutch audience, this is a unique opportunity to see Dr Childs in action and to hear the set work, Edward Gregson’s ‘Of Distant Memories’.
Our principal conductor Erik Janssen and everyone at Brass Band Schoonhoven is looking forward to his visit."