Present Conductors Of The Mount Charles Bands
 
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Senior Band - Phillip McCann
 
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Phillip is one of the best-known names in the Brass Band World.

He was born in Bo'ness, Scotland, where he began his playing career with the Kinneil Colliery Band at the age of eight.

He held the position of leader with National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain for five years.

His long tenure of the principal cornet chair at Black Dyke Mills Band was during the band's world-beating period.

 

His acclaimed series of CD recordings on the Chandos label - The World's Most Beautiful Melodies - is universally admired for the exquisite tone and musical expression in the playing; these recordings are featured regularly on BBC Radio and on Classic FM. Other broadcast credits recently have included an interview with Richard Baker's informative Comparing Notes series.

Phillip's unique style and tone quality has been used by composers to combine with orchestra for film and TV soundtracks such as Anna of the Five Towns, Woman of Substance and the immensely popular BBC Television series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - the latter receiving an Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best Music commissioned for a Broadcast Production.

He has toured extensively both as a recitalist and giving master-classes with bands throughout the world. He is a member of the internationally renowned instrumentalists assisting the Yamaha Corporation in their development of the range of wind and brass instruments.

Phillip is firmly committed to the teaching of brass band music and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Huddersfield where he conducts both the Symphonic Wind Orchestra and the acclaimed Brass Band comprising undergraduate students, whose standard is the result of universal and increasing acclaim

Although Phillip's main activities continue to be a soloist and teacher, in recent years he has progressively increased his commitments as a conductor, being the founder of the Sellers International Band. At the All England Masters Championship, 2003 Phillip was the recipient of the Masters' Dedicated Service Award. Additionally in 2003, in recognition of his prominent position as cornet soloist and band trainer and his resourcefulness in teaching so many brass players of the younger generation, Phillip was also awarded the Mortimer Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians presented at the British Open
Championships in Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

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Youth Band - Jeremy Willcock
 
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Youth Band Musical Advisor - Richard Marshall
 
One of the finest cornet players of his generation, Richard began playing the cornet at the age of 9 years old. Throughout his early playing years he became a recipient of numerous awards such as the Harry Mortimer Brass Student of the Year, the Professor Charles Leggett Cornet Prize and he became the British Open Junior Solo Champion in successive years.

It was in 1996, whilst at the age of 19 that Richard became principal cornet of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, a position he held for 10 years. During his time at Grimethorpe Richard gained a BA (Hons) in Band Studies and an LRSM in Bandmastership. He was also awarded the Soloist Prize at the Brass in Concert Championships on no less than 3 occasions.

His debut solo CD "The Debutante" was released in 1999, and his second CD "Blaze" was released in 2005. Blaze received world-wide acclaim and it was awarded the British Bandsman and 4barsrest Solo CD of the Year.

As a performer Richard has travelled to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, America and several European countries. He has performed solos in some of the world's finest concert venues such as Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall.

 
Richard is a regular tutor with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, Yorkshire Youth Brass Band and the International Brass Band Summer School. He is also a cornet tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music and Birmingham Conservatoire.

2006 saw Richards conducting debut with the Mount Charles Youth Band from Cornwall. Under his direction the band won both the National Youth Community Championships and the British Open Youth Championships.

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At the beginning of 2007 the instrument manufacturer Schreiber & Keilwerth developed the York brand of brass instruments. Richard is a York Performing Artist and Consultant, and assisted in developing the Eminence and the Preference cornet models. The end of the year saw the release of Richard's third solo CD 'Eminence'. It was awarded Solo CD of the Year 2007 by the British Bandsman, Brass Band World and 4barsrest.

Richard is currently principal cornet of the world famous Black Dyke Band, a position that is known as the "hottest seat in banding".

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Junior Band - TBA
 
 
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