Kerkconcert met solist Chris Thomas (trombone)

Dubbelconcert met Brass Band Heist, K.F. De Berthoutzonen en als rode draad door de muzikale avond mogen we Chris Thomas verwelkomen. Chis is principal trombone bij de regerende EK Brass Band, met name Cory uit Wales.



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De CV van Chris Thomas (in het Engels):

Chris began playing at the age of 12, under the experienced tutelage of John
Leach. Membership of the Mid Glamorgan Youth Band (with most of the current
Cory Band!) and then the National Youth Brass Band of Wales ensured swift
progress. At the age of 16, he detoured across the Severn Bridge to Sun Life
and spent four years there before joining the Cory Band as Solo Trombone in
1989. A long road that went through Stockport, Auckland, Bedwas & Tredegar
led back to Ton Pentre, when Chris re-joined Cory in May, 2000.

Chris has been British Trombone Champion on numerous occasions. He was
British Open Solo Champion twice and has represented UK banding twice in the
'International Brass Musician of the Year' championships, with one win and
one runner-up spot.

He is trombone tutor to the National Youth Brass Bands of Wales &
Switzerland and has performed as Soloist with them on a number of occasions,
the most recent of which was in July, 2007, where he was featured in Alun
Hoddinott's Concerto Grosso. In 2011, he joined the tutoring staff of the
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and the National Youth Children's
Band of Great Britain.

In November 2009, Chris won the Don Lusher award at the Brass in Concert
Championships, as the outstanding trombone player at the contest and in 2011
he was awarded best instrumentalist at the Welsh Regional Championships.

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