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1st Trumpet - Pauline Fisher
Pauline
Fisher grew up and was educated in the Fens of East Anglia
where she played the cornet in local town and youth brass
bands. She played in the National Youth Brass Band from
the age of 14, and at 18 went to study at The Royal College
of Music, London where she attained a G.R.S.M (Hons) &
A.R.C.M (Teachers); she also studied Voice & Piano.
Shortly
after leaving college she recorded the theme for the BBC’s
Blackadder I series. This led to professional orchestral
work in London & the South West with groups such as
Glyndebourne Touring Opera & the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.
Later she played for the West End show “The Hired
Man” based on the book by Melvyn Bragg with music
by Howard Goodall. Pauline currently works privately and
for Kent Music School as a peripatetic brass and Kindermusik
teacher whilst also pursuing her playing career as a freelance
trumpet player with local orchestras, operatic societies
and various chamber groups. She is also the worship band
leader at her local parish church and has led workshops
in the Rochester Diocese.
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2nd Trumpet -
Simon Gash
Simon
started playing the cornet at the age of seven with the
Salvation Army. He studied for a degree in music at Canterbury
Christ Church University College, where he met Geoff and
joined Premier Brass, attaining a BA Music (Hons) in 2001.
He continued his studies under Christopher Deacon and
Paul Max Edlin gaining an M Mus in 2002.
He
plays with many orchestras and chamber groups within the
south as well as performing as a soloist, including Copland's
Quiet City (Cantemus Orchestra, Oct 2000), and Vivaldi's
Concerto for Two trumpets (June 2002).
Simon
has played with Premier Brass since 1999, and also plays
piccolo trumpet, flugel horn and post horn within the
group. He is also currently working for The Salvation
Army Music Editorial Department.
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French Horn -
Nicola New
Nicola
was born in Holland and brought up in Kent. She started
playing the French horn aged 11 and later became the principal
horn of both the Kent County Youth Orchestra and Kent
Youth Chamber Orchestra. In 1998 Nicola became a horn
scholar at the Royal College of Music studying with the
horn professor Julian Baker, from where she graduated
in July 2003 with a B Mus (Hons). She was also awarded
the Fanny Hughes prize for horn performance in 2000.
Nicola
has been teaching at the Kent Centre for Young Instrumentalists
for some time as well as building a career as a player.
Apart from her work in small ensembles, Nicola has also
worked in chamber orchestras such as the New Professionals
and working for opera productions, with Kentish Opera,
Cameo Opera, Medway Opera and Opera Nova. This year Nicola
toured with the Pegasus Opera Company performing Donizetti’s
Love Potion. Nicola also plays for, and has recorded with,
the Central Band of The Royal British Legion. She has
also played with the Ventus Aura and Sirocco wind quintets.
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Trombone - Donald
Logie
Donald
Logie from Scotland served in HM Royal Marines Band Service
in Portsmouth for two years during which time he studied
with Don Lusher.
Unfortunately,
Donald was medically discharged following a serious car
accident which left him blind in one eye. He then entered
the Royal College of Music and is currently approaching
his final year on the B Mus (Hons) course. He is studying
Trombone with Peter Bassano and Euphonium with Andrew
Fawbert.
Aside
from his Premier Brass duties, Donald regularly appears
all over England with bands such as The Central Band of
The Royal British Legion Band on Principal Trombone (occasionally
as soloist) and Zone One Brass Band on Principal Euphonium.
Donald also enjoys regular freelance orchestral work in
London and the South-East.
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Tuba - Geoff
Moore
Geoff
served for six years with the Band of the Royal Regiment
of Fusiliers as a tuba player performing in the Trad Band,
German Band, Fanfare Team and also as soloist. He then
served a further four years with the Territorial Army.
He
founded Premier Brass in 1995 after leaving the army,
and travels around the country with the group performing
at many events, both private and public. Geoff also freelances
as a tuba player within chamber ensembles brass bands,
jazz bands, Bavarian Bands and orchestras. He performed
the Concerto for Bass Tuba by Ralph Vaughan Williams in
2000 and premiered (Little) Fool in a Trance by Chris
Matthew Haines in 2001.
He
attained an ARCM in performance in 1998 and in 2002 graduated
from Canterbury Christ Church University College with
a BA Music (Hons). As well as managing and performing
with Premier Brass he also works as a peripatetic brass
teacher within Kent Music School and privately and is
the Musical Director of the Dulcet Choir.
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