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Euphonium: Marc Harry
As the son of Salvation Army officers Marc has been surrounded by brass band music from his earliest days and started playing the cornet in Knottingley, aged 6. In Camborne, a few years later, Bandmaster Ken Norton wisely moved him to the larger tenor horn but it took the next family move to Torquay before Marc found himself (aged 12) holding a euphonium and falling madly in love with it! Within 6 months he was featuring as a soloist playing 'Ransomed' and 'Song of the Brother'...and he's never stopped playing them (plus a few others, of course,) since!
After passing Grade 8 with a (then) record high score aged 15 Marc narrowly missed out on winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Music and so took a BA (hons) in Music at Colchester in 1981 studying under BBC Trombonist Tony Parsons and Michael Clack (who sold Marc the 3G mouthpiece he still uses today). Moving with the family to Portsmouth after college Marc featured as euphonium soloist on hundreds of programmes with Portsmouth Citadel Band and Songsters for the next 26 years, touring in Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway and the USA with them and also contributing as piano/keyboard accompanist and vocal soloist on 10 CDs with the band and songsters in that time.
Marc is still an active Salvationist at Southampton Shirley Corps. He has three sons: Morgan (a rock drummer), Lewis (who sings with renowned vocal group 'Salvacosta' and plays brass and electric guitar) and Ieuan. A fiercely proud Welshman Marc claims his son's names are a consolation prize for being born in England! Marc was a successful Head of Music at 2 Secondary Schools for many years but has now become a full-time dad for a while! He is hoping to work again as an entertainer (singing/playing/comedy). Marc has written 296 songs, has a solo CD (My Christmas Wish) and has made 2 movies as a film actor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2218461/)
Euphonium: Sam Hairsine
Photo and profile coming soon
1st Baritone: Terry Cawte
Terry started playing in 1971 when he joined Brunel
Secondary Modern School for boys and like many players, a brass instrument was put before him with the instruction to blow. He attended the school band practice at lunchtime and was promptly placed on 'bumper-up' Euphonium; and it all kicked off from there.
1971-1975 Many of Brunel and Eastney boys players with a few other schools, were amalgamated to form the
Portsmouth Youth Band. Those were happy days with good mates. Terry contested in the 4th and the Youth Section and reached the Finals at the Albert Hall in 1974. When he left school in 1975.
From 1976 to 1980, Terry played Baritone for Portsmouth City Band (formally known as the Portsmouth Fire Brigade Band), and 1985 to 1999, played Tenor Horn, Baritone, Euphonium and finally Eb Bass for Luckett's Southsea Silver Band. Before joining Woodfalls, Terry played for Chichester Silver Band, and finally joined Woodfalls in 2000.
Terry‘s hobbies now include watching football and cricket, reading detective novels, astronomy, sketching, general knowledge quizzing, listening to classical music................. oh yeh, and playing in a brass band.
2nd Baritone: Kevin Woods
Born into a Salvationist family Kevin learnt the cornet from the age of 9 and moved onto euphonium at the age of 12. Kevin’s dad was Young Persons Band Leader at Southsea. His grandparents were officers in the Salvation Arhis. At 15, Kevin joined the senior band on 1st baritone at Southsea Salvation Army under the direction of Bandmaster Michael Kenyon. He was subsequently moved to principal euphonium aged 21.
On transferring to Portsmouth Citadel SA he played principal tenor horn under Bandmaster Chris Kennett. Kevin has since played trombone, and Eb Bass for Southsea Salvation Arhis.
Kevin has performed as soloist on euphonium, Eb bass and trombone. Solos include old favourites such as Ransomed Host, Better World, Song of the Brother, Home on the Range, Celestial Morn and Count Your Blessings.
In 1998, Kevin became interested in contesting bands when he played Bass and Baritone (not all at the same time) in Solent Concert Band (MD Wesley Garner). He toured France a couple of times with the band and won the second section 1999.
Kevin joined Woodfalls in 2001. He has played trombone, Eb bass and to baritone. He is also a member of the band committee.
Kevin is married to Sarah who plays percussion with various orchestras in the Southampton and Portsmouth area and who acts as his accompanist. They have a daughter, Rebecca. Kevin’s son, Matthew residing in Seattle, has recently taken up his appointment as the Divisional Music director for the Salvation Army, Washington USA. Matthew married Nicola Mallett, daughter of David Mallett, previously conductor Portsmouth Citadel and of Lucketts Band. Kevin’s daughter, Kelly, is living in London and hoping for a singing career.
Kevin works as a financial consultant for Norwich Union (Aviva). When he is not working or practising he enjoys going to the Gym swimming and cycling with the family and travelling.
Highlights in his banding career have been winning the areas, playing in the All England Masters, competing in the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall twice and playing for Black Dyke Band in November 2008 in a CD recording.
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