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Steve Herbert - Horn |
Served in The Royal Marines Band Service from 1975 - 1986 as a solo cornet player with FONAC,FOFIII & CTCRM. Currently lives in Langford Budville, Somerset. After leaving The Royal Marines he served a total of 18 years with the Devon & Dorset TA Band and held the rank of Band Colour Sergeant. Also play principal horn with Taunton Concert Band and also plays with other military bands and orchestras in Devon and Somerset when required! Enjoy arranging and composing music for military band and brass quintet
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Andy Stark - 1st trumpet |
Served in the Royal Marines Band Service including serving on board the Royal Yacht. He also plays piccolo trumpet and post horn
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Keith Whittal - 2nd trumpet |
| Keith was born in Manchester and began his musical career in a local brass band at the age of 10 years. Later he was a member of the Manchester Youth Orchestra. He entered the Royal marines band Service in 1956 where he studied the cornet at the Royal Marines School of Music in Deal, Kent, under Professor Walter Hargreaves. During the 25 years with the Royal marines he served in various H.M. ships and travelled extensively. Keith completed his service career as a Warrant Officer Bandmaster at the Royal Marine Commando Training Centre, Lympstone, Devon in 1981. From there he joined the Devon and Cornwall Police Band as Director of Music where he stayed for 3 years. An opportunity arose for him to go to the Sultanate of Oman to teach music to the Arab members of the Omani Navy Band and he completed a successful 2 year tour. Keith rejoined the Devon and Cornwall Police Band in May 1986. |
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Peter Pendlebury - Tuba |
Served in the Royal Marines Band Service and was a Colour Sergeant in the band. He also does a lot of our arrangements.
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Colin Parker - Trombone |
Colin was born in London and went to
the Royal College of Music. He now plays 1st trombone with EMG
Symphony Orchestra in Exeter and also with the Salamanca Band of the Rifles.
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Bookings
Colin Parker, 1 Green Close, Exmouth Devon
01395 270988, 0777 0800663, 0781 4665902
colin.parker@topbrassonline.co.uk