Simon Dobson (Photo taken from his website which will be either credited or removed on request) Simon Dobson is an award-winning composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Simon was born in 1981, in Cornwall, where he grew up in a brass banding family. He attended Launceston College and then
John Berryman (Photo: originator not known – if it is yours then please let us know and it will be credited or removed) John Berryman’s involvement with brass bands began when he was aged eight. It was with Camborne Town Band which was not surprising as his father had been
Gareth Churcher Gareth was born in Falmouth in 1983 and has a flourishing career as a conductor and composer primarily in the world of brass and voice. His works have been performed locally, nationally and internationally. He has had works performed by the Virtuosi GUS Band, Brett Baker and various
Charles Chegwyn By Tony Mansell Henry Chegwyn (1829-1924), Charlie’s father, was born and died in Trevella, a house in Algers (Algiers on maps), Feock, which his father had built. He was a stonemason and at least two of his children, including Charles who is the subject of this article,
Barry Hawken Under the musical directorship of Mr Barry Hawken, Imerys Mid-Cornwall Male Voice Choir has enjoyed much success and renown for its high-quality singing and the variety of its concert performances. Exciting projects in recent years have included singing in the Hall for Cornwall and recording one of their songs
THIS PAGE IS BEING UPDATED Alfred Hugh Camps was born in Roche on 2nd July, 1933. He attended Roche Primary School and Newquay Grammar School. He was taught to play the cornet by his Uncle Alf, who lived in Beam, just on the edge of Bugle – on the Roche
Jonathan Lush-Camps LRSM was born in 1962 near Coombe into a musical family. His mother, Jean, was known as a fine mezzo-soprano singer, whilst his father, Hugh, will be remembered by many as a competitor at Bugle as both a player and conductor with St Dennis and Bugle Silver Bands. After
I was born in 1985 in Reading, so I’m not officially Cornish at all! That said, I have no memory of my life prior to Cornwall – we moved to St Austell when I was four-years-old – so I do consider myself Cornish by nurture if not by birth! Neither
The piper on the top of St Austell church tower serenades the streets of St Austell. . We know little about the carving of the piper except that it presumably dates to the building of the church in 1500 making it one of the oldest depictions of bagpipes in Cornwall.
