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For 27 years as a professional musician in the Royal Marines, David’s career took him all over the world, performing as a soloist in the USA, Canada, Russia, Ethiopia, Japan and Australia.
In addition to his talents as a performer, David is also prolific arranger for wind and brass bands. For the past 11 years his music has been featured at the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall and his more recent works include arrangements performed at the world premiere of the James Bond film ‘Skyfall’ and for Classic FM chart-topping saxophonist, Amy Dixon. In recognition of his achievements in this area, in 2013, 14, 15 & 16 he was awarded the prestigious Herbert Lott Award for Innovation and Invention in Orchestration.
David started his conducting career with Torbay Brass and in 2006 moved to Verwood Concert Brass where, over the course of three years, the band was promoted from Third to First Section. In 2010 David took up the position of Musical Director at Aldbourne Band and in 2011 steered the band to victories at the West of England First Section Regional Championships, Senior Trophy at the Spring Festival and the National Finals in Cheltenham. As recognition of his achievements with the band, he was nominated as ‘Conductor of the Year’ in the 4BarsRest Awards in 2011. Since Aldbourne’s meteoric rise to the Championship Section, David has achieved 3rd placings with the band at the Regional Championships in 2013 and 2014 respectively. These successes were also mirrored at the Spring Festival with promotion into the British Open’s Grand Shield in 2013
Having spent most of 2014 in the euphonium section of Cory Band, David picked up the batten once more with Aldbourne, helping the band secure a place at the National Finals in the Royal Albert Hall for the first time in 35 years.

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Having played since he was 8 years old, Simon joined his first brass band while at University (Colchester Silver Band) 30-something years ago. Since then he has played for a variety of different groups including Big Bands, Swing Bands, a Latin Salsa band and various concert bands. After many years in the IT networking and security industry, Simon published his first novel in 2012 and founded a book promotion website called Readers in the Know.
In 2013, he moved to Cornwall, where he resumed brass banding with Pendennis Brass in Falmouth, then with Redruth Town Band, and finally with St. Pinnock, after moving to East Cornwall in 2017.
He lives with his wife and three of his five children and now works from home as a writer, digital marketing consultant, and web programmer.

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Christie Underwood started playing when she was 6 years old for Lostwithiel Junior Band under the baton of Jane Whitehead. Starting on Bb cornet, she soon switched to Eb soprano cornet, which suited her better. At age 10, Christie was invited to play for Lostwithiel Senior Band, by its conductor, Denzil Stephens, where she remained until 2016. She also spent 3 years with the Cornwall Youth Brass Band on Eb soprano cornet and joined Bodmin College Jazz Orchestra on Bb trumpet. She then joined Restormel Concert Band on the trumpet and finally, St. Pinnock Brass Band on Bb cornet. During this time she has achieved grade 5 and grade 5 theory.

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Jason started in the band at age 9 on baritone, often attending band practice on the back of his Mum’s moped from Trevelmond – sister village to St. Pinnock.
Jason’s musical youth included the piano and progressing to Solo Euphonium of the band at the age of 16.  Following a brief Spanish sabbatical – of close to 20 years – Jason returned to the band in 2015 and looking for a quiet time on 2nd Baritone, again found himself sitting ‘on the end chair’.  Jason’s return to the UK is thanks to his union with Sarah – a St. Pinnock Euphonium colleague from ‘back-in-the-day’.
Besides getting married later in 2018, Jason looks forward to helping the band back into Section 1.

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Megan started playing tenor horn at the age of five in Lostwithiel Junior Band and soon progressed to the youth band, competing at her first contest in 2009, aged 6. In the youth band, Megan held the position of principal horn for 4 years, until she was 10 years old. In 2013, Megan joined Mount Charles Senior Band, when they were enjoying a particularly successful time. Joining the Mount Charles Youth Band in 2014, she attended the Torquay areas twice on principal horn. In 2015, Megan joined St Pinnock Band. She started playing baritone at the age of 12 in 2015. Megan passed her ABRSM grade 5 music theory exam with a merit in 2016 and is now studying GCSE music at her Secondary Academy. Currently, Megan plays in the St Austell Youth Band on principal trombone and principal baritone at St Pinnock. Megan also plays in the Cornwall Youth Brass Band, Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra and National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain. Her playing highlights include: Yeovil Entertainment Contest and the Minnack Theatre with Mount Charles Senior Band and being conducted by professional conductors in the Cornwall Youth Brass Band and the National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain, including Richard Evans, Ian Porthouse, Dr Nicholas Childs, Paul Holland, David Nicholson and Dr Stephen Cobb.

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