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Long regarded as one of the finest Eb Tuba players in the British brass banding movement, Shaun served as Fairey Band’s Principal Tuba for 25 years and Grimethorpe Colliery Band’s for a further 20.

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He has become one of the most recognisable personalities in top-flight banding, with his playing (as well as his dry humour) becoming an integral part of Grimethorpe’s success on the contest and concert stage.

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Shaun joined the world-famous Brighouse and Rastrick Band in May 2024.

Hannah began learning the cornet at the age of seven, joining her local town band in Brixham, where she quickly progressed to Principal Cornet. As a young teenager, she gained extensive experience performing with bands across the South West and beyond, including the Grimethorpe Besson Youth Band. At sixteen, she joined The Mount Charles Band, gaining her first experience on Principal Cornet of a Championship Section band, while also serving as Solo Cornet of the Cornwall Youth Brass Band and participating in courses with leading conductors and soloists.

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It was through a Cornwall Youth Brass Band course that Hannah was noticed by renowned conductor Philip Harper, who invited her to join the Cory Band on Second Cornet in 2015. After two years, she was promoted to Solo Cornet for a year before moving to Repiano Cornet in 2018.

Originally from Sydney, Australia, Adam moved to Manchester in 2014 to study at the Royal Northern College of Music, graduating in 2018 with First-Class Honours before completing an MA in Music with Distinction at the University of Salford.

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Adam has performed with many of the UK’s leading brass bands, including Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Fairey Band, and Leyland Band. He is currently Solo Euphonium of the Black Dyke Band.

He is an Artist and Development Consultant for The Oldroyd Group and Denis Wick Products.

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A passionate educator, Adam has served as Lecturer of Euphonium and Baritone at the Universities of Salford, Manchester, and Leeds, and maintains a busy private teaching studio.

Steve spent twenty one years at Flowers before being approached by Dr Robert Childs to join the world’s No.1 ranked band Cory, where he has since performed at many of the UK’s and Europe’s top concert halls and recorded countless cd’s and broadcasts.

Steve has toured Europe, Thailand, Australia and the USA on many occasions with Cory, Desford and Grimethorpe Colliery Bands and is a tutor of drums and percussion for both Cardiff County and Gloucestershire Music Services.

Welsh virtuoso trombonist Stephanie Dyer enjoys a wide-ranging career as a modern performer, specialist Early musician and educator. Born and raised in South Wales, she studied at King’s College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland.

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She appears regularly in the West End (Wicked; The Book of Mormon) and in major touring productions including Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins and The Book of Mormon.

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From 2023–25 she was trombonist and cover conductor for Disney’s Aladdin (UK & Ireland Tour), and in 2024 she featured in the BBC One broadcast Songs of Praise Christmas Special: Candlelit Christmas. Her recording work ranges from historical projects to video-game soundtracks.

Emily began playing the Cornet at the age of three before switching to the Tenor Horn at the age of seven. She played in her family band in Cornwall, the Lanner and District Silver Band, before moving to Cardiff to study at the Royal Welsh College of Music to be taught by Owen Farr. Emily was a member of both the National Children’s Brass Band and the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, becoming Principal Tenor Horn in both of the bands. Whilst at RWCMD, Emily won the Harry Mortimer Award at the British Open Championships and also the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble competition and the McGrenery Chamber Prize as a part of a quartet.

Since graduating from college, Emily has travelled with the Orchestra Revolutionnaire to London, New York and Paris to play a saxhorn as a part of their Berlioz tour. Emily joined the Flowers Band in 2017, after being with the Tongwynlais Temperance Band in Cardiff for three years.

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With the Flowers Band Emily has performed at all of the Major U.K. Contests and won several awards during this time. These include the Best Horn at BiC 2018, Best Instrumentalist at Butlin’s 2020, and Best Soloist at Brass in Concert 2023, becoming only the second tenor horn player to achieve this in the history of the contest.