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Player Profile:
Name:
Alison Harding
Position:
Solo Cornet
Occupation?
Music
teacher now working with under 5`s
Where are you originally from? Wolverhampton
Do you play any other instruments? Flugel
Horn, Violin, piano(ish), Oboe - limited to last movement of Mozart Oboe concerto!
How long have you been playing? From age 14
When did you join The Wigston Band? June 2006
Favourite
Pieces?
Beethoven 7, Dvorak New World Symphony, Tallis Variations,
Le Preludes - Lizst
Biggest influence?
Arthur Rhodes - Maths
teacher into Brass.
Favourite musical moment?
First solo ever
played - song of India at school, Solo contest at Ashover, National Finals at
the Royal Albert Hall.
Worst musical moment?
Standing up to
play a solo and having the audience start singing the "Stripper" and
shouting "get em off" (Working Mens Club near Doncaster - avoid at Sunday
lunch times!), losing mouthpiece down blouse on the concert stage (end seat!)
N.B not on the same occasion as the previous incident!
Likes? Children - I`ve got enough of them!,
chocolate, wine, Isle of Wight, lamb chops, ghosts.
Dislikes?
Being told off for nagging by other half, spiders, liver
Previous
Bands:
Wolverhampton Brass - founder member. Maltby Miners Welfare
Band , Croft Silver, Ancient Order Of Forresters, Enderby band
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