Brian
Taylor
Assistant Principal
Cornet
Twenty
five years is a milestone in anyone's life but to have spent
twenty five years in one band is a tremendous achievement by
anyone's standards. When you couple this with the fact that
Brian has spent twenty of those years as principal cornet, this
gives you some idea of the immeasurable talent of the man. He
joined Faireys at the age of fifteen as an apprentice toolmaker
- but more importantly as 3rd Cornet player as well! After climbing
up the back row, to Repiano Cornet and finally making the Front
bench, he was thrust into the hot seat on Principal Cornet for
Sir Arthur Bliss's "Belmont Variations" for the Area
Contest under Walter Hargreaves.
His
informative years (Cornet playing wise) were spent with his
Dad (Charlie) and brothers, Rob and John, in Tyldesley Prize
Band and in his local Salvation Army Band. Brian is respected,
admired and envied by every band in the country and still
as keen and passionate about banding as he was as a fifteen
year old, wide eyed youngster when he first joined Faireys.
He
is currently a peripatetic brass teacher in the Burnley/Bury
area and a cornet tutor at the University of Salford.
Brian's
playing career has spanned some very great changes in all
facets of band playing. He's played all the very different
test pieces of the last twenty years, through Eric Ball, Vinter,
Sparke and Philip Wilby and equipped himself admirably in
every performance.
Brian
won the Bandsman of the Year (2005) in the annual vote by
the members of the Band.
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