Richard Marshall | cornet and trumpet virtuoso

latest news. / blog.

  • Posted: Friday January 15th, 2010. 5:39am

    Cornet Spotlight - Black Dyke Arts Festival

    Please register your name, standard and contact details for the event by emailing Richard on richard.b.marshall@btinternet.com

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  • Posted: Friday January 15th, 2010. 5:22am

    Long but successful trip to Switzerland.

    On Saturday 9th January 2010, Richard travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to appear as guest soloist with Ensemble de Cuivres Melodia.

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hello. / about.

One of the finest cornet players of his generation, Richard began playing the cornet at the age of 9 years old.

It was in 1996, whilst at the age of 19 that Richard became principal cornet of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, a position he held for 10 years. During his time at Grimethorpe Richard gained a BA (Hons) in Band Studies and an LRSM in Bandmastership.

Richard has released three solo CD’s, all of which have been received with critical acclaim.

Richard is a regular tutor with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, Yorkshire Youth Brass Band and the International Brass Band Summer School. He is also a cornet tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music and Birmingham Conservatoire and a York Performing Artist and Consultant.

Richard is currently principal cornet of the world famous Black Dyke Band, a position that is known as the "hottest seat in banding". read more

recordings.

  • Debutante
  • Blaze
  • Eminence

credits.

Steven Symonds / website design.

Steven Gibbons / website build.

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