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Lewis Merthyr appoint new principal

17 year old Emily Humphries has been appointed the new principal cornet of the Lewis Merthyr Band.

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The Lewis Merthyr Band has announced the appointment of Emily Humphries as their new principal cornet.

Distinction

The talented 17 year old joins from the BTM Band and is the current principal cornet of the Greater Gwent Schools Brass Band.

Emily passed her Grade 8 with distinction at the tender age of 14 and is also a member of many of the Greater Gwent ensembles as well as the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.

Emily is a precocious talent and has shown in her first rehearsals to have great musical awarenessMD Gareth Pritchard

Precocious talent

Lewis Merthyr MD, Gareth Pritchard told 4BR: "Emily is a precocious talent and has shown in her first rehearsals to have great musical awareness.

I’m really excited about the prospect of working with her as principal cornet and watching her development with interest.

Having someone so young as our principal cornet could be seen by some as taking a risk, but it is one I’m prepared to make for someone with so much talent and commitment."

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