Krohnengen Brass Band has announced the appointment of Gary Peterson and Selmer Simonsen as their new principal conductor and resident conductor.

New duo

Gary is currently the principal trumpet in the Bergen Philarmonic Orchestra, whilst Selmer Simonsen is well known as one of the countries leading brass conductors. The appointments are for a three year period.

Pleased

"We are very pleased to secure our top two choices for principal- and resident conductors, and we feel certain that this is the right team for Krohnengen", commented President of the band Fredrik Schmidt Fotland to 4BR.

We are very pleased to secure our top two choices for principal- and resident conductors, and we feel certain that this is the right team for KrohnengenPresident, Fredrik Schmidt

Ambitious

He added: "They are both very ambitious and experienced conductors with great results. Gary has won the Championship Section in the National Championships for Windbands three times in the last four years with the Bergen Symphonic Band. Selmer's achievements in recent years with Stavanger and Kirkintilloch speaks for itself, and in 2007 he led Krohnengen to a runner up spot in the Norwegian Nationals."

Thanks

Fotland also added: "I would like to thank our principal conductor Karl Ole Midtbø for the work he has done with the band since 2003. When he now takes a break from Krohnengen, he has been the band's conductor for six years, and has done a tremendous job. We are looking forward to working with him again in the future."