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Interview with Prof Nicholas Childs

4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to IBBSS Course Director, Prof Nicholas Childs

IBBSS
  4BR chats with Prof Nicholas Childs about the attractions of the IBBSS in Swansea

4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to International Brass Band Summer School Course Director Prof Nicholas Childs.

He talks about the reasons why the course continues to attract delegates young and old from all corners of the banding globe and what the audience can look forward to at the end of course concert on Friday.

It all ends with a little bit it of Welshness too...

The concert takes place at the Swansea University Singleton Park campus on Friday 4th August starting at 7.00pm.

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