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Geneva showcase at British Open

The Geneva Group will be at the British Open Championship at Symphony Hall this weekend to showcase their market leading instruments and to support their growing number of world class artists.

Geneva Group
  Geneva Instruments are played on by world class performers such as Glenn Van Looy

Simon Miller, the UK Sales Manager of Geneva Group will heading to Symphony Hall this weekend to enjoy the atmosphere at the 167th British Open Championship.

He is also going to be there not just to showcase the latest developments in the 'Symphony' and 'Oldroyd Cardinal' range of Geneva instruments but to also support the growing number of performers who will take to the stage playing the manufactures market leading instruments.

Range

The current range includes soprano, cornet, flugel, tenor horn, baritone, euphonium and tuba and are being performed on by world class exponents such Jimmy Hayes, Glenn Van Looy (above), James Fountain, Joseph Cook, Jonny Bates, Ben Godfrey, Anne Barras and Vincent and Angelo Bearpark amongst others.

So why not join the growing number of players who are choosing to perform on Geneva instruments — they are the choice of the world's finest players for a reasonSimon Miller

Impressed

Simon told 4BR: "Please come along to Hall 11 in the adjoining ICC where I'm sure you will be impressed by our updated range that has received superb reviews by the critics and by players alike.

So why not join the growing number of players who are choosing to perform on Geneva instruments — they are the choice of the world's finest players for a reason.

We also have superb intermediate instruments that are excellent for players to move up to the next level, so if you want to experience Geneva for yourself all you have to do is come up and say hello and leave the rest to us."

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