Today (Friday 2nd July) sees the penultimate episode of the current season of Besson Fridays at Home with Phil, Roger and Steve joined by guests Kathleen Gaspoz and Philippe Schwartz.
Brass band couple
The cornet and euphonium stars are very much a brass band couple and have just celebrated their second wedding anniversary. They originally met when they were playing for Brighouse & Rastrick as they prepared to appear at the European Brass Band Championships in Ostende in 2017.
As the pandemic began the couple set up home in Luxembourg where Phillipe has been very active as a player and teacher as well as studying for a Masters degree in conducting, whilst Kathleen has made a welcome return to serious playing, balancing it with her successful career in finance.
Both also studied at the RNCM in Manchester so we get to hear about their time there — including Roger describing Kathleen's superb performances, whilst Steve recalls Philippe's quite unique achievement in gaining a 100% mark in his Masters recital.
Audio and video
All this and we have some outstanding audio and video of the couple playing and find out more about the emergence of a new brass band at the conservatory in Luxembourg where Phillipe teaches.
So after performing with Grimethorpe and Brighouse amongst others, would they entertain the thought of coming back to the UK at any point? Find out tonight at 6.00pm.
Enjoy:
Go to: All this and more in this week's superb Episode 24 of Besson Fridays at Home
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Previous Episodes:
Episode 23:
David Childs and David Morton
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/499430511278068
Episode 22:
Lyndon Chapman, Werner Duwe and Euan Meikle
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/624660795596918
Episode 21:
Adam Bokaris and Chris Robertson
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/867388400518770
Episode 20:
Tormod Flaten and Lode Violet
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/907530660038993
Episode 19:
Bastien Baumet and Roland Szentpali.
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/968369680634909
Episode 18:
Alan Thomas and Thomas Nielsen
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/239260564554398
Episode 17:
Amos Miller and Mark Templeton
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/1173452629755844
Episode 16:
Cory Tuba Section
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/538321640819626
Episode 15:
Frank Renton
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/2305046332961086
Episode 14:
Scott Kerr & Chris Shanks
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/109984231009544
Episode 13:
Maurice Murphy Tribute
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/449847116384239
Episode 12:
Keith Hutchinson and Tom Smith
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/696285934615157
Episode 11:
Phil Cobb and Stephen Cobb
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/173773204414220
Episode 10:
Chris Bradley and Mike Cavanagh
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/378376613490663
Episode 9:
Helen Harrelson and Misa Mead
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/403404634387318
Episode 8:
Thomas Ruedi and Harmen Vanhoorne
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/403021190697675
Episode 7:
Davur Juul Magnussen and John Barber
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/4511865358886917
Episode 6:
Derick Kane and Stephen Kane
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/2697574597127493
Episode 5:
Ian Porthouse and Dewi Griffths
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/755381705256477
Episode 4:
James Gourlay and Les Neish
https://www.facebook.com/BessonBrass/videos/2864126147164239
Episode 3:
Owen Farr and Ailsa Russell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2c-SLs3ujY&fbclid=IwAR1xdfk1dO_Z9xTV8-jnJXP6GP6cyxMxw_Th-W8QTrLM61VdpMxWV0Hwvi8
Episode 2:
Tom Hutchinson, Sheona White and Mark Wilkinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yWqt_Az90I&fbclid=IwAR1EdTIm14XeEGTF6l1Wph3Rw0seCwAyRiY0IP8K95Orq5L5HsJbcJf6e8k
Episode 1:
Philip Harper, Steven Mead, Roger Webster and Tom Hutchinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0VYGFu6rpE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1VKnZzVAQ3mPmG7HWKVFim8yAQgcTJNvRvzI8heK1D8S29pVNeyv5A-5w
