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BRIEFLY Home concert for rep musician Arrest follows Tomorrow night is a first for Te Awamutu — the New Zealand Youth Brass Band plays a aggravated concert as part of its 2011 series at Te Awamutu College. burglary The band features 16-year-old Fraser Robert- Police have arrested a son on E Flat bass, a local player who is in his 39-year-old man after he second year with the national band. forced his way into a Bradley Fraser also played for the National Secondary Place residence in the early Schools’ Brass Band in 2009 and 2010 and plays hours of Wednesday morning for Te Awamutu College bands (he will be a Year 12 student this year), Te Awamutu Brass and the and demanded money from the Salvation Army. occupants. His his ultimate goal is to play in the New The three occupants Zealand Army Band. opened the door at 12.10am The National Youth Brass Band of New and were greeted by the man Zealand commenced the annual course and who was attempting to disguise concert series in New Plymouth on Friday. himself with clothing over his The thirty three young musicians, with an face. average age of just nineteen, have all had to He was also allegedly audition for their seat in this year’s band. armed with a knife. Approximately eighty of New Zealand’s best He forced his way in to the young brass musicians from Auckland to Inver- residence, assaulting one cargill had applied to be a member of this year’s occupant in the process, and band. demanded cash. Under the Musical Direction of Graham The offender has decamped Hickman of Woolston Brass and New Zealand empty handed and was located Army Band fame, these young musicians receive and arrested, and charged with six days of intense training under the watchful aggravated burglary and eyes of some of New Zealand’s best brass educators and are then given the opportunity to assault with intent to injure. perform publicly in a number of centres in the He was due to appear in Te central North Island. Awamutu District Court Mr Hickman has toured extensively with yesterday afternoon. various musical organisations, and tutored and adjudicated nationally and internationally. Toy Run on A Fellow of the Trinity College of Music he holds diplomas in performance, teaching and February 27 management. The Toy Run for the Child Mr Hickman has been a member of four Cancer Foundation is being National Youth Bands and six National Bands. staged early this year — on The tutors include NZSO principal David Sunday, February 27. Bremner who grew up in New Plymouth and The display day in Te other brass and percussion musicians who Awamutu, which is held in between them hold many performance titles conjunction with the annual including New Zealand Champion of Champions. Toy Run and features a display The guest soloist this year is Kevin Hickman, of motorcycles in Alexandra principal cornet of both the Woolston and New Street, is being staged on Zealand Army Bands. Friday, February 25. He has been a previous member of two Donations of pre-loved or National Youth Brass Bands of New Zealand and five National Bands of New Zealand. new toys and games can be left As a junior soloist he won both the New at Te Awamutu Courier office in Zealand Junior Champion of Champions and the the run up to the Toy Run or Australian Junior Cornet Championship and in presented at the display day. more recent years won both the New Zealand Amateur Cornet (twice) and the New Zealand Early Courier Championship Cornet, and in 2006 won the New Zealand Champion of Champions title. Kevin deadline also won the 2010 Federation of Australasian The Courier will be Brass Band’s Aria event against strong interna- published on Tuesday and tional competition. Thursday next week, but due to The band has had selected for it a formidable CFP Auckland Anniversary Day on repertoire that ranges from Brass Band classics, E FLAT bass player Fraser Robertson will be playing in his school hall this Friday night with the Monday the Tuesday issue will compositions from the masters including National Youth Brass Band. be away to the printers over the Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Caccini, Holst, Queen weekend. and John Williams, to more recent compositions occasions and has always represented the different musical genres throughout the world As a result, the deadline for written in New Zealand. country with great pride and proved wonderful but acknowledge that some of their initial classified advertisements for The first National Youth Band was formed in ambassadors. training and inspiration came from the National Tuesday’s Courier is 11am 1959 and they have provided a very useful It has also provided a stepping stone for a Youth Band. tomorrow (Friday, January 28). avenue for young musicians to reach their good number of players to become professional The concert this Friday night is at 7.30pm and potential. musicians. entry is by door sales only at $15 and $10 The Band has toured overseas on a number of These professional musicians are found in all unwaged. 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