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David W Ashworth.

Conductor, Band Trainer, Arranger and Adjudicator.

Telephone; 01457-836822.
Mobile; 07785-257129.
E-Mail: david.w.ashworth@gmail.com

Personal Information and Experience.

David started playing Tenor Horn in 1959, at the age of 8yrs, with Bury Silver Band, then a Second Section band, with his father Leslie and two brothers, John and Bob.
He took lessons and instruction from Hugh Parry, then Musical Director of the famous Wingates Temperance Band.

David has always been very active within the Brass Band Movement for over 50 years. He has been Conducting for over 30 years and has experienced of playing and Conducting numerous bands in the United Kingdom of all sections, some of which include;

Besses o th Barn, (NW) (Championship Section)
Wingates Temperance Band, (NW) (Championship Section)
British Aerospace (Chadderton) Band, (NW) (Championship Section)
Riddings Band (Notts), (Championship Section)
St Austell Band, (Cornwall) (Championship Section)
Marsden Band,(West Yorks) (Championship Section)
The Hoover Bolton Band, (NW) (1st Section)
Hawk Green (Marple), (NW) (1st Section)
Walkden Band, (NW) (2nd Section)
Boarshurst Silver Band, (NW) (2nd Section)
BMP Europe Goodshaw Band, (NW) (2nd Section)
The Golborne Band, (NW) (4th Section)
The Waverney Valley Brass, (Suffolk). 4th Section.
The Ovington Tynedale Band, (North East) 3rd Section.
and in March 2009, The Granite City Brass from Aberdeen. ( Scotland.) 2nd Section.
and The Wetherby Band, (Yorks) 3rd Section.
to name just a few.

In January 1998, David was approached by, the committee of the British Aerospace (Chadderton) Band. (Championship Section) and became, the bands Musical Director. A position he gladly accepted, taking the band to a winning performance on their second outing.

In 2001, under his direction, Hawk Green (Marple) Band gained promotion to the 1st Section. After coming 3rd in the North West Area Contest at Blackpool.

David is still in great demand to conduct Brass Bands of all sections and has recently obtained prizes in numerous contests with the BMP Europe Goodshaw Band. He has a fine reputation, confirmed by 4 bars rest as, 'One of the finest Conductors outside the Championship Section.'

The BMP Europe Goodshaw Band with M.D. David Ashworth.
Winners of the Wilkinsons Northern Open, 3rd Section. 2005.
Test Piece; 'A Royal Mile Suite'
David also won the Conductors Trophy.

He is also the Founder and Musical Director of the CANCER RESEARCH BAND, which is made up of numerous very well known and famous brass band personalities. Last years band consisted of players from Richardson Fodens Band, Hepworth (Persimmon Homes) Band, Wingates Band, Dobcross Silver, BT Band and BMP Europe Goodshaw Band.

Over a period of four years, the band has contributed a total exceeding £4500-00 to the Charity. Money which has been either won at March Contests or collected at the various Concerts that the band have performed at.

David is an experienced adjudicator, both in choral music and brass band music. He adjudicated at the 1999 and 2002 C.I.S.W.O. Miners Contest at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, the 2002 Rhyl Music Festival, He has, for the past 8 years, adjudicated at the O.M.B.B.A. Slow Melody Contest.

Up until 2005, he was the National Public Relations Officer with the National Association of Brass Band Conductors but had to resign his position due to illness.

David teaches brass players and is invited annually, to direct a Master Class in Brass playing and Brass Band Conducting in Suffolk.

In 2009, he Conducted The Granite City Brass from Aberdeen. They won 4th place in the 2nd Section at the Scottish Area Championships at Dundee's, Caird Hall. He also took Wetherby Silver Band to the Yorkshire Area at Bradford's St Georges Hall, where they gained 5th place in the 3rd Section.

He has taught numerous Brass students who have moved up the ladder to the higher sections of the Brass Band movement.

David is available to Conduct any band whenever he is available to do so. So if you want a Conductor for a Concert or wish to engage him for Contest preparation and competition, don't hesitate to contact him.



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