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Ian Stewart began playing trombone at school
when he was 11. He joined West Wycombe Band and the Oxford and
District Youth Band. He was also a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great
Britain.
After school, Ian spent 22 years in the army music service, first
as a bandsman in the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Green Jackets. In
1985, he
completed the army bandmaster's course and was appointed
Bandmaster to the Queen's Own Hussars. His final appointment was
as School Bandmaster at Kneller Hall, the home of the British Army School
of Music.
Ian became Musical Director of LGB Brass in
2002. He has generously shared with us his enthusiasm
and talent for brass music and the band has gone from strength
to strength.
Thanks to Ian, LGB Brass has celebrated
competition success and become a professional presence on the
bandstand. He conducted the band on concert tours to France,
Germany and Hungary and achieved a double win at the
Autumn SCABA contest in 2004. In 2006, Ian took the band to 2nd
place at the Southern Counties Regional competition. This was
our first attempt at a competition at this level and meant we
qualified for the National Brass Band Finals at Harrogate in
September.
Ian continues to play
trombone, currently with the championship section band, Friary
Guildford.
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