The Tenor Horns
Flugel
Horn
- Russell Kemp
- The band's favourite Golden-Balled
son, and chocolate caramel shortbread-maker in chief. "Promoted"
(we won't spoil his fun by telling him otherwise) to the erm...key position
of Flugel Horn following return from University and has stayed there ever
since. Now a fully-qualified bean counter and was one of the area's most eligible
(ultra-hirsute) bachelors, before forming an unholy alliance of horns (so
to speak) with Cecy. Astonishing bad luck while driving makes people extremely
reluctant to get lifts with him. e-mail
Tenor
Horn
- Jo Pelling (Principal)-
Returned to the band a couple of years back with hubby Dean, playing back-row.
After death-defying exploits with the Band Secretary in "Triptych",
Jo soon had her sights set on a Tenor Horn seat. Well, it's a dirty job, but
someone's got to do it...etc... e-mail
- Gudrun Groves
- One of the few players to attempt bribery in a bid to get a favourable character
sketch, it therefore comes as no great surprise to discover that she works
for the Civil Service. Gudrun's most memorable band moment was losing her
oranges while dressed as Nell Gwynne. She used to play saxophone and then
baritone, so tenor horn is the next (albeit small) step towards playing a
proper musical instrument. Gudrun successfully achieved her aim of playing
a solo before turning 40 (by the skin of her teeth!) with a fine rendition
of Blue Moon at her birthday party. Strangely she refuses to repeat the feat
now that we are all (well, mostly) sober enough to remember it afterwards.
e-mail
- Cecy Mulkerrin
- Almost certainly one of our biggest success stories. Not in terms of playing
ability, naturally, but in terms of her being a violinist who we persuaded
to join the brass fold. Ok, it's only tenor horn, but it's a start. Scouser
Cecy earns more money than the rest of the band put together (except Lord
Thomas of Sedlescombe and family, of course) simply by sitting in an office
all day not teaching. To qualify, the school have it written into her contract
that she must allow small children to bully her, accept parental death threats
on a daily basis and spend all day every Sunday answering calls from stressed
teachers who aren't coming in this week. Ah, the joys of our education system!
e-mail
Chloe Hobden - A former star of both our junior and senior bands, Chloe is back from Uni for a year, on a work placement locally. During her wilderness period, she has been playing for scout and/or police bands in Kent, because she liked the uniform presumably. Chloe is rarely to be found without a huge grin plastered all over her face. This is just as well, given that 2nd horn is enough to push anyone with a more volatile personality over the edge.
- Harriet
Cruttenden - Harriet played
her socks off all Summer, on loan from the youth band. Although not currently playing regularly with the senior band, in our eyes she can do no wrong, what with her parents owning the Chequers
(BTB's strategic headquarters!). Still, the beer could be cheaper,
if you could maybe have a quiet word, Hattie? e-mail
Back to Player Index