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Cory Band Awarded Welsh Music Guild’s Most Prestigious
Honour
Robert Childsand The
Cory Band have been awarded the annual prize for an
outstanding contribution to Welsh music.
Previous winners of The John Edwards
Memorial Award, given by the Welsh Music Guild, include
Alun Hoddinott and Bryn Terfel.
Christopher Painter, secretary of the
Welsh Music Guild said ‘The Guild had unanimously voted that the
award be a double one going to both Bob Childs and the Cory Band
for their terrific work in 2008.’
Cory Band’s notable achievements
include outstanding contest results and top world ranking
positions, but the Guild also recognized the amount of work the
Band does promoting Welsh composers in concerts and on CD. Mention
was also made of the amount of educational out-reach the Band
undertakes and the Band was especially congratulated on their
current partnership with The Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama
Chairman of Cory Band, Austin Davies
said, ‘This is a fantastic honour and is especially welcomed in our
125th Anniversary Year. I’m so pleased that The Welsh
Music Guild has recognized the hard work that we do, especially the
educational work that can so often be overlooked.’
Bob Childs added, ‘I’m thrilled for the
Band, this is just the boost we needed before competing at the
European Championships. Being recognized by The Welsh Music Guild
will spur us on even more to bring the title back home to Wales.’
He continued, ‘when you look at the list of past recipients of The
John Edwards Memorial Award it speaks volumes. I believe we are the
first Brass Band to receive the award from The Welsh Music Guild
and I hope we can continue impressing prestigious organisations
like this with our music making.
The John Edwards Memorial Award will be
presented to The Cory Band and Bob Childs at the Welsh Music
Guild’s Annual Dinner later this year.
For more information on Cory Band
contact Bob Childs or Austin Davies at http://www.coryband.com/
For Publicity information contact Helen
Dunning, 02920 391422, helen.dunning@rwcmd.ac.uk