Show Notes
Episode 67 was truly a global experience! Matthew started in Melbourne, chatting to another new Staff Bandmaster. Bandmaster Mark Hamilton gives us an insight into his life, his work, his faith and his hopes for the future of the Melbourne Staff Band. As with any Fully Scored guest from Australia, you can expect a barrage of bonza stereotypical Quirky Quickfire Questions!
From Melbourne to New York… Simon Morton, a Bass player in the New York Staff Band shares his insights into Eric Ball’s beautiful meditation ‘Serenity’.
From New York to Tokyo to catch up with the world-renowned Tenor Horn virtuoso Owen Farr. Owen is this month’s inhabitant of the Arid Island, but what album will he decide to take with him? Vivaldi, Guns N’ Roses or Brahms?
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