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Curnow Music Press publishes an extensive catalogue of brass band music.

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Founded in 1995, CURNOW MUSIC PRESS has rapidly become one of the top publishers of music for the Concert Band. James Curnow, President, is internationally known as one of the premier composers and conductors for the Concert Band. With additional composers such as Stephen Bulla, Douglas Court, Mike Hannickel, James Hosay and Timothy Johnson, as well as many others, CURNOW MUSIC PRESS consistently publishes music that is designed to be educationally sound.

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Ninety-year-old still blows his own horn

At 90, Fred Johnston, retired Salvation Army bandmaster of the Simcoe Community Church in Ontario, still blows his own horn. That ‘horn’ is a Besson Sovereign cornet, which belongs to the band. When 11, he learned to play in Woodstock, Ont. Taught by Stan Cracknell, he has played for 79 years.

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Written by Ian McKenzie on May 4th, 2006 with no comments.
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