Steven mead euphonium biography samples
Steven mead euphonium biography samples
Steven Mead - Royal Northern College of Music!
Article by Brass Band World’s Alan Jenkins on an interview with Steven Mead
When he was about 13 Steven Mead’s grandfather used to visit his parent’s house in Bournemouth on Friday afternoons “with a clutch of brass band records.
We would sit listening to recordings of Salvation Army bands and contesting bands from about 4.30 to 7.30, discussing a player’s tone colour, the way great players make it sound easy, so natural, so much space in the music, so much control.”
Two euphonium players were frequently mentioned in those chats - Trevor Groom and John Clough.
When Steven was 17 he took lessons from Trevor, travelling most Saturdays by train from Bournemouth to Kettering, a round trip of seven hours.
It indicates an enthusiasm rarely encountered today and that enthusiasm for the euphonium continues to burn with a zeal that can surely stand comparison with David Livingstone’s missionary zeal in ‘darkest Africa’.
He is now one