London orch snaps student as principal trumpet
mainJames Fountain, 20, a third-year student at the Guildhall School of Music, has been named Principal Trumpet of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
They’re getting younger all the time.
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I am glad for him, and I think it is also a credit to British brass bands that they can still foster talents. Having played solo cornet also gives the British trumpeters a very special sound of their own, just like Austrian trombone players, who often started in local brass bands playing the Barytone. Good luck, Mr Fointain! Well done, brass bands!