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Joe
Masina
Marital Status/Family: Married
Occupation: Product Engineer
Date Joined Band: 10/10/93
Instrument: EbTuba / Sousaphone
Make: Besson
Model: Sovereign
Mouthpiece: DW
Favourite Composer: Mozart
Favourite Band Piece: Army of the Nile
Highlight Since Joining Band: Canadian Rockies, 1997
What you like about
playing in the NSWFBB: This is a band that is fun for
the viewing public and hence fun to play in. There are also opportunities
to showcase the band around the world.
Where you Learnt to Play: St Pius X College, Chatswood
Person/s with
Biggest Influence on your Banding: Keith Kellet / Mike
Butcher / Ross Griffiths / Mark Reay
Other Bands Played
in / or Playing in: Navy Reserves, City of Sydney
Concert, Manly Brass
Achievements /
History in Banding: Expo Seville 1992, Calgary 1997, U.S.S.
Independence 1997, U.S.S. Constellation 1998, China 2002
Marital Status/Family: Single
Occupation: High School Music Teacher
Date Joined Band: September 2001
Instrument: Eb Bass
Make: Sovereign
Mouthpiece: I prefer a Perentucci 84
Favourite Composer: John Williams
Favourite Band Piece: Anything where we don't play Beat 1 & 3 crotchets or semibreves
Highlight Since Joining Band: China tour 2002
What you like about playing in the NSWFBB: It's fun. Great camaraderie
Where you learnt to Play: School & Willoughby
Other Bands Played in / or Playing in: Ex Willoughby Brass, Currently Holroyd Brass & Belles of Brass
Other Interests: Socialising, Needlework, Snow
Skiing
Marital Status/Family: Single
Occupation: Student
Date Joined Band: January 2002
Instrument: Eb Bass
Favourite Band Piece: Anything with Rests
Highlight Since Joining Band: 2002 Tour of China
Person with Biggest Influence on your Banding: Col Haynes
Other Bands Played in / or Playing in: Millennium Band
Other Interests: Hockey, Surfing
Michael (Mick) Donohoe
Marital Status/Family: You'd better put married to Melanie or I'll be in trouble
Occupation: Sergeant of Police
Date Joined Band: May 1st, 1997, although toured with the band throughout the 90's
Previous Periods in the Band: 1993 toured U.S.A., 1994 toured Qld
Instrument: BBb Tuba
Make: Boosey & Hawkes
Model: Sousaphone
Mouthpiece: My own Dennis Wick 1L
Favourite Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Favourite Band Piece: 'Of Men & Mountains" by Edward Gregson
Highlight Since Joining Band: Being named in the "Band of the Century" in Australia & Tours to U.S.A., Canada, China with NSWFB.
What you like about playing in the NSWFBB: Meeting people from other bands
Where you Learnt to
Play: St.
Ignatius' College, Riverview and tutored by Cliff
Goodchild
Person with Biggest Influence on your Banding: Peter Walmsley
Other Bands Played
in / or Playing in: Sydney & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's,
A.B.C. Sinfonia, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Willoughby City Band,
Kew
Citizens in Victoria, N.S.W. Police Band, Pacific Brass, Sydney Brass,
Australian Brass
Other Interests: Mad rugby player, fan and
supporter. Cricket and anything that my
son James does.
Mick
Blewitt
Marital Status/Family: Married
Occupation: Music
Teacher
Date Joined Band: December
1994
Instrument: BBb Tuba/Sousaphone
Make: Besson
Model: Soveriegn
Mouthpiece: Perantucci 86
Marital Status/Family: Single
Occupation: Customs Agent
Date Joined Band: October 2002
Instrument: Tuba /Sousaphone
Mouthpiece: Perantucci
Where you Learnt to Play: Sutherland Shire Silver Band
Person with Biggest Influence on your Banding: Brian and Frank McGuinness
Jill
Cavenagh
Marital Status/Family: Single
Occupation: University Student
Date Joined Band: October 2007
Instrument: Tuba /Sousaphone
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