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Tuba Virtuoso Leslie Neish has recently visited Ireland for the annual SA Belfast Temple Music School held in Castlewellan Castle. This is Leslie's second year as guest artist for the week long residential course where he tutors, performs recitals & master-classes and plays Eb Bass under the baton of his old RNCM colleague and friend Jonathan Corry in the school's A band.
Leslie, a member of Tubalate is an internationally renowned tuba virtuoso performing as a soloist all over the world with various ensembles. He is also a member of the Fodens Richardson band with whom he has recently won the new English Nationals contest. Leslie and Jonathan have been close friends since they joined the National Youth Orchestra at the same time in 1998, since then they have been close friends through their time at the RNCM.
During the week Leslie performed various items including "Fnugg Blue", "Carnival of Venice", "Rumanian Dances" and RSA's arrangement of Mozart's Aria from the Opera The Magic Flute. He was accompanied on piano by Lesley-Anne Finikin. Leslie and other staff members led sectional rehearsals culminating in a thrilling performance of Ray Steadman-Allen's "The Holy War".
It was a real coup for the music school having an artist of Leslie's talent working with the young brass students explains Jonathan Corry who was happy to be able to re-acquaint with his friend. |