OUR CONDUCTOR
LOUIS STARTED HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH PARKEND SILVER BAND AT THE AGE OF SEVEN WHERE HE PLAYED THE CORNET. LOUIS ROSE UP THE RANKS TO BECOME THE BANDS PRINCIPAL EUPHONIUM PLAYER AT THE AGE OF 13.
AT THE AGE OF TEN, HE JOINED FOREST OF DEAN BRASS, PLAYING IN HIS FIRST AREA CONTEST IN 2013.
THREE YEARS LATER HE JOINED CINDERFORD ACADEMY & CINDERFORD MAIN BAND, WHILE HE WAS THERE HE MOVED ON TO EUPHONIUM, AND WITHIN 2 YEARS HE HAD PROGRESSED ONTO PRINCIPAL EUPHONIUM.
IN 2019 PARKEND WERE LOOKING FOR A CONDUCTOR DUE TO ILL HEALTH. THIS SAW LOUIS TAKE ON THE BATON.
IN 2019 LOUIS WON THE HERBERT HOWELLLS BURSARY. IN MARCH 2023 HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO PUSH HIMSELF, SO HE JOINED A W PARKER (DRYBROOK) BAND THAT COMPETES IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION ON 2ND EUPHONIUM. JUST RECENTLY HE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL EUPHONIUM WITH THEM AND IS ENJOYING EVERY MOMENT.
IN 2022 LOUIS TOOK PARKEND TO THEIR FIRST CONTEST IN 15 YEARS WITH THEIR PREVIOUS CONTEST BEING IN 2007 WHICH IS A MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE ONLY 6 YEARS PREVIOUS THE BAND WERE DOWN TO ONLY SIX PLAYERS FOUR OF WHICH WERE HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.
IN OCTOBER, LOUIS WAS SHORTLISTED AND ATTENDED THE BBE'S 2024 CONFERENCE FOR THE CONDUCTOR'S AWARD.
A FEW WORDS FROM LOUIS
“I AM SUPER PROUD TO BE THE MD OF PARKEND SILVER BAND AND PROUD OF EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE BAND.
I AM LOOK FORWARD TO PROGRESSING WITH THE BAND FOR MANY YEARS TO COME”