22/02/07 PC Brass site up and running!

Pete is the sole UK dealer for GR trumpet and flugelhorn mouthpieces, and you can purchase these/ browse the selection at www.pcbrass.co.uk. All standard mouthpieces retail at £89.00. He is also developing with GR the Uk Sterling range for the British brass band cornet player, which will be available soon!

13/03/06 Foresters win the second section Area Championships!

See below for 4barsrest retrospective of their performance:

From beginning to end Foresters Brass 2000 and their young conductor Peter Collins were a class outfit and judging by this performance would have given many of the top bands in the first section a pretty serious run for their money. The ranks were swelled by some very experienced players around the stands, amongst them ex William Davis trombonist Ian Lawson and long standing Forester's stalwart Andy Bates on soprano. That said, even they didn't manage to completely nail the opening bars (there wasn't one band on the day that was entirely convincing here) but other than that it was a show of real quality.

Dynamics were impressive in the opening movement with a big, but rounded band sound and detail in the cornets that came through with admirable clarity. The whole band contributed to a central movement that displayed a confidence in the playing that had been missing from every other performance other than Blidworth but here there was an added polish in the ensemble that simply put it miles ahead. Pete Collins, whose intelligent direction was a highlight of the performance as a whole, shaped the lines of the final movement exceptionally well to bring things to a rousing conclusion that summed up a show of real band strength.

20/03/06 Wedding Brass up and running
The CD's for wedding brass are now completed and ready for despatch. If anyone would like more information about Wedding Brass see the page on the site or contact me directly on 07970 777123.

20/03/06 Sparx Mouthpieces!
I now have a range of samples of sparx mouthpieces for prospective purchasers to test before they order from the sparx mouthpiece website. See the page on my site for more information.

12/06/05 Website up and running
Welcome to my new website. This should provide you with some background information about me and the musical projects that I am involved in. There are also links to the groups that I play with and conduct. On the photograph page there are downloadable publicity photos for press use. The diary page will keep you up to date with where I will be playing and conducting over the coming months. If you would like any more information then please contact me via the email address at the top. This website is designed and hosted by Eighth Note.

09/06/05 Pete Joins the Ransome Band
As of March 2005 I was appointed Principal Cornet of the Ransome Band. This is my first regular band playing since leaving the Foresters in 2000. Over the last few years I have played with many bands including Black Dyke Mills, YBS and Desford, but it has been a while since I've been attending twice weekly rehearsals with the same band! I'm really looking forward to the challenge as it is completely different from the kind of playing that I've been doing over the last couple of years. I've not forgotten about my trumpet though, and there are several recording/ recital projects coming up later in the year. Watch this space!

 

13/03/06 Foresters win the second section Area Championships!

See below for 4barsrest retrospective of their performance:

From beginning to end Foresters Brass 2000 and their young conductor Peter Collins were a class outfit and judging by this performance would have given many of the top bands in the first section a pretty serious run for their money. The ranks were swelled by some very experienced players around the stands, amongst them ex William Davis trombonist Ian Lawson and long standing Forester's stalwart Andy Bates on soprano. That said, even they didn't manage to completely nail the opening bars (there wasn't one band on the day that was entirely convincing here) but other than that it was a show of real quality.

Dynamics were impressive in the opening movement with a big, but rounded band sound and detail in the cornets that came through with admirable clarity. The whole band contributed to a central movement that displayed a confidence in the playing that had been missing from every other performance other than Blidworth but here there was an added polish in the ensemble that simply put it miles ahead. Pete Collins, whose intelligent direction was a highlight of the performance as a whole, shaped the lines of the final movement exceptionally well to bring things to a rousing conclusion that summed up a show of real band strength.

20/03/06 Wedding Brass up and running
The CD's for wedding brass are now completed and ready for despatch. If anyone would like more information about Wedding Brass see the page on the site or contact me directly on 07970 777123.

20/03/06 Sparx Mouthpieces!
I now have a range of samples of sparx mouthpieces for prospective purchasers to test before they order from the sparx mouthpiece website. See the page on my site for more information.

12/06/05 Website up and running
Welcome to my new website. This should provide you with some background information about me and the musical projects that I am involved in. There are also links to the groups that I play with and conduct. On the photograph page there are downloadable publicity photos for press use. The diary page will keep you up to date with where I will be playing and conducting over the coming months. If you would like any more information then please contact me via the email address at the top. This website is designed and hosted by Eighth Note.

09/06/05 Pete Joins the Ransome Band
As of March 2005 I was appointed Principal Cornet of the Ransome Band. This is my first regular band playing since leaving the Foresters in 2000. Over the last few years I have played with many bands including Black Dyke Mills, YBS and Desford, but it has been a while since I've been attending twice weekly rehearsals with the same band! I'm really looking forward to the challenge as it is completely different from the kind of playing that I've been doing over the last couple of years. I've not forgotten about my trumpet though, and there are several recording/ recital projects coming up later in the year. Watch this space!