South Milford Brass    

Meet the Band

Musical Director:    Miles Davison                     

Miles started playing the Tenor Horn at the age of eleven with the Lanner and District Silver Band in Cornwall.  He moved to Grimsby in 1979 and played Euphonium and  Flugel in a local band before being offered  the Solo Horn position with the Brodsworth Colliery Band.

 In 1988 he was appointed Principal Horn with the Desford Colliery Band, the newly crowned national champions.  With Desford he realised several ambitions: touring with the band  to Moscow, the USA  and extensively in Europe, winning four national titles in a row as well making  many recordings and broadcasts where he  has also featured as a soloist. Miles was also a member of the Desford quartet, winning two open titles in succession.

In 1992 Miles and Ian Porterhouse were invited to train the St Kilda Band in New Zealand for their National Championships, Not only did St Kilda became National Champions by eight clear points but they also won a string of smaller ensemble victories and the National Quartet title. In the weeks leading up to the competition Miles also featured as a soloist on New Zealand national Radio. Since leaving the Desford band Miles has played with Stocksbridge Band, James Shephard Versatile Brass, Black Dyke Band, Dodworth Band, Yorkshire Imps, Carlton Main Frickley, EYMS and Hatfield Colliery where he was also Bandmaster and assistant conductor.

As a conductor Miles has worked with Barrow Concert, Aunt Bessies Brass, EYMS and Stocksbridge Band and was appointed as Musical Director of South Milford Brass in February 2010.

We hope Miles enjoys a long and successful association with the band

Cornets

Horns

Euphoniums/Baritones

Trombones

Eb/Bb Bass

Percussion

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