Christchurch Music Centre
Supporting young musicians since 1968
info@christchurchmusiccentre.co.uk
Who's who?
Emily Neagle
MMus FRSM BA(hons)
Musical Director of Junior and Senior bands
Emily Neagle is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Southampton where she studied Saxophone. She is now a professional freelance musician enjoying a varied career teaching and performing.
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Before Emily went to university she was also a member of Christchurch Music which helped her to developed her love of music. Emily now aims to help to develop and challenging our members by bringing a variety of repertoire, while creating a fun and enjoyment to rehearsals.
CMC Committee
Chairman
Andrew Thorne
Musical Director - Senior and Junior Bands
Emily Neagle
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Musical Director - First Band
Cheri Wallace
Treasurer
Helen Carroll
Committee Members
Kerry Davis
Sharon Welling
Shaun Welling
Sandy Simpson
Andrew Thorne
Chairman
Brass Quintet Leader
Andrew studied tuba, composition and arts management at Dartington College of Arts. He has extensive experience of working with young people through the Canned Performance Company, brass teaching and has been playing in wind bands since the mid eighties.
Cheri Wallace
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Musical Director of First Access Band
Cheri Wallace was born in Andover and studied music at Colchester Institute and Surrey University, studying flute with Edward Beckett as well as recorder and baroque flute with Gerry MacDonald. She performs with Salisbury Baroque, as well as Questa Musica and Salisbury Sinfonia on the modern flute. A keen composer she has won several prizes Cheri Wallace was born in Andover and studied music at Colchester Institute and Surrey University, studying recorder and baroque flute with Gerry MacDonald. She performs with Salisbury Baroque, as well as Salisbury Sinfonia on the modern flute and has a keen interest in composition where she has won several prizes and had lots of wind band music published. Most recently she has written and cowritten with her sons 19 books for woodwind and brass.
