Following the departure of David Hamilton to pursue a Musicians career in the British Army, Camborne Band has announced the appointment of a new Resident Musical Director, Kevin Mackenzie.
Kevin studied in Yorkshire for a BA (hons) in Band Studies and also achieved an ABRSM and LRSM in performance on the euphonium, gaining a distinction in both. During his time at University in Yorkshire, Kevin was a member of the double National and European Champions Brighouse and Rastrick Band under Alan Withington. This will be Kevin’s second stint in front of Camborne after previously conducting the band between 2008 & 2011.
During his initial tenure with Camborne, the band secured a number of high profile contest successes and qualified to make two appearances at the National Finals, as well as a hat trick of victories at the West of England Bandsman’s Festival in Bugle.
His return has been welcomed by the band and Chairman, Nick Sanders, who stated “We are very pleased to have been able to secure the services of Kevin once more for the Camborne Band. His first stint with us was a great success and everyone is looking forward to working with him once again. We are sure that together with John Berryman we have a tremendous team to direct our performances over the coming year.”
Kevin added; “It’s a great pleasure to accept the invitation to return to the team at Camborne as Musical Director. This is a great opportunity to work with a forward thinking band on some exciting collaborations and musical projects. There are few bands with the heritage and history of Camborne and it is an honour to be appointed to this role."
Kevin’s first conducting engagement with the band was the George Lloyd Centenary Concert in St Ives earlier this month. The band would like to take the opportunity to thank David Hamilton for all his hard work over the past year and wish him every success in his new career in the military.