Harmen Vanhoorne

Principal Cornet

“I think it’s a great opportunity to see the country, to get new people and youth interested in this incredible medium and to bond with fellow brass musicians at the highest level.”

Band:
North Shore Brass

City:
Auckland

Member of National Bands of New Zealand:
2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023

Occupation:
Musician

Hobbies:
Football (the real thing… not the American variant)

Brass banding career highlights:
- Winning the Belgian nationals 4 times
- Competing at the European Brass Band Championships
- Being invited to be the soloist for the gala concert in the Royal Albert Hall (UK Nationals) and at Brass In Concert
- Performing “Mysteries of the Horizons” by Nigel Clarke with Tredegar at the RNCM Festival of Brass and later recorded it with Grimethorpe Colliery Band