Soprano Cornet- Simon Morgan

Simon started playing trumpet at the age of 7 in Carmarthenshire. He progressed through the youth music system from Carmarthenshire Wind Band, Brass Band and Orchestra, on Trumpet, Cornet and Flugelhorn, through to County and National levels. At the age of 15 he joined the Burry Port Town Band. The band had an extremely successful period winning the Second Section twice, Section one and also Championship Section. Simon then went to study Music under the likes of Philip Wilby, Roger Webster and Bob Childs at the Leeds University and also worked with Ritchie Clendenin and Paul Shagoyan at the CSU Fresno. Whilst studying, Simon played for Yorkshire Evening Post, Crewe Co-op, EYMS and Carlton Main Frickley Bands but still kept up contacts with his home band, Burry Port. After graduating Simon moved back to Wales and continued to play for Burry Port until he moved to London. In 2002 work brought Simon to the North and he took up banding again with Flixton.