TALENTED young musician Josie Whale, of Launceston, has been invited to take part in the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain Easter course again this year, writes Natalie Venning.

Josie, aged 15, a student of St Joseph's School, Launceston, will be attending the course at Taunton School from Sunday, April 13 to Sunday, April 20.

This will be the third time Josie has been invited on such a course — last year she was the youngest to take part.

The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain was founded in 1962 by Dr Denis Wright and exists to give 'exceptionally gifted young brass instrumentalists the opportunity to perform advanced music and receive the highest quality teaching'.

Josie has been a member of Launceston and Camborne town bands and Devon County Band. She will be playing tenor horn during the course, but can also play piano, violin, flute and recorder.

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