Roy Newsome

Roy Newsome (Elland, Yorkshire, 17 July 1930 – Bury, England, 10 October 2011) was a British conductor, composer, arranger, broadcaster, music educator, and cornet player.

As a conductor, he was associated with the Black Dyke Mills Band (1966–1977), Besses o 'th' Barn (1978–1985), Fairey Engineering Band (1986–1989) and the Sun Life Band (1989–1996). With these leading brass bands he experienced… More