Paula Russell, Cornet, hails from the south of England but now resides in Brisbane, Australia.
She is the 2006 Ern Keller International Brass Solist Of The Year, former British
Open Cornet Champion and memeber of hugely successful Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band (whilst with them Paula was fortunate enough to win five European Brass Band Championships, two All England Masters Championships and two British Open Brass Band Championships.
Paula will be representing Australia in the British Open Solo Championships in
November 2006.
She is currently Principal Cornet for Brisbane Excelsior Band, the reigning
Australian Brass Band Champions and recently toured with them to compete
in the All England Masters International competition.
Paula studied at Salford University under the tutuledge of Professor David King,
graduating in 2002 with a first class honours in band musicianship, with a distinction in performance on cornet and was recipient of the 2002 'Harry Mortimer' award.
Aside from performing, Paula is a web deigner specialising in sites for musicians
and also runs and maintains her own website, buglegirl.com (currently being
re-launched) and will soon be unvailing her own design portfolio at
paularussell.com.
Many cornet players can display the technical 'fireworks' but not all can produce the required rich and golden sound. Paula's tone is as pure and 'British' as it gets!
Hi Paula, Hope you read this. I would like to mention how much of an inspiration you are to me of late. I am a (plus size) cornet player from NSW and after keeping a keen eye on your website and your excercise, healthy eating along with the weight loss to go with it, I have been (as I have said before) inspired and you have become a catalyst for me to look after my physical self better and get myself to a respectable weight.
Hows it going mate?! I think i'm gonna pop over to pontins at some point! You coming over on your own!? Gonna go to Open too, have a listen! Good luck there if i don't see you before!!!
