Roy Newsome (Elland, Yorkshire,[1] 17 July 1930 – Bury, England, 10 October 2011)[2] was a British conductor, composer, arranger, broadcaster, music educator, and cornet player.
With these leading brass bands he experienced many successes, including five winning performances in the "British Open Championships" and a winning performance in the "National Brass Band Championships."
He was also chief conductor of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain[3] for 17 years.
For eight years he was the host of the program "Listen to the Band" on BBC Radio 2.
[4] As a composer and arranger, he published around 100 works, including works for brass band and concert band, and several pieces of chamber music.