- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Joan Hinde was born on October 21, 1933 in Eckington, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. She was married to Kenneth Hopson. She died on January 22, 2015 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.
- SpouseKenneth Hopson(November 26, 1966 - January 22, 2015) (her death, 1 child)
- A variety performer of over fifty years' experience who is a very strong trumpet player, and could arguably hold her own against many working male trumpet players in terms of strength tone and range.
- Often regarded to be Britain's foremost female trumpeter.
- Respected for her immense professionalism in the variety theatre.
- Spent many years touring the infamous Moss Empires circuit.
- Up until relatively recently, she was the only female trumpeter in the world to have broadcast the famous Haydn Trumpet Concerto, when she famously broadcast it with the BBC Concert Orchestra in 1951.
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