According to a recent review on BBC Radio 3, Onyx Brass is a ”wonderful, virtuosic brass quintet.” Established in 1993, and soon to be celebrating their 30th Birthday, they have changed audience perceptions of what the brass ensemble is. Equally at home commissioning new music to performing the classics, or directing workshops in primary schools to delivering masterclasses at The Juilliard School, Onyx Brass is truly the brass ensemble of its generation.
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- Onyx to Premiere Rhombus
Tuesday 13th July sees us return to a live audience for the first time in 2021 and only the second time since the pandemic began back in March 2020. While we haven’t been idle, returning to a semblance of normality is hugely exciting and it’s…
- JAM on the Marsh 2021
It’s JAM on the Marsh time, and this year is especially exciting due to live audiences being allowed back after last year’s virtual offering. In keeping with the festival’s commitment to commissioning new music and giving second (or more) performances of these commissions, both concerts…
- 5 Star Reviews for Festmusik
Great to see that Festmusik: A Legacy is getting a lot of notice from the music press. Hot on the heels of the exemplary review from BBC Record Review, both Classical Music Magazine and the specialist brass website, 4Barsrest.com, awarded our Chandos recording 5 stars.…
”stunningly crisp brass-playing”
Kate Molleson, BBC Radio 3
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- Onyx Visit British Army Band Tidworth
April 30th was a big day for the group, seeing the release of Festmusik, however not resting on our laurels we were honoured to be invited to deliver a continuing professional development (CPD) day to the British Army Brass Band Tidworth at their barracks in…
- Group to give online “meet the ensemble” sessions to London Music Colleges
During the lockdown getting out and about performing and teaching proves to be a little tricky but we are going to use the video conferencing boom to deliver two virtual “meet the ensemble‘ discussions for the students of the Royal College of Music and Guildhall…
- Recorded concert at Imperial College to be released in New Year
On Tuesday 8th December in normal times we would have been giving our annual concert for the Imperial College Concert Series. While we couldn’t perform to a live audience, we were so pleased that Oliver Gooch has enabled us to present a show that has…