ONYX BRASS

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Onyx visit the Great Birmingham Brass Fest

January 20th 2020 saw Onyx visit the Great Birmingham Brass Fest 2020 which was held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and organised by our very own Amos Miller who is head of brass at the conservatoire. From performing two world premieres to appearing alongside horn playing superstar, Sarah Willis in one of her Horn Hangouts,…

A Day with the Guards

January 6th saw Onyx Brass spend a day working with the brass musicians of the Household Division at Wellington Barracks. Split up into informal discussions and some joint blowing, it gave us a great opportunity for us to get some rehearsal in for our joint concert at the Royal Military Chapel at the Barracks on…

fantastic classical brass quintet, their virtuosity is absolutely staggering…They are brilliant!

Sarah Walker, Sunday Morning, BBC Radio 3

1 Minute of Dowland

Mr Nicholas Gryffith, His Galiard by John Downland, transcribed by Timothy Jackson. Taken from the suite, Five Movements from Lachrimae. Recorded at St George’s Guildhall, King’s Lynn on 27th October 2019.

New series of videos to be called 1 Minute of…

We are in the process of shooting and uploading a new series of pure and simple videos with a single camera and no editing. One Minute of… will be shot during rehearsals for performances. Our first is a clip of the sublime Bach Chorale Prelude, Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland. Over the coming months more will appear as we tour the country. Also the sheet music and full audio recordings will all be available to stream, purchase and download.