Onyx is performing tonight with the BBC Singers, organist Richard Hills, and members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, in a gala Christmas concert at St Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge, conducted by Ben Parry. Tune in to BBC Radio 3 to hear a LIVE broadcast of the concert tonight at 7.30pm, 90-93FM. We’ll…
We’re delighted to have received a good chunk of money towards Tour de Brass! from the Granada Foundation. This money will specifically support a tour of bandstands in the Northwest region (Cheshire, Merseyside, etc), including performances of our new commission from David Sawer. Thanks so much to the good people there who backed our application. Speaking…
It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks for Onyx Brass. The preparations for Tour de Brass! are now well underway and we are scouring the country for its best bandstands and public spaces, and can’t wait to get started. With Tour de Brass! on the horizon, you might imagine us swapping trumpets for Piña Coladas? Feet up in front of…
We’re excited to be performing at the John Armitage Memorial (JAM) concert series this summer, a fantastic initiative dedicated to yearly commissioning and performing of new music, often sympathetically programming new music with the more familiar. We have performed at JAM regularly since 2000, and this July we’ll be performing four wonderful concerts and bringing a nine schools…
We’re delighted to announce we have been awarded £5,000 towards our Tour de Brass! project in 2014. The Leche Trust was set up to support – among other things – arts projects, the preservation of Georgian buildings, and projects which promote good relations between Britain and the third world. The grant is a huge step in our funding campaign,…
