On September 25th 2012 at the Richmond Concert Society we will be giving the premiere of The Madness Industry by Cheryl Frances-Hoad. This is one of our major new commissions this year and we are very excited about it. On first look it will be an excellent and challenging addition to our repertoire. This is…
Onyx Brass made another lively appearance last Thursday on In Tune, BBC Radio 3′s drivetime show with Sean Rafferty. The quintet were promoting their gala performance at the Southbank Centre, which is this coming Thursday at 7.45pm. Tickets are still available here. They performed live in the studio with baritone Mark Stone – check it out here!…
For our upcoming Purcell Room concert BBC trombonist Dan Jenkins has written us a new non-brass piece. After rehearsing it we think it’s going to be great if a little daunting! Here is what Dan himself has to say about it. “Brass playing is a taxing business, so in January 2012, Onyx Brass asked me…
Our tour to Ireland is getting very close and rehearsals are going well. One of the highlights of the trip will be performing our new commission by Andrew Hamilton, slow phrases piece. We asked him for a few thoughts about it: “Often it takes months to find material that resonates but with this piece it came…
