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Happy 30th Birthday to us!
For Onyx, it is a very happy new year indeed. We are thirty years old and have decided to celebrate. As a birthday present to ourselves, we have commissioned some fabulous new music for brass. The year starts with us recording these for the NMC label and then our concerts will feature them as the…
Candlelit Concert at Stapleford Granary
Tuesday December 13th sees Onyx visit the Cambridgeshire arts venue of Stapleford Granary to present a concert of our favourite classics, interwoven with new works by Emily Hall and a seasonal flavour to round the evening off. Add in the the candlelit atmosphere, the performance promises something for almost everyone. Situated just five miles from…
A Day Trip to Repton Schools
November saw us having a day coaching and performing with the pupils of Repton College and Prep schools in Derbyshire. We spent the daytime working with two very fine brass groups taken from each school, playing such eclectic pieces as Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks, and Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up! Some…
A Day at Repton School
In November, the group resumes its educational activities with a visit to Repton School in Derbyshire for a day of work with the brass students in ensembles and solo settings. Then we all join together in the evening for a concert of music by the students, us as a solo quintet and culminating with the…
Onyx to Join Forces with Exeter Philharmonic Choir
November 5th sees Onyx join forces with the Exeter Philharmonic Choir to present a evening of works featuring the forces of brass, percussion, organ, and choir. The concert in Exeter Cathedral was originally planned as a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, but now as a thanksgiving for her long and glorious reign. It…
Onyx Brass Announces Three Day Chamber Music Course at Benslow Music
News hot off the press, we are delighted to announce that the group will be giving a three day chamber music coaching course at Benslow Music this spring. Situated in rural Hertfordshire and covering the multi-faceted world of playing in a brass chamber group, there are residential and non-residential options open to all ages that…