Images from JAM Celebration Concert 2021
Author Archive for Andrew Sutton
A tour-de-force of symphonic brass chamber music… A fascinating concept and a remarkable recording brimming with all the splendour of the Romantic era
Lee Harrelson, describing Festmusik: A Legacy for British Bandsman Band and Ensemble Recording of the Year 2021
Awards for Festmusik
Coming to the end of the year and a number of publications and commentators are pulling together their best recordings of 2021 and its good to see Festmusik: A Legacy is receiving its fair share of attention. First piece of silverware has been awarded by the website, 4 Bars Rest, and its CD of the…
Group to Feature On In Tune Christmas Special
Tuesday 21st December sees Onyx team up with the BBC Radio 3 In Tune Show for their annual Christmas Special. Broadcast live at 5pm, we will be playing some of our favourite seasonal numbers throughout the programme. Also hosts Sarah Walker and Sean Rafferty will be having a chat with Dave to catch up with…
Music for Rooftops Gallery
Onyx Two Days in Devon and Hertfordshire
September 17th and 18th see the group travelling around in their return to some semblance of normality after the last eighteen months. First up is a visit to Hertfordshire and a concert to open the Sarratt Festival of Music 2021. This was originally a concert that was scheduled one year ago but was postponed due…
Group to Premiere Music For Rooftops in Eastbourne
Saturday 28th August sees Onyx Brass visiting Eastbourne to perform the premiere of Clive Whitburn’s Music for Rooftops. In what will be a perfect piece for our outdoor, socially distant times, it forms the centre piece of a recital taking place on the balcony of the town’s Congress Theatre. The composer writes: “As dusk falls…