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…
After a bit of a roller coaster few weeks we are very pleased to announce that along with the compose David Sawer, the group has been one of 20 projects to be chosen to take part in the PRS for Music’s first UK New Music Biennial. Our project is to take David’s new composition ‘Bronze…
After the sad news at the beginning of the week we are happy to now announce the very good news that Alan Thomas will be our new trumpeter. When we started talking about a replacement for Brian, little did we know that the four of us would be in total agreement of who to ask.…
It’s with great sadness that we announce that Brian unfortunately is leaving the group. He has been with Onyx Brass since 1999 and we will all miss his melifluous tone and consummate musicianship. There are so many special memories and moments that could be noted down of his time with the group and his being…
