Today (18th Feb) we are pleased to announce that alongside Irish composer and writer, Ailís Ní Ríain, we have been chosen to appear in the New Music Biennial Celebrations of 2025. The free, ticketed festival will take place on 6-8 June in Bradford as part of their 2025 UK City of Culture, and 4-6 July…
March 9th 2025 will see the quintet along with Katherine Arnold, present a concert of the major pieces of brass music composed by Malcolm Arnold. Headlining will be the Symphony for Brass Instruments. Written for 10 players it is major work lasting around 25 minutes, and will be the first time that Onyx Brass will…
As part of the celebration and launch of our latest recording in 2025, we are pleased to announce that the group will be making its debut at the Aldeburgh Festival. Central to our visit to Snape Maltings on the 29th June, will be the performance of two neglected works by Benjamin Britten that are on…
Two concerts over two days in November see Onyx give concerts in the far west of England in Shrewsbury followed by a quick dash across the country to perform in Norwich Cathedral alongside their Cathedral Choir. First up, Friday 10th November and we present a programme celebrating the group’s 30th Birthday for the Shropshire Music…
March 22nd & 23rd March has us visiting the Alma Mater of many of us in Onyx, the Royal Academy of Music, where we will be spending 2 days working with the students side by side in preparation for a concert on 23rd. The evening will include the Strauss Motets from Festmusik and Tim Jackson’s…
In under 2 weeks, one of the highlights of our 30th year is to take place at St. Bride’s Church London with the premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new work, Onyx 30. A co-commission with JAM, it will form part of their 2023 Music of Our Time series. The annual concert that features new music for…
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…
