Take a read of the full 4* review from our visit to the NMB Bradford weekend. “Growling through the trombone is a new one for me,” admitted one musician between performances of Ailís Ní Ríain’s work Holocene. Bradford Cathedral echoed with squawks, rattles and primordial grumbling as the combined forces of Onyx Brass and Hammonds Band conjured Ní Ríain’s…
A great day was had by all in Bradford on 7th July for our World Premiere performance of Ailís Ní Ríain’s Holocene alongside the formidable Hammonds Band. The piece formed part of the wider New Music Biennial Weekender, allowing audiences a chance to see all twenty commissions that are part of this years New Music…
It’s almost upon us, Saturday 7th June at 430pm sees the world premiere of Holocene, Ailís Ní Ríain’s new work for Brass, at Bradford Cathedral. Alongside The Hammonds Band, we will perform the piece as well as record it for future use by BBC Radio 3. The performance forms part of the Bradford 2025 UK…
Good to get underway with rehearsals for our New Music Biennial project, Holocene, this week with the composer, Ailís Ní Ríain in attendance. Performing alongside a brass band, and 4 cymbals the piece promises to be an assault on the senses, using many forms of advanced technique including harmon and plunger mute for the horn.…
We are so pleased to have received a number of reviews for our 30th Birthday Recording including five stars from BBC Music Magazine and made it their disk of the week. The closing paragraph read: “Not just awesome chops and feel, but an ability to sound like so much more than merely five brass instruments.…
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After a week since its release The Sun is Free to Flow with the Sea has gone straight into the Specialist Classical Charts at number 6! This is our highest ever rating, beating Festmusik: A Legacy that went in at 7. It’s fair to say we are beyond chuffed and say a huge thank you…
