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Alan Thomas to join Onyx Brass

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.…

I’m dreaming of an Onyx Christmas

…just like the ones I used to know. If there’s anything that sounds like Christmas to me, it’s probably a brass band playing carols. We’re always quite busy around this time of year – we’ve already played two concerts with choirs (Laudate and Eltham Choral Society), and we’ve got a very busy day coming up…

Onyx Brass on YouTube

Back in July we took part in the excellent Durham International Brass Festival. Not only did we enjoy every moment but along with the help and expertise of James Stretton we have made and posted 3 video clips from our concert in Brancepeth Church. We think they are rather good (obviously) but what do you…

Cheryl Frances-Hoad and The Madness Industry

On September 25th 2012 at the Richmond Concert Society we will be giving the premiere of The Madness Industry by Cheryl Frances-Hoad. This is one of our major new commissions this year and we are very excited about it. On first look it will be an excellent and challenging addition to our repertoire. This is…