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30th Anniversary Recording Released 23rd June

Containing ten new works for brass and with all except one work commissioned by Onyx Brass, The sun is free to flow with the sea is a celebration of not only our reaching the grand old age of 30, but also of the ethos of the group from its inception three decades ago. We are…

Happy 30th Birthday to us!

For Onyx, it is a very happy new year indeed. We are thirty years old and have decided to celebrate. As a birthday present to ourselves, we have commissioned some fabulous new music for brass. The year starts with us recording these for the NMC label and then our concerts will feature them as the…

Onyx visit the Great Birmingham Brass Fest

January 20th 2020 saw Onyx visit the Great Birmingham Brass Fest 2020 which was held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and organised by our very own Amos Miller who is head of brass at the conservatoire. From performing two world premieres to appearing alongside horn playing superstar, Sarah Willis in one of her Horn Hangouts,…