Blackweir Brass Trumpets, trombone, horn, tuba
Ensemble Fee from £600 Lunchtime group fee £600 Full group fee £750
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PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS
Formed at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Blackweir Brass have gone on to enjoy performances such as at St John Smith’s Square, St David’s Hall and the Endelienta Series. An emerging group, its members look forward to studying at a postgraduate level at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music. Major influences on the group are the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, and the poetry of Sir John Betjeman.
1. Music and words Evans: Noson Lawen 'Myfanwy', John Betjeman Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Lyrics, WH Auden Hall: On Leaving Wantage. 'On Leaving Wantage,' John Betjeman Debussy: Children’s Corner No.6 'The Pig,' Roald Dahl 2. Inspired by Philip Jones Arnold: Quintet Previn: Four Outings for Brass Farnaby: Fancies, Toyes and Dreames Horovitz: Music Hall Suite 3. Festive feel Ewald: Quintet No.1 Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from The Nutcracker Bernstein: Dance Suite EDUCATIONAL WORK In 2018, Blackweir Brass became Live Music Now artists, educational outreach forms a vital component of their work. The group has experience working with a variety of ages and abilities.
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