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Runar Vaernes performs in Manchester
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Norwegian trombonist Runar Vaernes has been making an impact in Britain with his contest performances with the Stockport-based Leyland Band over the past couple of years. He will be flying in once again...
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Top trombonists join forces for charity
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Some of the UK???s finest classical and jazz trombonists are joining forces to form a 16-piece trombone choir performance in Leicester on Sunday 28 January, writes Dan Baker. Included in the line up...
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Gordon Campbell in the North East
Written By: David ReadComments: 0*Gordon Campbell*, Principal Trombone of the BBC Big Band, will be guest soloist next month in concerts in South Shields with the Customs House Community Big Band. 27 & 28 February 2007, 7.30pm....
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Brassy Christmas
Written By: David ReadComments: 0In a rush of seasonal goodwill, two brass ensembles have released Christmas records freely on the Internet. The esteemed *LSO Brass Ensemble* expanded their 'horn' section with car horns from five Chevrolet cars...
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LSO Discovery Trombone Extravaganza
Written By: Edward SolomonComments: 0The BTS invites all trombonists to a joint event with the London Symphony Orchestra. Featuring performances from Ian Bousfield and participation in a trombone choir led by Dudley Bright and Bob Hughes, the...
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HMSC Christmas 2006 broadcasts
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The soft sound of baroque trombones can be heard this week in a series of BBC radio broadcasts entitled A German Christmas. The BBC Singers have teamed up with His Majestys Sagbutts and...
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Ian Bousfield - Pryor Engagement
Written By: Edward SolomonComments: 0Sousa's trombone soloist Arthur Pryor is celebrated in a new recording by British trombonistIan Bousfield. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra principal trombonist plays a selection of the American's virtuoso solo compositions from the turn-of-the-century. Ian...
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Kevin Morgan ventures Off the Beaten Tracks
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Kevin Morgan has recently released a solo album featuring a number of his own compositions. The music ranges from 'sultry echoes of cool jazz to pulsating rhythms borrowed from around the globe' and...
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Kenny plays carnyx in Edinburgh
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Tomorrow sees *John Kenny* perform a lunchtime concert at Edinburgh University. Entitled 'The Mouthpiece of the Gods', John will perform on the world's only Celtic war horn, the carynx. Tracing the roots of...
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Lindberg at Liverpool and RNCM
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Next week, Christian Lindberg will be performing two trombone concertos with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, as well as a public masterclass at the Royal Northern College of Music. In Liverpool next Thursday, Lindberg...
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Nick Hudson plays Bourgeois
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The Taunton Symphony Orchestra present soloist *Nick Hudson* in a performance of Derek Bourgeois' Trombone Concerto on Saturday 2 December 2006 in the King's Hall, Taunton. The programme also includes Haydn's Nelson Mass,...
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Bones Apart - latest Enigma
Written By: David ReadComments: 0*Bones Apart* have just announced the release of their third CD, Enigma. Recorded in August 2006 on World of Brass' Egon label, it features pieces from their current recital repertoire. They provide their...
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Leon Ni prizewinner at Passau
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The Ni Ensemble has won the International Brass Ensemble Competition in Passau. The brass quintet includes trombonist *Leon Ni*, who now plays for the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and has lived in Britain...
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Marines remember Don Lusher
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Don Lusher will be honoured by the Royal Marines in Portsmouth tonight in a memorial concert. With a host of classics from the big band era in tribute to the trombonist and teacher...
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Nightingale at the Royal Academy
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The Royal Academy of Music presents *Mark Nightingale* in a lunchtime concert with the Royal Academy of Music Trombone Choir, conducted by Bob Hughes, on 30 November 2006. Thursday 30 November 2006,...
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Trombonists dominate at British Open Solo Championships
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Trombonists dominated the prizes in this weekend's British Open Solo and Quartet Championships 2006 held in Dunkinfield, Greater Manchester. Although the top prize was one by baritone player Katrina Marzella, trombonists Philip Dias and...
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Chris Jeans joins GUS Band
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The Northamptonshire-based GUS Band have announced the signing of *Chris Jeans* as their new Principal Trombone. The 46-year old veteran of several top brass bands, including Desford, Black Dyke, YBS and Sunlife is...
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Boosey & Hawkes exhibition
Written By: David ReadComments: 0A large display of historic Boosey & Hawkes instruments and production records will be opening at the Horniman Museum later this month, celebrating over 150 years of British brass instrument manufacture and Boosey...
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LPO brass at QEH
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The London Philharmonic are putting their brass section to the fore in a chamber concert with choir just before Christmas in the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Principal Horn Richard Bissill has arranged the Purcell...