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Ben van Dijk premiere in Manchester
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Sunday 22 February 2009 3.00pm-6.00pm Lord Rhodes Room Royal Northern College of Music Admission Free (but necessary to guarantee your place in advance) Please contact Chris Houlding at christopherhoulding@googlemail.com or write...
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Results of the BTS Composers Competition
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Following 46 submissions to the BTS Composers Competition 2008-2009, judges Bruce Fraser, Philip Wilby and Paul Lovatt-Cooper have selected worthy winners. The standard in the Senior Quartet and Unaccompanied sections was very high....
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Bones Apart in Lincolnshire
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Bones Apart will be presenting a recital in Boston, Lincolnshire in just over a week’s time. The programme will include a variety of music from their American and Shakespeare programmes as well as...
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Philharmonia carols
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Philharmonia Orchestra have released a video Christmas Card featuring their brass quintet playing three traditional carols. The playing is a delight and the arrangements by Tim Jackson are full of interest. The clips are...
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LSO masterclasses on YouTube
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Dudley Bright andPaul Milner, principal trombone and bass trombone with the London Symphony Orchestra, have recorded masterclasses videos on YouTube. The on-line classes feature these top players performing well-known audition pieces: David’s Concertino, Bach’s...
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LPO Brass Christmas special offer
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The London Philharmonic invites readers to celebrate Christmas with a special concert from the LPO Brass Ensemble and at the Wigmore Hall. And as a Christmas treat, BTS members are offered a special...
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Bones Apart UK tour
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Music in the Round has included Bones Apart in its roster of eight top chamber ensembles touring the UK this season which also includes the Belcea Quartet and Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe Trio. Their concerts start this...
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John Jenkins
Written By: David ReadComments: 0John Jenkins, the renowned tuba player, passed away on 26th October, aged 61. John had held the tuba position in the Philharmonia Orchestra for over 35 years until his recent retirement through ill...
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HMSC 25-year milestone
Written By: David ReadComments: 0This Sunday, the sweet sounds of early brass will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in a special programme celebrating 25 years of His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts. The British group which is...
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Eton to host Onyx Brass summer school
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Onyx Brass have announced a brand new summer school hosted in the fantastic facilities of Eton School. Onyx Brass at Eton is designed to give brass players aged 18 and over “an intensive...
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Trombone Quartets Invited
Written By: David ReadComments: 0There is still time to enter the BTS trombone quartet contest held at Salford University on the 9th December. After receiving a pleasing quota of interests from quartets around the country, we are...
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Richard Brown recital in Durham
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Richard Brown will be giving a solo recital at Durham University this December as part of their lunchtime concert series. Richard is well known from his regular concert and contest appearances with Grimethorpe...
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TUBE in Fulham
Written By: David ReadComments: 0TUBE - The Unusual Brass Ensemble - is travelling to Fulham in a couple of weeks to perform an interesting a programme of contemporary classical and jazz, featuring composers like Graham Fitkin, John...
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Quintets in Lincolnshire
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Paul Archibald will be leading the London Mozart Players Brass Quintet in a short tour of Lincolnshire. Their visit to North Cotes, Sutton-on-Sea and Spilsby will feature programmes including the Arnold Quintet and...
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Scores to download
Written By: David ReadComments: 0If you wanted to browse the score of a Beethoven or Brahms symphony, until now you probably had to visit a specialist music shop or one of those rare things, a music...
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Johann de Meij piece for bass trombone
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Bass trombonist Jonathan Warburton will be performing the UK premiere of Canticles by Johan de Meij next month. The solo feature will take place in a light programme given by the BBC Elstree...
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Haley wins BTS competition
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Congratulations to 13 year old Haley M O'Connelley from Durham who is the winner of the BTS National Competition for Young Trombonists 2008. Haley triumphed in the final at the BTS trombone day...
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Lions Club solo competition
Written By: David ReadComments: 0The Lions Club run annual music competitions across Europe, and this year is the turn of the trombone. The voluntary service organisation is organising and funding this competition for trombonists up to the...
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2009 Newark Brass Festival
Written By: David ReadComments: 0Newark Brass Festival takes place over a weekend in January in Newark, Nottinghamshire. It comprises a solo competition, workshop and concert. The competition is for ages 11 to 30 and has three sections: Grades...
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Lindberg ticket offer
Written By: David ReadComments: 0To celebrate the return of Christian Lindberg to London next week, the BTS is proud to announce a very special ticket deal from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Special offer for trombonists to see...