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ONYX
BRASS
Repertoire
The repertoire of Onyx Brass is huge. The group plays a
wealth of music from original compositions to arrangements
of religious music; from ceremonial fanfares to songs from
the shows; from the beautiful simplicity of a Bach fugue to
the stomp of a Copland
ballet. individual requests are preferred but, if asked to,
the group can come up with a suitable programme sure to have
broad appeal which, also, manages to challenge its audience.
New Music
Onyx has
a particular committment to commissioning and
performing new works. This is exemplified by
establishing a composer-in-association, the
celebrated and critically-acclaimed Tim Jackson.
The year 2006 is an exciting one . The month of
March sees 3 first performances from the group. The
first two are pieces written by friends and
colleagues of the group, James Maynard and Mick
Foster. These will be premiered at the Imperial
College lunchtime recital
series on march 16th and have been entirely funded
by Onyx. The third piece is by Judith Bingham and
will be performed alongside the BBC Singers as well
as recorded for BBC Radio 3. This is a joint JAM
(see "Work with Choirs" tab) and BBC commission for
Onyx
and the Singers. |
Whilst Onyx is and
always has been committed to performing new music, the group
is acutely aware of how daunting this can be for an
audience. Every step is, therefore, taken to ensure that
the piece is palatable on a first listening and that the
audience is furnished with as much relevant information as
possible. Onyx would like people to enjoy listening to new
music as much as the group enjoys playing it.
Last edited
20 Apr 2006
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