A page to keep up to date with the recent events and goings on in the Brass Department of Birmingham Conservatoire. http://www.bcu.ac.uk/pme/conservatoire/
28/03/2024
Looking forward to The Central Band of the Royal Air Force’s visit to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire! Friday 19 April 24
Joint concert with RBC’s Wind Orchestra.
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
ConsTest: Birmingham Open Brass Band Competition
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Learning and Participation
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Trumpet Tutor and alumni Alan Thomas 🎺
17/07/2023
Still buzzing after an awesome week of brass chamber music of the highest level at the Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition. A genre incredibly close to my heart! Rest assured, the future of brass quintets is very exciting indeed!! Please keep and eye out for these prize winners!
First prize, The Philip Jones Prize:
London Central Brass (England)
Second Prize, Buffet Crampon Prize: KamBrass (Spain)KamBrass Quintet
Third Prize, Founder’s Award:
New Antonine Brass (Scotland)New Antonine Brass
The Clarence Myerscough Trust Award: Perrongen Brass (Norway)
Phil Parker Ltd Award:
KamBrass
Onyx Brass 30th Anniversary Prize:
London Central Brass
The PJIBEC panel 2023 was Alan Thomas, Annamia Larsson, Mayumi Schimizu, Jens Bjørn-Larsen and Pasi Pirinen (chair).
Great thanks for the incredible energy of Ursula Jones and Amos Miller making this wonderful event happen!
Onyx Brass Septura RAF Music Buffet-Crampon Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
14/07/2023
Congratulations to the Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition finalists after an incredibly strong semifinal.
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13/07/2023
We have our Semifinalists!
Looking forward to hearing them again on Friday!
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KamBrass 🇪🇸 Les Brasseurs 🇮🇹 London Central 🏴 New Antonine Scotland 🏴 Perrongen 🇳🇴 Phoenix 🏴
Masterclass day today!
Wish I could go 😫
2x Mnozil Brass tickets for Friday 16 June in Birmingham.
Tickets were £30 each, but happy to take £50 for the pair.
Contact Andy T on 07311823671.
17/04/2023
We are delighted to announce our first Brass Academy will be held in the UK this summer! 🎺
Taking place from 24-26 August in Oxford, our intensive brass chamber music course is open to talented brass students, aged 16-21. The course will be led by Septura's Artistic Directors, Simon Cox and Matthew Knight, and will feature masterclasses from other members of Septura.
Spaces are limited, so we encourage you to get your applications in quickly to be considered.
For more information and to apply, visit septura.org/brass-academy/
17/04/2023
05/05/2022
Not to be missed!!
Members of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra close up! Hockley Social Club.
Great music, food and drink. Last time was epic!!
Hockley Social Club & the CBSO present: Symphonic Sessions - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Symphonic Sessions returns to Hockley Social Club on Thursday 5 May for an evening of music and poetry exploring fantasy and escapism.
19/12/2020
I mean, now they really are taking the joy out of Christmas.....🥂🍾❌