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TrombonistMichael Buchanan will be performing Ferdinand David's Concertino with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra next month and a brand new piece by Cecilia McDowall in January. These solo performances are the result of him...
This week, BTS members have been receiving their new issue of The Trombonist. The Autumn 2009 issue is bursting with articles and news from around the UK. Highlights from this issue include: Bones Apart...
Peter Moore is the featured soloist next month with Lancashire band Dobcross Silver. Friday 13th November 2009, 8pm Holy Trinity Church, Dobcross, Lancs
With a top prize of £1000, the Newark Brass Festival returns this January. Perhaps it will be another trombonist winning this time? It was Wells Cathedral School student Michael Buchanan who walked away...
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 6pm Dukes Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London Royal Academy of Music Trombone Choir Bob Hughes director Holst arr. Jay Friedman ‘Dance of the Spirits of the Earth’ from The...
Chaconne Brass celebrate their 25th Anniversary with a concert in the Cadogan Hall, London this November. The innovative brass quintet will be sharing the stage with guitar, accordion and tabla and feature the...
The British Trombone Society is re-launching the Don Lusher Competition this Autumn for young trombonists. The last competition was a fantastic success with the winner Robbie Harvey praised by the judges Gordon Campbell,...
The BTS (North West) is pleased to announce its annual Solo and Quartet Competition, which takes place on Sunday 6th December 2009 at Peel Hall, University of Salford. The contest, previously only open...
There will be an international trombone competition in Markneukirchen, Germany next May. The judges include players and professors mostly from German speaking countries including Heinz Fadle (Professor in Detmold), Ian Bousfield (Vienna Philharmonic), Christhard...
The Philharmonia Orchestra are resident at the famous Three Choirs Festival in Hereford in a couple of weeks time. During their week's stay, the orchestra's brass are putting on a late night concert...
The all-female trombone quartetBones Apartis celebrating its 10th anniversary year with a UK tour. The programme will include new and old favourites from the group's repertoire, and in the London concert we will...
"Gustav Holst was once ticked off by a Cotswold farmer for playing his trombone too loudly and making his sheep lamb early, newly found archive material shows." The Daily Telegraph reported last week...
The refreshing sounds of early brass instruments will be heard in the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's new home Kings Place (near King's Cross, London). The OAE brass will be performing romantic...
13-year old trombone star Peter Moore is heading off to Australia this week to play solo concerts with brass bands and a chamber orchestra. His schedule starts off in Adelaide and continues through...
Sue Addison has been resurrecting two very special 100 year-old trombones with the help of Mick Rath's workshop. The instruments reportedly used by Holst and Elgar have been having some restoration work so...
Many trombonists pack a mouthpiece in their holiday suitcase to keep their chops working whilst away. With this in mind, BTS member Alan Gall offers some tips for making the best use of...
Top British trombone designer and manufacturer Mick Rath has recently travelled to China to mastermind a new student trombone at the John Packer instrument factory. He has introduced many of his design features...
As Christiano Ronaldo heads for Real Madrid, a new star signing in Cardiff is causing heads to turn in the brass world... Christian Lindberg has just been appointed to a new International Chair at...
The fiery Latin American dances at the heart of Bernstein's West Side Story suit brass instruments wonderfully. Eric Crees' well-loved arrangement for large brass ensemble will be performed this Friday in London with...
An exhibition of trombones is now being displayed in Edinburgh for the summer.Sackbut and Trombone explores the long history of the trombone and how it came to be as it is now. See...