Connaught Brass

Many will remember the brilliantly virtuosic and entertaining coffee concert presented by Connaught Brass in 2022, so we now welcome them back for an evening concert. Brass quintets are so versatile – able to span repertoire from Baroque to jazz to specially commissioned music.  Sit back and enjoy the sound of brass in the wonderful acoustic of St Mary’s. We are thrilled that over 2 days they are will also be demonstrating their skills and enthusiasm for music to children from 7 local schools. 

PROGRAMME

Jean Philippe Rameau arr. Verhelst – Selections from Dardanus
Dani Howard – MetalWorks (2025 Commission)
Gabriel Fauré arr. Foster – Pavane Op. 50
Trad. arr. Elgar Howarth – Four Swiss Tunes
Enrique Crespo – Ragtime from Suite Americana
Astor Piazzolla arr. Verhelst – Suite from Maria de Buenos Aires
Florence Price arr. Blair – Adoration
Leonard Bernstein arr. Gale – Selection from West Side Story

Technically astonishing, eclectic in repertoire, and prepared to explode cliches of what brass chamber music should sound like.       The Arts Desk