bristol brass consort

Well, it seems like only four years ago that the Bristol Brass Consort was turning 21. Unlike that milestone we’re trying to be a little more organised in celebrating this one. So we’ve got the pub gigs lined up.

A purely functional post here to plug our concert in St. Johns Church, Axbridge on 24th August at 7.30 (I think – see earlier references to our GMS). This is a FREE concert – although there is a retiring collection. Apart from playing in a lovely old church with a very friendly audience in a very picturesque small town, one other reason for this annual concert… Continue reading

From the Bristol Brass “How To … ” manual. This is the correct and approved approach to take when faced with 100 bars rest or more. Note the complete and utter sense of exhaustion caused by having to get up before noon on a Sunday.

Two posts in two days, we’re on a roll.

Anyway - a date not to be missed - 4th October 2008 – 7.30 pm

Bristol Brass Consort (Very Big Version) PRESENTS !

• Mussorgsky (arr Elgar Howarth) Pictures at an Exhibition
• Strauss Festmusik der Stadt Wien
• Koetsier Symphony for Brass
• Sibelius (arr

It can’t be two and a half years since the last post ! Either I’m the king of procrastinators or else I’ve dropped through a time dilation wormhole.Hmmm, I wonder which of these it could be ?Does this mean I’ll be resurrecting this blog ?Answers on a pinhead please (just kick off a couple of those angels)… Continue reading

Well, our 6th May concert is a month closer than it was last time I posted here and we’re still working on putting the program together. Ideas come into our heads thick and fast, and then seem to go all thin and soggy and get completely sucked out again. But we’ve not just booked the venue (St. George’s, Bristol), but have parted with the deposit as well so we’ll have… Continue reading | 3 Comments

Just a short post to point out a a couple of sites worth looking at if you’re a brass player (or a musician even !). The first is the web site of Ryan Anthony, sometime trumpeter with the Center City brass quintet and Canadian Brass. It’s a fairly standard “artists web” with biog, schedules, discography etc. etc. but worth a look if just for for the “For Brass Players/Educators”… Continue reading

Just posting to try and get some momentum going on this blog. As usual we have the usual suspects lined up for our small number of Christmas concerts this year. Tomorrow night might be a little different however, and not too sure what to expect as we’re contributing to a concert by the pindrop club which will be new to me although some of the consort have had dealings… Continue reading

OK, duff title, but how else can you creep back in to a blog that’s been silent for just over a year?

Well, what have we been up to this last year?

Not a lot.

What about our 20th anniversary year?

It’s just a number (shrug shoulders).

And next year?

It’s our 21st Coming of

There can be some pretty sniffy reactions by brass ensembles when some punter calls them a brass band. And to the casual listener the distinction can be somewhat academic. But to answer to the question, no we’re not a Brass Band. Here are some reasons:

• We’re too small. An up to strength band will have 24 or 25 players plus percussion. We do however take