bristol brass consort

The wedding gig on Saturday went very well for the quintet. Even our sight reading of Sousa’s “Semper Fidelis” march was fine despite it being a 10 piece arrangement and each of us having to cover two parts. Having the appropriate music to play is of course, all part of our unique Bristol Brass “Gig Management System” (GMS) ™. Still, the bride was lovely and there was a fee… Continue reading

First things first, that’s the last of those silly bar number titles. Can’t think what possessed me to use them (keep your thoughts to yourself). Just something to get me started, I suppose.

Next, I should say something more about the Bristol Brass Consort. You could of course, just click on our logo and visit the web site if you want to find out more (on the right if… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Well the St. Stephens gig went ok. No bag ladies today, just some old boy who commended me on how my tie reminded him of some some rather nice material he’d seen in a tip the other day. Not a bad sized audience for a Wednesday lunchtime, and at least we seem to have seen off the sparrows. However, not one of our more polished performances and my own playing… Continue reading

We have our “almost” annual lunchtime concert at St Stephens, Bristol City centre tomorrow at 1.10pm. We always intend for this to be a “safe” outing for any new stuff we’ve been working on, but as invariably happens we’ve all been too busy for any serious rehearsals lately. So it will be a last minute selection of our usual brass quintet standards. Still, there’s little cash in it for… Continue reading | 3 Comments

This seemed like a good idea until the “Start Posting” button appeared. Is a blog an effective way to promote and publicise a symphonic brass ensemble? Maybe, but an advert on the side of the no. 99 bus now seems a far better bet.

Anyway, doesn’t a brass ensemble with some of the South West’s best players sell itself? When they’ve commissioned over half a dozen new works… Continue reading