Soler Sonata – Connaught Brass Ensemble

The Connaught Brass Ensemble, who return to the Barnes Music Festival (now in its 10th year) by popular demand, are a thrilling young ensemble at the start of what is sure to be a major international career. Centenaries, music for an occasion and those whose work should be heard more – this programme is a multi-faceted celebration of life and music, showcasing original repertoire for the brass quintet and new arrangements spanning from 1739 until the present day.

From traditional brass favourites to a re-imagined opera, this performance brings together an eclectic mix of repertoire that celebrates some of Connaught Brass’s favourite works and composers.

Programme

Rameau – arr Taillard Overture to Dardanus
Arnold – Quintet no. 1
Clara Schumann arr Blair – Romance
Peter Longworth – in Bergamo
Rimsky-Korsakov arr Holcombe – Procession of the Nobles
Mogens Andresen – 3 Norwegian Dances
Soler arr Dodgson – Sonata*
Price arr Blair – Adoration
Weill arr Foster – Selections from The Threepenny Opera

Connaught Brass Ensemble

Aaron Akugbo – trumpet
Harry Plant – trumpet
Robyn Blair – horn
Chris Brewster – trombone
Aled Meredith-Barrett – tuba

*Originally written for Philip Jones’s pioneering Brass Ensemble

Tickets available on the door or at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/barnesmusicfestival/connaught-brass-ensemble/e-kvkpqx