Connaught Brass - Beaminster Festival

Connaught Brass are quickly making a name for themselves as a fresh talent in the chamber music world. Honoured to have been invited to play at a special concert celebrating Ursula Jones 90th Birthday at Wigmore Hall in March 2022 at 12 and also in the Lucerne Festival Debut Series, the ensemble’s ability to manipulate and unify sound earned them 1st Prize in the Inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition 2019. Vibrant, spirited and bold, Connaught Brass place emphasis on their friendship with one another to showcase their individual musical personalities within a unique collective sound.

PROGRAMMEMogens Andresen: Prelude - Rheinlaender from Norwegian DancesLeonard Bernstein arr. Gale - Selections from West Side StoryMogens Andresen: Per Spelmann from Norwegian DancesFlorence B. Price arr. Blair - AdorationGeorge Gershwin arr. Gale - Selections from Porgy and BessSomewhere - Bernstein [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlWfPHrAhSY&t=98s]Coffee is served from 10.30am and there will be a Pre-Coffee Concert at 10.45am by St Mary's Academy.