7:30pm Saturday
20th May 2006

The Yehudi Menuhin School,
Stoke D'Abernon,
Cobham, Surrey KT11 3QQ

venue information

Musical Directors
Richard Ward
Roger Argente

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BRASS MASSIVE
2006

Concert and Youth Brass Workshop

In association with
Trinity College of Music
and
Surrey County Arts

Part of the annual week-long Brass Festival

Guest Soloist
Rex Richardson
US Trumpet Star

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Programme

Surrey Brass Massive is part of a growing initiative organised by Roger Argente to motivate and educate young brass musicians by exposing them to top quality teaching and performance. Following on from a successful first year in Blackheath in 2005, the scope has expanded with Brass Massive events happening in Surrey, Hertfordshire and other places. A key element of this concept is to bring the event to the specialist music schools in the country, something which is being realised for the first time this year.

One of the aims of Brass Massive is to challenge the “endangered species” status of certain brass instruments, declared in 2005 due to the very small number of new children taking them up, by staging events which involve players at all levels to work together to achieve excellence.

Surrey Brass, the innovative and entertaining brass ensemble, whose President is Roger Argente, participated in the first event and were determined to bring it to Surrey to promote brass playing in the county. Several Surrey Brass members are tutors with Surrey County Arts and this has been a key link to bring the programme together. Two groups of young players are scheduled to attend, "Brass Routes" and "Bold as Brass".

It seems fitting that the first Surrey Brass Massive should be at the wonderful brand new concert hall at the Yehudi Menuhin School. The school does not currently cater for brass players so the event will bring a new perspective to the music students there.

This programme has been generously sponsored by RC Sherriff Trust

Brass Massive Workshops

Brass workshops will run all day for young brass players and will feature breathing, warmups, technique, classical and jazz, musicianship, listening and ensemble work. Workshops will be run by:

Rex Richardson, Professor of trumpet and jazz trumpet at Virginia Commonwealth University

Roger Argente, Head of Brass at Trinity College of Music

Surrey County Arts tutors led by Mark Cardy, Head of Brass at Surrey County Arts

Richard Ward, MD Surrey Brass

Trinity College of Music Students

Members of Surrey Brass.

Festival Information

BRASS MASSIVE GALA CONCERT : 18th May 2006 at Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ

Musical Programme

under development
Surrey Brass aims to include: "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky, arranged by Elgar Howarth for the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Preview it on this CD
"Rising Sun" by Allan Vizzuti Preview Vizzutti's music on this CD
Preview Rex's playing on his CD

Performers

Brass Routes - Conducted by Michael Chapple organised through Surrey County Arts
Bold As Brass - Conducted by Mark Cardy organised through Surrey County Arts
Surrey Brass – Conducted by Richard Ward and Roger Argente
Rex Richardson - Guest Soloist

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