News

If you've visited before and want to know what's changed, look here first. You'll find the most recent Surrey Brass Announcements, Press Releases, Plans for the future, Media Reviews and additions to our web site.

HOT NEWS
Brass instruments have been officially declared Endangered Species!

Not enough young players are taking up some instruments to assure the future of musical performance in the UK.
Here are three endangered species....

Surrey Brass President, Roger Argente is spearheading a programme to get funding into schools to solve the problem.
Surrey Brass continues to help reverse this trend by performing innovative, entertaining and inspiring concerts that engage young people's imaginations.
Learn what YOU can do to help.

BANZAI!

On 28th May 2003 Media Nations, a Japanese TV production company recorded Surrey Brass for the popular Nationwide Japanese weekly TV programme "Sound Mark" on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System). There is a great deal of interest in the music by The Beatles in Japan.

For this programme, Surrey Brass introduced the unique instrument which the Beatles featured in the song "Penny Lane"- the "Piccolo Trumpet", played by Will Spencer. The programme also featured Will hard at work in his workshop, repairing brass instruments.

We hope to bring you a video clip of this programme in due course....

Surrey Brass is proud to be doing their best to support our county cultural strategy...

more to life
a cultural strategy for surrey
2002 - 2007

' To make Surrey a place where culture is central to people's lives and where opportunities for participation embrace our heritage, celebrate local traditions and encourage a healthy life style.'

This cultural strategy was developed in consultation with the people of Surrey and many agencies and organisations particularly those involved in delivering cultural services and those which benefit from the services. It underlines the wide range of cultural identities and the needs of communities within Surrey.

Download or view the Cultural Strategy document here...

Future Events

See the Events Page to learn more about our future concert seasons, featuring a series of themed events.

Media Coverage

Surrey Brass were featured on BBC Southern Counties Radio on 3rd June 2002.
The winning Golden Jubilee Fanfare, by John Hughes, as recorded by Surrey Brass,
was played on air during the Ed Douglas Breakfast Show.

The Surrey Brass Fanfare Contest was featured in Classical Music Magazine.

Surrey Brass were featured in the July 2002 edition of The Trombonist, the magazine of the British Trombone Society

Let us know if you see anything in the press or media about Surrey Brass and we'll print it here,
and give you a credit for finding it for us. Hyperlinks appreciated!

Press Releases

These are the press releases we've issued over the last year or so.

Other press releases are contained within the Events pages.
September 2003 Press Release for "Movie Music" on 25th October 2003
July 2003 PRESS RELEASE for "East meets West" on 5th July 2003
NEW CD "From Russia with Love" now released
June 2003 - PRESS RELEASE for "East Meets West"
May 2003 - Surrey Brass raise £100 for charity
May 2002 - Golden Jubilee Fanfare Contest results press release.
March 2002 - Funding for Golden Jubilee Fanfare contest granted.
December 2001 - Golden Jubilee Fanfare Contest announced.
September 2001 - Surrey Brass has a new home at Reeds School
August 2001 -- Surrey Brass Founded