BRASS NEWS

On Sunday 7th September, Gloria A (Year 7) performed at Birmingham Symphony Hall. The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (NYBBGB), in which Gloria... Read More

Ian Bousfield, ex-Principal Trombone of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, professor of Trombone at the University of the Arts in Bern & the Royal Academy of... Read More

Mr Brown, Head of Brass, and Lily S (Year 11) were delighted to receive a new Besson Brass tuba on Thursday 5th June. We are... Read More

In collaboration with the Bristol Beacon Music Hub, our Low Brass Quartet visited two schools (Montpelier High School and Hannah More Primary School) to introduce... Read More

On Friday 14th February, Lillia-Rose P (Lower Sixth) was very fortunate to attend a masterclass with Sarah Willis, a horn player in the Berlin Philharmonic... Read More

Many congratulations to Archie B (Upper Sixth) who entered the British Horn Society (BHS) composition competition and was judged runner up, consequently winning the Emerging... Read More

World-renowned brass soloist, pedagogue and former Principal Trombone of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Ian Bousfield visited Wells for two days of inspirational masterclasses, culminating in... Read More

Many congratulations to Morgan B (Lower Sixth) who attended the Positively Brass and Percussion Symposium at the Hochschule Fur Musik in Trossingen. Morgan performed in... Read More

On Tuesday 11th June, we welcomed Tim Thorpe, Principal Horn of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, for a day of masterclasses and ensemble and... Read More

Trombonist John Kenny visited Wells to perform the UK premiere of Echoes of the Ancients, a piece written by composer Lior Rosner (X-Men, Game of... Read More