Sat 9th February 2019 Tonbridge Parish Church 7.30pm
One listen will make you instant fans of Septura – an amazing brass septet. The members are principals in the LSO, Philharmonia, RPO and BBCSO and the level of musicianship is sky-high. They bring us ‘An American in Paris’, charting a course from Debussy’s Préludes, through Ravel’s Mother Goose, to his friend Gershwin’s Piano Preludes, Songbook and iconic An American in Paris, especially arranged for brass and solo car-horns!
“The standard is absolutely higher than brass playing has ever been before” Alison Balsom
Programme:
- Rob Keeley: Septurissima
- Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose
- Claude Debussy: Préludes
- George Gershwin: Three Piano Preludes
- George Gershwin: Songbook
- George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Artists:
Septura brings together London’s leading brass players to redefine brass chamber music through the uniquely expressive sound of the brass septet. By creating a canon of transcriptions, arrangements and new commissions for this brand new classical configuration, Septura aims to re-cast the brass ensemble as a serious artistic medium.