Septura Brass Septet
February 16, 2020 at 3 p.m.
Minsky Recital Hall
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Septura Brass Septet

Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 3 p.m.
Minsky Recital Hall

Septura brings together London’s leading 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.

Currently Ensemble in Residence at the Royal Academy of Music, London, the group is recording a series of 10 discs for Naxos Records, each focused on a particular period, genre and set of composers, creating a ‘counter-factual history’ of brass chamber music.

The first six discs have received critical acclaim, described variously as “irresistible” (Fiona Maddocks, The Observer), “dazzlingly polished” (Anna Picard, BBC Music Magazine) and “brass playing at its most exalted” (Robert Markow, Fanfare). In addition, Christmas with Septura was released in November 2016, and Septura’s unique version of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker was released in November 2019.

Weaving this ever-increasing repertoire into captivating live events, Septura is gaining a reputation for engaging audiences with innovative and imaginative programming. In the past few years, the group has performed at festivals and venues around the UK and Europe, as well as touring to New Zealand and Japan.

Septura’s members are the leading players of the new generation of British brass musicians, holding principal positions in the London Symphony, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Basel Symphony and Aurora orchestras.

“Dazzlingly polished” – BBC Music Magazine

Program:

Exultavit cor meum – Giovanni Gabrieli
Madrigals selections – Maddalena Casulana
Lagrime de San Pietro – Orlande de Lassus
Märsch – Robert Schumann
Organ Sonata No. 2 Op. 65 in C minor – Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor – Clara Schumann

Adult $36 | K-12 students free when accompanied by at least one paying adult | All fees included

 

COME EARLY & STAY LATE!

Join us in Miller’s Cafe in Collins Center for the Arts for a FREE pre-performance lecture by Jack Burt (SPA) before the afternoon performance by Septura Brass.
2:00 coffee & tea, light refreshments
2:15 – 2:45 lecture and Q&A
3 p.m. concert
A reception with the musicians will be held directly after the concert. Join us and enjoy free refreshments.

 

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