A staggering amount of thought has been put into the programming of our debut album: British Folk Music Vol. 1. The repertoire aimed to demonstrate the standard brass quintet in a brand new light. Though one that draws from our musical traditions in England and our heritage as British Brass…
The ensemble takes its name from the seminal work by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James Frazer entitled 'The Golden Bough'. Readers may recognise the name from W.B. Yeats' poem 'Sailing to Byzantium' or from the countless other poets, musicians and artists like D.H. Lawrence who were profoundly influenced by Frazer's…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3tiGnbZOmM English Fantasy No. 5 for Cornet - Featuring Sam Kinrade Here is Sam Kinrade playing English Fantasy No. 5 for Cornet. The piece forms the final part of a larger set of fantasies for solo brass quintet players scheduled for release by The Ensemble of the Golden Bough in…
