Message from the group, successors to the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble:
We have devastating news that our friend and colleague Richard Edwards passed away last night.
On behalf of all his dearest friends at London Brass we send his family our deepest condolences.
Richard died in a Brighton hospital with his wife and daguhter at his bedside.
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The Night Watch Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn would have celebrated his 419th birthday this week which is my excuse for writing about him. Rembrandt (he ditched the ‘Harmenszoon’ early and became known as, simply, Rembrandt) was […]
From a press release: While visiting the Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany, Ion Zanca, founder of Dallas String Quartet, discovered a cruel chapter of his own heritage. Amidst the barbed wire and walls of the […]
The Metropolitan Opera has promoted John Upton to principal oboe. He has been an associate in the section for the past five years. The post Met instals principal oboe appeared first on Slippedisc.
