[Matt Gee]: The sun was out for our last morning in Wellington (and the last day of the tour). We all popped into Lamson, our new favourite hipster coffee joint, to sip Peruvian syphon coffee and devour kimchee and bacon scones just like the locals. A short but scenic trip to the airport led to […]
I first heard Walton’s Sonata for Strings during a youth orchestra trip to La Mortella, the beautiful home and gardens on the Italian island of Ischia that were the composer’s home. I was immediately gripped by the tension and energy of the piece, and it became a firm favourite of mine during the following years. […]
Just over two months since our triumphant return from the USA, and with the group’s members all looking a little leaner as a result(!), it was back to work for our third series of Kleptomania concerts: this time, “Borrowed Baroque”. Among the programme of core brass septet classics (selections from Rameau’s Dardanus, Prokofiev’s Suite and […]
Our concert programmes are always built around particular concepts and themes, as we believe this can really enhance the live experience for our audience members, particularly when the music is less familiar to them. The programmes themselves have varied quite a lot over the last few years – from the ever-popular Seven Deadly Sins to […]
No sooner had we touched down on British soil following our successful tour to the US, we were straight back together the following evening rehearsing for four concerts we have coming up during the next two weeks back in good old Blighty. Slightly bleary eyed and with a minor personnel change (Peter Moore in for […]
Bagels on the bus at 6 am and we were on the way to our final destination with mixed emotions. 10 inches of snow overnight had meant that our much-anticipated Chicago concert had been cancelled, which was a bitter disappointment (Chicago is a bit of a brass-players’ Mecca). On the other hand, after 9 concerts […]
We’re looking forward to our first US tour in just a few weeks’ time. All of the info about where we’re going can be found on this page – it’s going to be quite a busy couple of weeks, with 10 concerts in 10 days in 8 different states. We’re playing a brand new programme […]
Septura are delighted to have signed with forward-thinking music management partnership Ikon Arts-Edition Peters for general management. Ikon boast an enviable roster of artists, with a particular specialism in vocal and chamber groups, and so are perfectly placed to help Septura in the next stage of the group’s development. Artistic Director Simon Cox says: Ikon have […]
Music for Brass Septet 5 – Fauré, Debussy and Ravel – is released today! Our latest recording has been quite a long time coming – we actually recorded it 2 years ago in November 2015. Hopefully you’ll think it’s worth the wait – we certainly enjoyed recording it, and this music has proved to be […]
We’re very pleased to announce that the outstanding trombonist Peter Moore has become a member of Septura, in addition to the existing tenor trombones Matthew Gee and Matthew Knight. Co-Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra, Peter has a flourishing career as a soloist, and is currently a BBC New Generation Artist. He recently worked […]