Fishguard International Music Festival

To those who revere the great composers of the past, their works are practically sacred. Transcribing these for brass is an almost criminal profanity, and Septura is the culprit. Why brave the wrath of the music lover? Well, the brass septet is a brand new creation, so we have no choice: driven to thieving by the paucity of the established repertoire. The aim is not to produce cheap counterfeits though; rather it is to shed new light on masterpieces. And so we invite our audience to a rite of passage: a re-evaluation of five centuries of music – both sacred and secular – as it is re-cast for brass and illuminated anew.

Programme:

Brahms Geistliches Lied Op 30
Gabrieli Exultavit cor meum en Domino C53
Bruckner Ave Maria WAB 6, Os Justi WAB 30
Bach Suite
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Rameau Dardanus Suite
Prokofiev Suite
Debussy Preludes