The Latest About Fine Arts Brass
(last updated 2 February 2012)
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- James MacMillan to write for FAB
- FAB to perform in Zurich, Switzerland
- Japan Tour Cancelled
- Music for Our Lady CD released
- Latest CD
James MacMillan to write for FAB
We’ve managed to move a step closer to the commission of a new brass quintet piece from Scottish composer James MacMillan for 2014 as The Cheltenham International Music Festival have said they would like to host the British premiere.
FAB to perform in Zurich, Switzerland
We've just been invited to perform a recital of British music with royalty connections in Zurich in June 2012 to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. More details to follow.
Japan Tour Cancelled
We heard this morning that the tour we had scheduled for Japan in December 2011 has had to be cancelled. The current economic climate in Japan (worldwide!) was making promoters initially uneasy and then with the recent devastating earthquake the country has endured, it has been decided that 2011 is not the best time for us to visit. It's a great disappointment as it's been nearly twenty years since FAB last toured the country. However, the tour organisers did say they are hoping to organise a trip for us at a later date so fingers crossed we will be back there before too long.
Music for Our Lady CD released
featuring FAB in Jean Langlais Mass
The Langlais Mass we recorded in March 2010 with St Mary's Collegiate Church Choir, Warwick has been released (as of December 2010) on Regent Records.
Latest CD
We’re happy to announce that the CD we recorded between Christmas and New Year 2009 with Nigel Boddice and the West Lothian School Brass Band is now out on the Doyen Label. Although we were hampered by some horrendous snow last December we managed to complete the CD in just two days. Originally, we had planned to record it over three, but fears that we might all be stranded in Scotland because of the weather hastened our resolve! As a result we decided to add an extra solo recording session in February 2010 for the FAB solo items: Suite from Love the Magician and Farewell to Stromness.
Press the valve to hear an MP3 of Fine Arts playing The Carnival of Venice from BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night.