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Singapore January 2010
The Australian Brass Quintet embarks on its first International tour with performances at
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Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, SIngapore

Australian Brass Quintet Residency at YSTCM,

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ABQ at ANAM

The Australian Brass Quintet are delighted to announce an upcoming residency at the Australian National Academy of Music as part of the 2010 season.
In addition to their performance on Sunday October 24th, 5pm, South Melbourne Town Hall, they will also work with outstanding students from around the country.  This will take place as part of a four-day intensive period comprising lessons, workshops, and masterclasses, where the ABQ will also be joined by Mr. Barry Tuckwell and Geoff Viking Lierse.  The dates for this ANAM brass program are Friday October 22 - Monday October 25, 2010.
Contact ANAM at info@anam.com.au for information regarding applications to participate in Brass '10.
 

ABQ Partnership with Brass Music Specialists

The Australian Brass Quintet is extremely pleased to announce a new partnership with Australia's leading brass shop,  Brass Music Specialists http://www.brassmusic.com.au/

Brass Music Specialists has long been associated with providing Australian and international brass musicians access to the best products in the world at competitive prices.

As part of the Australian Brass Quintet's partnership with 'Brass Music Specialists', we will list under our education menu recommended products that are available from Brass Music Specialists.

The list includes everything from method books, study books, excerpt books to mouthpieces, oil and cases.  Please take a look here.

Friends of the Australian Brass Quintet that sign up to the Australian Brass Quintet's E Newsletter on the Home page, will receive a 5% discount for all purchases on all products for the next 12 months!  Thanks again to Greg Aitken (Manager), Kaye, and all at Brass Music Specialists.

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Perth Tour March 1 - 6, 2010

Plans for the Australian Brass Quintet's Perth project are well under way. With only weeks until the ABQ touch down in the west, final touches are being made to a busy week.

A mini residency at Perth's Wesley College, masterclasses at The University of Western Australia, and a week of rehearsals at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts culminating in a 'side by side' performance with students are all scheduled.

A triumphant return to the Soft Soft Loud festival held in the beautiful courtyard of Fremantle's Arts Centre is one of the highlights of the week, for more information and tickets, please visit http://www.fac.org.au/Music/soft-soft-loud.aspx

Program details here.

In addition to this the ABQ will be recording a recital broadcast for ABC Classic FM for broadcast at a later date, details will be released as they become available.
 

Singapore Return

The Australian Brass Quintet is back from their inaugural international tour.  A highly successful week was spent at Singapore's Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music working closely with all of the wonderful students in the Brass Department.  In addition to daily warm-ups, ensemble coaching and masterclasses, the ABQ performed three concerts throughout the week culminating in a 'side by side' performance with most of the students at YST.

Many thanks to Head of Brass, Mr. Brett Stemple and Conservatory Director, Professor Bernard Lanskey for their support during the week.

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  • Australian Brass Quintent with students of Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
 

Congratulations to Iain Grandage

The Australian Brass Quintet wishes to congratulate Iain Grandage on receiving the Ian Potter Music Commision Emerging Composer Award for 2010.  Part of Iain’s award is writing a piece for the Australian Brass Quintet to be premiered at The Soft Soft Loud Festival at Fremantle Arts Centre in 2010/11
 

Perth Concert March 2010

The Australian Brass Quintet returns to Perth for an exciting week of concerts and education projects.  After a sellout triumph at the Soft Soft Loud Festival in 2009 the ABQ returns for another night of exhilarating music making.  Stay tuned for more details.
 

Singapore January 2010

The Australian Brass Quintet embarks on its first International tour with performances at Singapore’s famous Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. This week long project will include recitals, masterclasses and a keynote performance by ABQ.