Onyx Brass

Internationally acclaimed brass quintet Onyx Brass play music from their new album released on NMC Recordings, which celebrates the group’s 30th anniversary. Onyx Brass, described by BBC Music Magazine as "the classiest brass ensemble in Britain", celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2023 with their second album release on NMC.

After the success of their 2018 NMC album Onyx Noir, a brassy take on the current ‘golden era in British jazz’, Onyx Brass are back with a brand new collection of commissions by top contemporary composers. Since its establishment Onyx Brass have been pioneers in advocating the brass quintet as a medium for excellent new chamber music, and have premiered over 200 new works. This new album, The sun is free to flow with the sea, perfectly epitomises Onyx and its values, as a compendium of new music written specially for the quintet by some of the most renowned composers working today.

Join Onyx for a celebratory concert as they perform a selection of works featured on the album, including music by Charlotte Harding, Zoë Martlew, Yshani Perinpanayagam, and Mark-Anthony Turnage. The evening will also include a Q&A session with some of the featured composers, including Charlotte Harding, Zoë Martlew, Mark-Anthony Turnage all about their music and the creative process of writing for brass quintet.