An evening of music arranged for brass instruments from composers ranging from Henry VIII to Paul McCartney and including A Little Fugue by J S Bach and Suite from Carmen by Bizet. Brass Tracks is one of Scotland’s most exciting and engaging brass quintets. Based in central Scotland, Brass Tracks is dedicated to making all music accessible, whether it be 500 years old or something a little more contemporary.
Brass Tracks was formed in 2013 by Edinburgh trumpet players, Finlay Hetherington and John Sampson. The core members come from varied performing backgrounds including television, theatre, orchestral, chamber music, education and brass bands. Since Brass Tracks formed, it has performed in the usual conventional performing spaces, such as churches, cathedrals, concert halls and theatres. However, Brass Tracks also enjoy playing in various less obvious performance venues and locations. This includes Virgin Trains’ ‘Live at Central’ concert series at Glasgow’s iconic Central Station, leading the ceremony for Fife Sports Awards, launching Christmas at Gateshead’s Metrocentre, to being on a film set. In recent times, Brass Tracks have expanded to become a sextet or as an octet for special concerts, collaborating with a number of established choirs based throughout Scotland.
Tickets for the concert cost £15 for non-subscribers and are free for under 25s in full-time education, and for those on disability or low-income benefits. Tickets are available from TicketSource, at Novello Gifts (29 West High Street, Inverurie) or at the door.
