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Classical

United Kingdom

Onyx Brass

Top Songs By Onyx Brass

O Little Town of BethlehemHoward Ionascu, Winchester College Chapel Choir, Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham & Onyx Brass

Listen to Ding Dong! Merrily on High by Howard Ionascu, Winchester College Chapel Choir, Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham & Onyx Brass, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ding Dong! Merrily on HighHoward Ionascu, Winchester College Chapel Choir, Sebastian Guard, Benjamin Cunningham & Onyx Brass

Listen to In the Bleak Midwinter by Howard Ionascu & Onyx Brass, see lyrics, music video & more!

In the Bleak MidwinterHoward Ionascu & Onyx Brass

Listen to I Was Glad (Arr. Ives) by Onyx Brass, Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell & Daniel Cook, see lyrics, music video & more!

I Was Glad (Arr. Ives)Onyx Brass, Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell & Daniel Cook

Listen to O Come, O Come, Emmanuel by Ashley Grote, David Dunnett, Onyx Brass & The Choir of Norwich Cathedral, see lyrics, music video & more!

O Come, O Come, EmmanuelAshley Grote, David Dunnett, Onyx Brass & The Choir of Norwich Cathedral

Listen to Past 3 O’Clock by Howard Ionascu & Onyx Brass, see lyrics, music video & more!

Past 3 O’ClockHoward Ionascu & Onyx Brass

Listen to Coronation Te Deum (Arr. Ives) by Onyx Brass, Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell & Daniel Cook, see lyrics, music video & more!

Coronation Te Deum (Arr. Ives)Onyx Brass, Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell & Daniel Cook

Listen to Hear My Words, Ye People (Arr. Ives) by Onyx Brass, Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell & Daniel Cook, see lyrics, music video & more!

Hear My Words, Ye People (Arr. Ives)Onyx Brass, Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell & Daniel Cook

Listen to Fanfare No. 2 for a Naval Occasion by Onyx Brass, John Wilson & Albert William Ketèlbey, see lyrics, music video & more!

Fanfare No. 2 for a Naval OccasionOnyx Brass, John Wilson & Albert William Ketèlbey

Listen to We wish you a merry Christmas by Ashley Grote, David Dunnett, Onyx Brass & The Choir of Norwich Cathedral, see lyrics, music video & more!

We wish you a merry ChristmasAshley Grote, David Dunnett, Onyx Brass & The Choir of Norwich Cathedral

Latest Release

Listen to Lord of the Dance: Christmas Carols from Norwich Cathedral by Ashley Grote, Onyx Brass, The Choir of Norwich Cathedral & David Dunnett

ALBUMLord of the Dance: Christmas Carols from Norwich CathedralAshley Grote, Onyx Brass, The Choir of Norwich Cathedral & David Dunnett

More albums from Onyx Brass

Listen to Transatlantic by Onyx Brass & John Wilson

ALBUMTransatlanticOnyx Brass & John Wilson

Listen to Dan Locklair: From East to West & Other Choral Works by The Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough, David Goode & Onyx Brass

ALBUMDan Locklair: From East to West & Other Choral WorksThe Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough, David Goode & Onyx Brass

Listen to The Sun Is Free to Flow with the Sea by Onyx Brass

ALBUMThe Sun Is Free to Flow with the SeaOnyx Brass

Listen to Festmusik - A Legacy by John Wilson & Onyx Brass

ALBUMFestmusik - A LegacyJohn Wilson & Onyx Brass

Listen to A Winter's Night by Winchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass, Benjamin Cunningham & Howard Ionascu

ALBUMA Winter's NightWinchester College Chapel Choir, Onyx Brass, Benjamin Cunningham & Howard Ionascu

Listen to Onyx Noir: Jazz Works for Brass Quintet by Onyx Brass

ALBUMOnyx Noir: Jazz Works for Brass QuintetOnyx Brass

Listen to Onyx Brass Plays Fanfares by Onyx Brass & John Wilson

ALBUMOnyx Brass Plays FanfaresOnyx Brass & John Wilson

Listen to On an Overgrown Path by Onyx Brass

ALBUMOn an Overgrown PathOnyx Brass

Listen to Phillip Cooke: Choral Music by The Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, Timothy Parsons, Sarah MacDonald & Onyx Brass

ALBUMPhillip Cooke: Choral MusicThe Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, Timothy Parsons, Sarah MacDonald & Onyx Brass

Listen to Time to Time by Mark Stone & Onyx Brass

ALBUMTime to TimeMark Stone & Onyx Brass

Listen to Canite Tuba: Music for Advent and Christmas by Onyx Brass

ALBUMCanite Tuba: Music for Advent and ChristmasOnyx Brass

Listen to Trisagion & Other Contemporary British Chamber Music by Onyx Brass

ALBUMTrisagion & Other Contemporary British Chamber MusicOnyx Brass

Listen to Pavans, Fantasias, Variations by Onyx Brass

ALBUMPavans, Fantasias, VariationsOnyx Brass

Listen to Bach & Shostakovich: Fugues by Onyx Brass

ALBUMBach & Shostakovich: FuguesOnyx Brass

About Onyx Brass

Hometown

United Kingdom

Formed

1993

Genre

Classical

Over its three decades of activity, Onyx Brass has evolved into one of the top brass ensembles not only in Britain but worldwide. The group has commissioned new music from a large number of contemporary British composers. Inspired by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Onyx Brass came together in 1993 with the intention of making chamber music that was both serious and approachable. The group released its debut album, Pavans, Fantasias, Variations, in 2002. The 2018 release Fanfares consisted of 58 examples of that venerable form by 20th century British composers. The group remained active, joining the Winchester College Chapel Choir for the album A Winter's Night: Christmas Music for Choir, Brass Quintet & Organ in 2020, releasing Festmusik: A Legacy in 2021, and returning in 2023 with The Sun Is Free to Flow with the Sea.

Members of Onyx Brass include, or have included, Brian Thomson, Niall Keatley, and David Gordon-Shute.