Festival Brass Ensemble
The Festival Brass Ensemble is a group of three trumpet players and two trombonists, active in Melbourne during the seventies.
Festival Brass Ensemble is featured on the following titles
15 Favourite Christmas Carols
Christmas carols without choir or singers, heard in the acoustics of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne. Cathedral organ, brass ensemble and tubular bells carry fifteen familiar carols in special arrangements by Christopher Willcock.
Festival Brass Ensemble also appears on
Reverberations
Originally issued on two LPs and even quadraphonic tape in the early 1970s, this double CD is a limited re-issue of Reverberations One and Two: contemporary works for organ, brass, voices, didjeridu and electronics.
Members of Festival Brass Ensemble
Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke is a Melbourne percussionist and trombonist. His playing ranges from brass and contemporary chamber ensembles to marimba and xylophone on concert works and film scores.
Eric Klay
Eric Klay has been the Principal Bass Trombone of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra since 1977. Prior to this appointment he performed with the Elizabethan Trust Mlebourne Orchestra from 1976 - 77. He studied with Mr Roger Davies at The University of Melbourns, Faculty of Music, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Education Degree.