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Gibraltar Tour 2020

Latest Update on Tour Plans as of 9 March 2020

Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is causing significant global disruption. The Surrey Brass tour to Gibraltar was scheduled to occur roughly coincident with the forecast peak of incidence.

After careful deliberation, Surrey Brass has decided to postpone the tour for one year.

We intend to reschedule for May 2021 by which time we hope the situation will have stabilised. Naturally we are disappointed not to be able to perform as planned, but the safety of our audience and members has to be our primary concern. Meanwhile we shall concentrate on our busy UK Concert programme. 

 

Surrey Brass is touring Gibraltar from 29 May to 1st June 2020.

The first Surrey Brass tour abroad in our twenty year history is set to be busy, with major concerts scheduled. Musical collaboration with local organisations features strongly. We aim to include The Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment together with an educational event for young local players, potential for other performances with local organisations, a charity fundraising concert, features by guest performers, and social engagements.

Surrey Brass will renew our performing relationship with our conductor Jonathan Spencer who has become Bandmaster of The Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.

We encourage support by the Gibraltar Government Ministry of Culture and other arts promotion organisations on the Rock. 

If your organisation could be interested in sponsoring a tour event please Contact us.

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What's living inside your Trumpet?

(Hint) It's probably not very nice

Surrey Brass can't rehearse or perform at the moment, so our minds are actively seeking new ideas.

In these unprecedented times, we are all keen to avoid illness and since we all have a bit more time than usual, today is a great day to take action.

As every brass player knows, when you play every day (of course you do!), after a while every brass instrument gets a bit gunky. You can't avoid it.

 

Does your Trumpet look like this inside?

That gunk makes bad things happen:

  • Persistent low level coughs, colds and worse
  • Smells and in extreme cases nasty stinks
  • Sticky valves and stuck slides
  • Playing out of tune
  • Stuffy and dull tone quality
  • Internal corrosion
  • Expensive repairs

The thing is, it is very easy to fix when you know how. 

Follow the Surrey Brass Guide to instrument cleaning today

Surrey Brass MD Robin Smith is also Head of Brass at several schools, sadly all too often Robin sees instruments that are so nasty they really should be put in isolation.

He was inspired to produce his own hand-crafted guide to instrument cleaning, based on years of experience. He's not only a player and teacher, he's also a talented graphic artist too which makes this a work of art too.

Robin's guide is easy and fun and can be used by any player. Even if you have never cleaned an instrument before. Brilliant!

Click picture to view full size. (TOP TIP) If you print it out you won't drop your phone in the bath when you try to follow it. 

Don't Forget to clean your Mouthpiece

Let's be blunt, the mouthpiece is the bit that touches you, and just millimetres away there is a nice little compost heap.

You wouldn't kiss that!

So why do so many players put their lips on something that looks like this every day?

Clean your mouthpiece weekly. Stay Safe, Be Well, Play Well.

 

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