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Brass Bands England. Bram Gay Bramwell Clifford Gay (19 September – 13 December ) [1] was a British trumpet and cornet player and brass band enthusiast. Bram Gay was an influential advisory voice behind the British Open Championships (helping to commission many new works for the event) and of the British Open Gala Concert, which he promoted from the year Tone Poem: Les Preludesby Franz Listz, trans.

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In he won the prestigious Alexander Owen Memorial Fund Scholarship and succeeded Mortimer who became his mentor and musical hero as Foden's principal cornet, a role he held with distinction before he joined the Band of the Scots Guards as part of his National Service in At the age of 23 he became principal trumpet of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and from there, in , held the same position with the Halle, playing under Sir John Barbirolli and many of the great conductors of the era.

Support us. In the s he produced several LP recordings for Grosvenor Records. There are no paywalls to overcome to be able to enjoy what we do to keep our journalism at the heart of the brass banding world. MA Dist , Mus. Back to top. HD9 1RN. Bram Gay was an influential advisory voice behind the British Open Championships helping enable the event to commission many new works for the event and of the British Open Gala Concert which he promoted from the year Diminutive in stature, but hugely influential, dedicated and committed to the brass cause, his opinions were always sought and respected, even if they did not always follow the current trends of popularity.

Bram GrayWinning Performance - British Open Yorkshire Building Society BandConducted by David KingDate: Sat. Bram Gay born in Treorchy, Glamorgan was an important trumpet player and brass band enthusiast. Gay was born in Treorchy, Glamorgan, Wales. Skip to main content Toggle navigation.

Death of Bram Gay One of the most influential and forthright brass band musicians has passed away at the age of The death of Bram Gay has been announced Sunday, 15 December Denis Wick. In alongside Arthur Taylor he was responsible for the creation of the pioneering Granada Band of the Year contest — an event that gave brass bands invaluable television coverage and helped to revolutionise the scope of 'entertainment' repertoire through the likes of Elgar Howarth, Howard Snell and Ray Farr.

His own work, 'Four Fancies' was used at the Spring Festival, whilst he created a performing edition of 'The Severn Suite' for the British Open and followed it with a significant new version of Liszt's 'Les Preludes' which was used at the British Open in He also led the band on their historic tour to the USA as part of the bi-centennial celebrations.

He continued to make occasional trips to the UK for the British Open in particular, and maintained a strong literary connection a novel entitled 'Maestro' was published followed by his autobiography in through correspondence to the main brass band media outlets where he was a valued and eloquent writer of strongly held viewpoints.

He was the youngest ever principal trumpet player in the UK, and also the shortest man ever to play in the Scots Guards band. In he moved to London to become the lead trumpet player at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and subsequently its highly influential Orchestra Director from to He was also confident in his own musical abilities, especially as an arranger and transcriber.

Latest News ». So come along and give us a try you will be made very welcome. One of the most influential and forthright brass band musicians has passed away at the age of He died at home in France on Friday 13th December, aged A remarkable musical polymath, he was born in Treorchy in south Wales in , becoming something of a child prodigy on cornet after being taught by Reginald Little, the then conductor of Cory Band.

His talent was evident and following his first taste of the British Open at Belle Vue in he was auditioned by Harry Mortimer for the repiano cornet role at Foden's Motor Works Band. His decisions were sometimes controversial, but were always backed by an iron-clad sense of musical appreciation, honesty and resolve.

BONUS its all free. He joined Foden's Band at the age of [2]. In alongside Arthur Taylor he was responsible for the creation of the pioneering Granada Band of the Year contest — an event that gave brass bands invaluable television coverage 4BR Denis Wick.