BRASS – Durham International Festival

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BRASS: Durham International Festival, a celebration of current and emerging brass music from across the world, is set to transform Durham into the region’s live music entertainment hot-spot, every summer.

The Festival will see venues in historic Durham City and County hosting award winning acts from five continents, including bands from Colombia, India, Australia, Macedonia, France, Germany and the United States.

Durham is the perfect place to host an international Brass music festival and this summer’s event will see the city and county become the region’s must-visit destination for a live music and entertainment experience.

Several acts will perform for free on the streets of Durham in the unique, musical walkabout Streets of Brass, and selected performers will appear in Darlington, and at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon.

Programme highlights from past BRASS include:

Bellowhead - BBC Radio Two Folk Awards, Live Act of the Year 2008
Canadian Brass – world renowned Brass quintet playing sole UK date at BRASS
Les Hors de Rails (Zic Zazou) - renowned French Street Theatre company who burst out of a train, performing its UK Premiere at Locomotion, Shildon
Youngblood Brass Band - vibrant, edgy blend of Hip Hop and Brass
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble with Bass Clef - New York based Jazz group, playing UK Tour Premiere event at BRASS
Soweto Kinch - winner of Best Jazz Act Award, MOBOs 2007
LA33 - Colombian Salsa Band
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band - one of the UK’s finest traditional Brass Bands.

For full programme details and information about how to book tickets for Brass: Durham International Festival, log onto the festival website at: http://www.brassfestival.co.uk.

BRASS – Durham International Festival

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