Join us for this amazing collaboration as Sheona entices you with her expressive bel canto performance in her Canadian debut!

Find the Beauty Within the Horn as written by Philip Harper. Be in love with Joseph Turrin’s Romance for Horn. We’ll all enjoy Sheona’s brilliant performance of Hermann Bellstedt’s Cappriccio Brilliante, concluding with a fun chart.

To complete the program, UCB will present works from Canadian composers – Kevin Norbury’s VARIATIONS ON MACCABEUS and Kevin Lau’s IMPRESSIONS.

And other works such as Hymn of the Highlands by Philip Sparke. Plus MORE!

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Thank you to Besson for your support!

What makes December so delightful? Just about everything!  From holidays, to feasts, to celebrations.  Did you know that each day in December is special?

UCB will take you on a musical tour of what makes December so special to so many people.

The repertoire will include works by Canadians Robert Buckley’s Artic Fire and Iditarod, Phil Rayment’s Winter’s Snow, Kevin Norbury’s setting of The Huron Carol, and our own setting of two Chanukkah songs – Mi Y’ Malel and Dreidl Game.

Other works will include Engelbert Humperdinck’s Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel, the more traditional Gustav Holst’s In The Bleak MidWinter, the more contemporary Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium, Etienne Crausaz’s Last Night of Fall, AND MORE!

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Join us for this wonderful collaboration as Olivier leads us on a journey of reflecting and remembering those we have lost.

Hear Olivier perform Purcell’s DIDO’S LAMENT, Vaughan-Williams’s LOVE BADE ME WELCOME, the hymn highly associated with Remembrance Day, Gustav Holst’s I VOW TO THEE MY COUNTRY, and the well-known song by John Barry and Don Black’s HERE’S TO THE HEROES!
To complete the program, UCB will present works from Canadian composers – David Chaulk’s ELEGIE, Kelly-Marie Murphy’s INTO THE DARKNESS, Gary Johnston’s MUSIC FOR A HOLY PLACE, and Robert Redhead’s REFLECTIONS IN NATURE.
And other works such as THE PEACEMAKERS by Daniel Price. PLUS MORE!

TICKETS on SALE starting 28 SEPTEMBER 2023 at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/722871276447

UCB is currently seeking:

Cornet (Front Bench), Principal Euphonium, Tenor Trombone, Bass (Bb or Eb), and Percussionist

If you have an interest in any of these positions, please email to uppercanadabrass@gmail.com

Application and Requirements: UCB has a schedule of 4 regular concerts, contests, and appropriate rehearsals (mainly on Saturday afternoons). Applicants must be able to commit to attendance and the music preparation requirements of the band. Candidates selected will be contacted to schedule an audition.

Who we are (in short): Although the band is young, we enjoy digging into relevant and challenging music. Originally founded in 2011 as A Little Wind Music and winning awards at NABBA, by 2018, we grew into a small brass band and attended NABBA in the 2nd Section. We are an all-volunteer organization, currently under the direction of Rita Arendz, working out of Markham and performing locally, regionally, and abroad.

The Musicians of Upper Canada Brass would like to thank everyone who supported us for our first full season of concerts! It was fantastic.

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Enjoy the sweet-voiced sounds of Canadian Euphoniumist Carina Lam as she joins Upper Canada Brass featuring Joseph Horowitz’s EUPHONIUM CONCERTO. She’ll also throw in some PANACHE (Robin Dewhurst) and the beautiful Irish Folk Song CARRICKFERGUS, as setting by Stephen Roberts.

In UCB style, we’ll celebrate Canadiana and music-making with Doug Court’s CELEBRATION OVERTURE, John Burge’s ROCKY MOUNTAINS, and Ty Watson’s FANFARE ESPRIT! And what could be more Canadian than THE RAILROAD TRILOGY by Gordon Lightfoot, a special arrangement by Robert Redhead?

Plus more works for Brass Band!

Tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ucb-presents-euphoniumist-carina-lam-in-euphonos-tickets-628595454927

Join us and be “Well-Sounded”!

This is no hoax! Yes, we have a concert on April 1st!

What a great way to explore the “strange-ness” of music, places, and circumstances.

What was the strange battle plan as depicted in Canadian Kevin Hayward’s Joshua Fit The Battle? What “strange-ness” did Dvorak experience in New York that inspired his New World Symphony? Or how did Canadian John Weinzweig’s Round Dance and its strange modernism affect the ears of CBC listeners?

We’re also taking a leaf from the 1993 Stranger Music publication presenting some of Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen’s best songs!

Plus other great works for Brass Band!

Tickets available at

http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ucb-presents-stranger-music-tickets-577845099247

Come join us, and we won’t be strangers anymore!

Be dazzled by Cory star Cornetist Tom Hutchinson as he joins Upper Canada Brass for a rare Canadian appearance with Englishman John Iveson’s Charivari! Be seduced by his dulcet tones in Canadian Leonard Ballantine’s Don’t Doubt Him Now. Be uplifted with Norman Bearcroft’s classic Song of Exultation, with a special surprise to finish the program.

In light of the approaching winter solstice, UCB will also perform Swiss composer Etienne Crausaz’s Last Night of Fall. To capture the magic of Niagara Fall’s Festival of Lights, the band will feature French composer Jerome Naulais’s Niagara Falls. And nothing speaks more Canadiana than Canadian Kevin Lau’s Great North Overture. Plus More!

Join us this December and be Delighted!

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Youth 12 and Under – Free

EARLY BIRD TICKETS on Sale 1 November to 17 November – Adults $20, Seniors/Students $15

FULL TICKETS on Sale 18 November to 17 December – Adults $25, Seniors/Students $20

At the Door 17 December – Adults $30, Seniors/Students $25

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It’s with great pleasure that we welcome you to UCB’s 2022-2023 season. Our upcoming concerts have been designed to provide you with a fantastic experience in brass banding!

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