Melbourne's Blast of Brass: Melbourne International Festival of Brass

Take some brass (a shiny yellow-orange alloy made of copper and zinc), make it into a wind instruments that consist of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece, organise a series of performances, do it in Melbourne, and what do you have?

The Melbourne International Festival of Brass, of course. It’s been on all this week and will culminate in a final showcase Concert at the Melbourne Town Hall this Saturday night.

Some of the world’s finest and most accomplished Brass musicians came together in the South Melbourne Town Hall during the week leading up to the finale. In 35 events across six days, world-class players of trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba shared talents and performed alongside Australia’s best brass ensembles.

Trumpeter Allen Vizzutti will hold a masterclass on August 6, 2005.

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