Brass ensemble Septura explores Ravel and Gershwin

By Nahoko Gotoh, 16 July 2018

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“It was fascinating to watch and listen to how the players would change their timbre”

Reviewed at Smith Square Hall, London on 10 July 2018

Ravel, Mother Goose (Ma Mère l'Oye) (arr. for brass septet)

Fauré, Cinq Mélodies de Venise, Op.58 (arr. for brass septet)

Gershwin, 3 Preludes (arr. for brass septet)

Gershwin, The Gershwin Songbook (arr. for brass septet)

Gershwin, An American in Paris (arr. for brass septet)

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.