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Berkeley Brass were commissioned by the Sainsbury family to play a brand new arrangement by our own Sam Dawes celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Great to be involved for a special occasion! performed by Berkeley Brass https://www.instagram.com/berkeleybrass Trumpets : James Kelly, Reuben Analey, Thomas Thornton Trombones : Sam Dawes, Felix Rockhill, Cameron Bahmaie Tuba : Jude Smith Recorded at the Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, on September 12th 2023. Recording Engineers: Barra Liddy, Felix Dickenson, Josh Gaze

Overture to "The Wasps" by Ralph Vaughan Williams for Brass Dectet and Percussion arranged by Samuel Dawes performed by Berkeley Brass https://www.instagram.com/berkeleybrass Performers (left to right) : Thomas Thornton, Reuben Anelay, John Vernon, Eliza Talman, Alice Knight, Felix Rockhill, Jude Smith, Cameron Bahmaie, Jack Myles, Sam Dawes. With Sana Abu-Jabir on Percussion and Munro Ashton on Timpani. -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- Overture to “The Wasps” was written for a production at Trinity College, Cambridge, of Aristophanes’ play, The Wasps, which satirizes the Athenian courts of law. The overture opens with the buzzing sounds of the judiciary and continues with a bouncy tune. The year before he wrote The Wasps, Vaughan Williams spent three months in Paris studying with Maurice Ravel, whose influence is apparent in the middle section. Apart from that the piece is quintessential Vaughan Williams. And except for the opening buzzing, the piece has surprisingly little to do with wasps or with ancient Greece. Recorded on Monday 3rd February 2025 in the Duke's Hall at The Royal Academy of Music. Recording Engineers : Monty Bland, Barra Liddy, Felix Dickenson

Entrée de Polymnie by Jean-Philippe Rameau from Les Boreades: Act 4, Scene 4 for Brass Septet arranged by Sam Dawes performed by Berkeley Brass https://www.instagram.com/berkeleybrass Performers (left to right) : Thomas Thornton, Reuben Anelay, John Vernon, Jude Smith, James Owen, Felix Rockhill, Samuel Dawes -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- Recorded on Tuesday 16th September 2025 in the David Josefowitz Recital Hall at The Royal Academy of Music.

St Paul's Suite by Gustav Holst for Brass Dectet and Percussion arranged by Samuel Dawes performed by Berkeley Brass https://www.instagram.com/berkeleybrass Performers (left to right) : Thomas Thornton, Reuben Anelay, John Vernon, Eliza Talman, Runa Kosberg, Alice Knight, Felix Rockhill, Jude Smith, Cameron Bahmaie, Jack Myles, Sam Dawes. With Sana Abu-Jabir on Percussion and Munro Ashton on Timpani. -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- Gustav Holst's 'St Paul's Suite' (originally 'Suite in C') for string orchestra, composed for St. Paul's Girls' School in 1913. 00:00 1 - Jig 03:30 2 - Ostinato 05:24 3 - Intermezzo 09:07 4 - Finale (The Dargason) Recorded on Monday 3rd February 2025 in the Duke's Hall at The Royal Academy of Music. Recording Engineers : Monty Bland, Barra Liddy, Felix Dickenson

Share my Yoke by Joy Webb for Brass Septet arranged by Samuel Dawes performed by Berkeley Brass https://www.instagram.com/berkeleybrass Performers (left to right) : Reuben Analey (solo trumpet) Thomas Thornton, John Vernon, Jude Smith, Cameron Bahmaie, Felix Rockhill, Samuel Dawes -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- Recorded on Monday 3rd February 2025 in the Duke's Hall at The Royal Academy of Music. Recording Engineers : Monty Bland, Barra Liddy, Felix Dickenson