2023-24

Buzz Brass

Trumpets, horn and trombones

Buzz Brass

PHOTO | Michel_Bérard

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Laughing members of the Buzz Brass horn ensemble

Have you heard the buzz? Brass takes on a fresh shine with dynamic performance and fresh, stimulating interaction, as classics you know and love are reinterpreted through trumpet, horn and trombone. With a knack for creating engaging concerts which appeal to a wide audience, Buzz Brass is establishing itself as an adept Canadian brass quintet.

The group has taken top awards at the Prix Opus (Opus Awards) and the Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque (ADISQ) and the Trille Or Awards, and were among the Top 10 Picks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival | The History of Music.

Capable of transporting audiences from familiar classical masterworks to peppy ragtime-era tunes through to the jazz of Gershwin and a dreamy, poetic treatment of Satie’s Gymnopédie No. 3,  Buzz Brass has collaborated with established symphony orchestras including those of Gatineau, Winnipeg, Quebec City and Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra.

This is brass at its best, delivered with intelligence, whimsy and skill.

Entendez-vous le buzz? Les cuivres sont sous les feux de la rampe grâce à une prestation dynamique et de l’interaction fringante et stimulante, alors que les classiques que vous aimez et connaissez sont réinterprétés à la trompette, au cor et au trombone. Avec leur don de créer des concerts captivants qui plaisent à un large public, Buzz Cuivres s’impose comme un quintette de cuivres canadien émérite.

Le groupe a remporté les plus hautes distinctions aux Prix Opus, à l’ADISQ et aux Prix Trille Or et il figurait parmi le top 10 du Fringe Festival d’Edimbourg et a été finaliste des Jeunesses musicales internationales.

Capable de transporter le public, des chefs-d’oeuvre classiques bien connus aux airs entraînants de l’époque du ragtime, en passant par le jazz de Gershwin et une interprétation onirique et poétique de la Gymnopédie No. 3 de Satie, Buzz Cuivres a collaboré avec des orchestres reconnus tels que ceux de Gatineau, Winnipeg, Québec et du Centre national des Arts à Ottawa.

C’est le meilleur du cuivre, servi avec esprit, fantaisie et talent.

CONCERTS

2023

Concert | Friday November 24, 2023
Minnedosa, MB |
Tanners Crossing School | Minnedosa Performing Arts Committee

Concert | Saturday November 25, 2023
Souris, MB |
St. Paul’s United Church | Souris District Arts Council

Concert | Tuesday November 28, 2023
Regina, SK |
Darke Hall

Concert | Wednesday November 29, 2023
Yorkton, SK |
St. Andrew’s United Church | Yorkton Arts Council

Concert | Friday December 1, 2023
Strathmore, AB |
Strathmore United Church | Arts on 817

Concert | 7:30 pm | Saturday December 2, 2023
High River, AB |
High River United Church | High River Gift of Music

Concert | 1:30 + 7:30 pm | Sunday December 3, 2023
Stettler, AB |
The Performing Arts Centre | Stettler Variety Showcase

Concert | 7:30 pm | Monday December 4, 2023
Fort McMurray |
Keyano Theatre and Arts Centre

Concert | 7:30 pm | December 5, 2023
St. Albert, AB |
Arden Theatre

2024

Concert | 7:30 pm | Wednesday January 10, 2024
Assiniboia, SK | Prince of Wales Cultural & Recreation Centre
Assiniboia & District Arts Council

Concert | 7:30 pm | Thursday January 11, 2024
Swift Current, SK | Living Sky Casino Event Centre | Swift Current Arts Council

Concert | 7:30 pm | Friday January 12, 2024
Watrous, SK | Watrous Civic Centre | Watrous Area Arts Council

Concert | Monday January 15, 2024
Estevan, SK | St. Paul’s United Church | Estevan Arts Council

Concert | 7:30 pm | Thursday January 18, 2024
Prince Albert, SK | E.A. Rawlinson Centre

Concert | Friday January 19, 2024
Rosthern, SK | Station Arts Centre

Concert | Saturday January 20, 2024
Tisdale, SK | Maurice Taylor Performing Arts Theatre | Tisdale Arts Council

Concert | Sunday January 21, 2024
Nipawin, SK | Evergreen Centre | Nipawin Performing Arts Group

Concert | 7:30 pm | Monday January 22, 2024
Biggar, SK | Majestic Theatre | Biggar & District Arts Council

Concert | 7:30 pm | Tuesday January 23, 2024
North Battleford, SK | Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts

Concert | Wednesday April 17, 2024
Steinbach, MB | venue TBA | Steinbach Arts Council

Concert | Thursday April 18, 2024
Carman, MB | Carman Collegiate Community Theatre | Golden Prairie Arts Council

Concert | 7:30 pm | Friday April 19, 2024
Pinawa, MB | Pinawa Community Centre | Eastern Manitoba Concert Association 

Concert | Saturday April 20, 2024
Oakbank, MB | Cooks Creek Community Centre | Sunrise Performing Arts Centre

“The musical environment they create radiates with a bright and golden glow …. memorable melodies such as Satie’s Gymnopédies and Dvorak’s famous American Quartet (originally for strings) find themselves enhanced, almost sharper.”

– Ici Musique

Sylvain LaPointe (founder/trumpet)
Frédéric Gagnon (principal trumpet)
Pascal Lafreniére (horn)
Jason de Carufel (trombone)
Sylvain Arsenal (bass trombone)

 

BIOGRAPHY

Buzz Brass quintet—an ensemble consisting of two trumpets, horn, trombone and bass trombone—has been travelling the world since 2002 and captivating classical music enthusiasts everywhere. Whether alone or along with guest musicians, Buzz Brass’s highly original performances never fail to make a positive impression. The ensemble has performed over 1,700 concerts for more than 400,000 music lovers across North America, Europe and China. Over the years, Buzz Brass has earned numerous awards and honours, including the Opus, ADISQ and Trille Or prizes, in recognition of the quality and renown of its performances. With its innovative programs, acclaimed recordings, unique repertoire and broad appeal, the group has become one of Canada’s most beloved brass quintets. Its appearances abroad (2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2016 Meet in Beijing Arts Festival and 2018 Chamber Music America in New York City) have showcased the skill of Canadian musicians and inspired young people around the world. Recent Buzz projects have included partnerships with symphony orchestras, including those in Gatineau, Sherbrooke, Winnipeg, and Quebec City as well as with Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. The quintet has already recorded six albums, with other releases planned.

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SYLVAIN LAPOINTE (FONDATEUR/TROMPETTE)
FRÉDÉRIC GAGNON
(TROMPETTE SOLO)
PASCAL LAFRENIÉRE (COR)
JASON DE CARUFEL (TROMBONE)
SYLVAIN ARSENAL
(TROMBONE BASSE)

BIOGRAPHIE

Depuis 2002, le quintette Buzz Cuivres parcourt la planète pour séduire les amateurs de musique classique. Que ce soit par des concerts de quintette de cuivres seul ou incluant des musiciens invités, les propositions artistiques originales qu’il présente ne laissent personne indifférent. Avec au-delà de 1700 représentations à son actif, l’ensemble a rejoint plus de 400 000 mélomanes en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Chine. Les nombreux prix et distinctions que Buzz Cuivres a reçus au fil des années (Opus, ADISQ, Trille Or) témoignent de la qualité et de la pertinence de ses prestations musicales. Grâce à plusieurs programmes innovateurs, des enregistrements méritoires, un répertoire unique et une vision des concerts classiques qui rejoint un large auditoire, le groupe figure désormais parmi les quintettes de cuivres les plus réputés du Canada. Ses apparitions à l’étranger (Fringe Festival, Édimbourg, 2015 ; Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, Beijing, 2016 ; Chamber Music America, New York, 2018) font rayonner le savoir-faire des musiciens canadiens et inspirent les jeunes de partout à faire l’apprentissage de la musique. Ses nouvelles productions l’amènent maintenant à collaborer avec des Orchestres symphoniques reconnus tels ceux de Québec, de Winnipeg, de Gatineau et de Sherbrooke de même que celui du Centre national des Arts d’Ottawa. Le quintette a aussi déjà six albums à son actif et prévoit d’autres lancements.

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AWARDS

Nominee – OPUS Award 2017
Winner – Three Weeks Edinburgh Editor’s Award 2015
Ten 10 Picks (History of Music) – 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Winner – TRILLE OR Award 2015
Winner – OPUS Award 2014

Finalist – Jeunesses Musicales Internationales’ Young Audiences Music Awards 2012
Production of the Year | The History of Music
Nominee – ADISQ 2010
Album of the Year – Classical – Solo and Small Ensemble | The Planets
Winner – OPUS Award 2007

PHOTO CREDIT | Michel_Bérard

“A first-class brass quintet, with a likeable flair for humour and for pleasing a crowd without uttering a word.”

– Three Weeks Edinburgh

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