Brisbane Excelsior Band | Orchestra
Brisbane Excelsior Band
Phone: +61 405 660 849
Address: PO Box 704, Lutwyche 4030 Queensland, Australia
Website: http://www.ausbrass.com
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21.01.2022 Our next featured soloist for our Back in Action concert is Jaime Rolfe on Soprano Cornet. Jaime joined Waratah Brass on soprano cornet in 2000 after completing a Bachelor of Music Performance at the University of Newcastle and Bachelor of Education at Macquarie University. Following a move to Queensland in 2009 she joined Brisbane Excelsior and has enjoyed celebrating wins in 4 Australian National A Grade Championships with the band. Jaime has also successfully competed in... both national and state solo competitions winning both National and State Open Eb Cornet solos in 2014, 2015, 2016. Jaime went on to win the National Open Champion of Champions in Sydney in 2015 and the Queensland State Champion of Champions in 2016. Other highlights for Jaime include competing in the British Open in 2009 with Brisbane Excelsior, and traveling to China in 2015. Jaime is highly sought after as a guest player and has competed in 4 x National New Zealand Championships with top New Zealand A grade bands. Jaime enjoys the many trips around Australia and New Zealand playing with Excelsior and guesting with other brass bands whilst meeting so many wonderful people along the way. Jaime is the 2018 New Zealand National Soprano Cornet Champion and New Zealand National Champion of Champions. To top off an amazing year for Jaime she was awarded 4 Bars Rest 2018 Band of the Year - Soprano Cornet Player. (When the solo spotlight was on her she was exceptional 4BR). Jaime is performing 'Let Freedom Ring' by Jonathon Bates at our upcoming concert. 2:00pm Sunday 22nd of November, 2020. Tickets available from www.ausbrass.com/event
21.01.2022 For our followers who aren't within driving distance of Ferny Grove for our concert with Brian Hurdley on Sunday the 22nd of November, we will be live streaming to YouTube! The stream is free for all to watch at https://youtu.be/ZRjVDqfpbbo but if you would like to make a donation to the band, please visit www.ausbrass.com/donate
21.01.2022 24 hours to go! Tomorrow at 2:00pm, the Brisbane Excelsior Band, conducted Brian Hurdley, present their 'Back in Action' Concert. We're very excited to be getting out for 2020 to put on this showcase for you. If you're interested to see what we've been up to and would like to join us, head to www.ausbrass.com/event to book your tickets, check out the livestream, or find out more information about the band!
21.01.2022 The Brisbane Excelsior Band would like to take a moment to thank our Assistant Musical Director (currently acting as MD), Jared Proellocks. With our concert on the 22nd of November coming closer & closer, Jared has been preparing the band at our weekly rehearsals until guest conductor Brian Hurdley comes down from Cairns to conduct band for the concert! A huge thank you to Jared for all the work you've put into making this concert possible! To find out more about Jared, head to https://ausbrass.com/musical-directors/ If you'd like to come along to our concert on the 22/11 at 2pm, we'd love to see you there! Head to www.ausbrass.com/event for more info and to book your tickets today!
17.01.2022 Our last (but certainly not least) soloist is our fine Principal Cornet, Mr. Dale Hosking! Dale began playing the cornet in the Townsville Brass Academy, under the direction of his father, Roy in 1991. His progression through the Academy led to playing positions with the Townsville Brass Junior Band before being promoted to the senior band in 1993. Growing up, Dale regularly competed in solo competitions at both state and regional contests and the annual Townsville Eisteddfo...d. In 2001, Dale was promoted to Principal Cornet of the then A Grade Townsville Brass Band, a position he held for the next two years. In 2003, he attended his first Queensland Youth Band and was named Principal Cornet, under the direction of Howard Taylor. That same year, Dale moved to Brisbane to study at the Queensland University of Technology and took up a playing position with Brisbane Excelsior. Over the next 4 years, he played both Solo and Soprano cornet with the band and also won a National Soprano Cornet championship in 2005. Upon graduation from university, Dale returned to Townsville to take up a teaching position at a local high school. He jumped at the chance to return to the Principal Cornet chair with Townsville for a year before taking over as their Music Director for the following 9 years. As the conductor of Townsville Brass, he led the band to a B Grade national title in 2014, as well as keeping up his solo playing taking out the 2008 and 2012 national B-Flat Cornet titles. In 2017, Dale returned to Brisbane and to Brisbane Excelsior where he was appointed to the position of Principal Cornet. At the 2019 National Band Championships, Dale won his 3rd national cornet title. In his spare time, Dale is the Musical Director of the Windsor Brass Band and a teacher and band director at the Ferny Grove State High School. Dale is performing 'Song and Dance' by Philip Sparke at our upcoming concert, Back in Action! Visit www.ausbrass.com/event for more info and to book your tickets
15.01.2022 Introducing one of our fine soloists for our upcoming concert: Ashley Carter. Ashley, Solo Trombone of Brisbane Excelsior, is the Associate Principal Trombone of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Born in Mt Isa in central Queensland, Australia, Ashley began playing the Trombone at age 12. Learning from his Grandfather, after only playing for 3 years, Ashley was awarded his Associate Diploma in Music (A.mus.A) at the age of 15 from the Australian Music Examination Board (AME...B). After graduating from Shalom Catholic College in Bundaberg he moved to Brisbane to study a Bachelor of Music Performance and Graduate Diploma of Music Studies with Benjamin Marks and Jason Redman at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University. In 2012 Ashley moved to Melbourne, to study at The Australian National Academy of Music. In 2015 Ashley moved to Chicago, USA, to study the Master of Music program at Northwestern University with Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Michael Mulcahy. During his time there, Ashley was the recipient of the William M. Spencer award for academic excellence and was the winner of the 2017 Bienen School of Music Concerto Competition, the first trombone player to win the competition. Ashley graduated from Northwestern University in June 2017 with the Master of Music and being awarded Program Honours from the faculty at Northwestern. In 2018 Ashley was appointed as Lecturer in Trombone at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Ashley has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the New South Wales Police Band. Ash will be performing Arthur Pryor's 'Fantastic Polka. Tickets available from www.ausbrass.com/event
13.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
12.01.2022 With the recent easing of some COVID-19 restrictions here in QLD, we've opened up a few more tickets to our Back in Action concert with Brian Hurdley on Sunday! Head to www.ausbrass.com/event to find out more
06.01.2022 Our next soloist is our Flugelhorn superstar, Tamaryn Heck. Born in Ipswich, Australia, Tamaryn started learning the piano at the age of five. As her passion for brass instruments developed, Tamaryn started learning the trumpet at eight years of age under the tutelage of Dale Richardson. Tamaryn completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2015, studying Classical Music Performance under the co-principal trumpets of the Queensland Symphony... Orchestra, Sarah Butler and Richard Madden. Upon commencing her studies, she has focused her time pursuing her keen interest in music by actively involving herself in several orchestras and ensembles, as well as teaching instrumental music in the Brisbane and Ipswich areas. In 2017, Tamaryn made her contest debut at the New Zealand National Championships, where she won the ‘Best Soloist in the Test Piece’ prize. In 2019, Tamaryn claimed the open Flugelhorn and Champion of Champions awards at the Australian National Bands Contest. Tamaryn will be performing a Chuck Mangione classic, Children of Sanchez at our upcoming Back in Action concert! More info and tickets at now at www.ausbrass.com/event Tune in tomorrow to meet our 3rd soloist! See more
