About last night… 🎺🎶
We had such an amazing time performing Bourgeois’ Concerto for Brass Quintet and Brass Band with @thefaireyband and we’d like to personally thank the band for all their time and effort spent working on this incredible piece with us! ❤️
We’d also like to thank all our family and friends who came to support us and hope you all enjoy a few of our favourite moments from the performance. 🎶
@rncmlive
As @manchestermarathon runners powered past the RNCM on Sunday, our students were ready at mile 25 with a boost to carry them to the finish line 🏁🔥
@paramount_brass and @fractalsaxes provided the soundtrack between cheering on the runners at the final stretch.
Well done to everyone who took part, and good luck to those taking on the London Marathon this weekend!
Next up for #pjibec26 #pjibec, from Manchester, UK, is @paramount_brass
Formed in 2023 at the Royal Northern College of Music, Paramount Brass are an up-and-coming brass quintet made up of Lewis Barton and Honor Farley on trumpet, Sam Froggatt on horn, Nathan Joseph on trombone, and Ben Russon on tuba. Based in Manchester, the group have enjoyed a successful first few years together, performing recitals across the North at various venues including Manchester Cathedral, Leeds Cathedral, and Leeds Royal Armouries, as well as playing at Old Trafford football stadium on ITV’s This Morning with Soccer Aid. The quintet also regularly lead educational workshops and assemblies in Manchester and Cumbria as part of the RNCM’s Brass Engage programme. In 2024 and 2025, they were finalists in the RNCM Philip Jones Brass Chamber Music Prize, after a ‘glorious and dramatic performance’, and they look forward to performing Derek Bourgeois’ Concerto for Brass Quintet and Brass Band at RNCM with the KNDS Fairey Band this April. The group are excited to continue to perform together throughout the rest of their studies and beyond.
Last week we joined over 100 children in Workington to celebrate the mid-point of RNCM Engage West Cumbria.
Student Ambassador and member of @paramount_brass , @honorfarleytpt brought us along for the trip. 🚐 🎺
Made possible by a transformational philanthropic gift from the Benny Walker Charitable Trust, RNCM Engage West Cumbria is responding directly to the needs of local communities, and aims to ensure that every young person can explore and enjoy music, regardless of background or circumstance.
Find out more through the link in our bio.
Manchester Cathedral ✅
Thank you to everyone who came to listen yesterday, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
If you missed it, we’ll be performing many of the same works in our next recital on the 21st February (12pm, St Elizabeth’s Church, Ashley) 😉
1 + 4) Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J.S.Bach, arr. Fred Mills
2) For Rosie by Mark Nightingale
3) Iron Horse: The Blue Goose by Kevin McKee
#manchestermusic #manchestercathedral #brassquintet #brassband #manchesterconcert
Hear what Lewis and Sam have to say about our recital this Saturday!
🎺 Saturday 7th February ⏰ 11am 📍Manchester Cathedral 🎟️ Free admission
#brass #brassquintet #manchestercathedral #manchester #manchestermusic
We’re excited to announce a few upcoming performances in Manchester 🎺
We hope to see you there - more information and programmes can be found via the links in our Instagram bio!
A lovely afternoon carolling at @traffordpalazzo to round off our Christmas season - and plenty of appreciative shoppers listening! Thank you to the Trafford Palazzo for having us and to @phoebemallins0n for depping 🎺 we wish you all a lovely Christmas 🎄
#brassband #brassquintet #manchestermusic #christmasmusic #christmascarols
We had a lovely time at Ormskirk Parish Church playing carols for the inaugural Edge Hill University Carol Concert! Thank you also to the organisers for having us to play some jazzy arrangements for the VIP reception afterwards (and for the amazing cupcakes!) 🎄🎺
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves…
We are Paramount Brass, a brass quintet based in Manchester, England. We’re all studying at the Royal Northern College of Music and we’ve been playing together for over two years now!
We’ve performed at weddings, graduation ceremonies, lunchtime recitals, Christmas carol concerts, masterclasses, church services, conferences…and much more!
Whether you’re a teacher organising a school assembly about brass music, a couple looking for wedding reception tunes, or anyone in between, we’re sure we can tailor our performance perfectly to your event.
To hear us play and to get in touch about bookings, click the link in our bio or visit paramountbrass.co.uk 🎺
📸 @sapheirosphotography 📍Whitworth Art Gallery
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Thank you so much to everyone who came to our recital at Whitworth Art Gallery, and thank you to @friendsofthewhitworth for having us!
Featuring @eddie.tyl depping for Lewis today! 🎺
We’re delighted to welcome Sam Froggatt on French horn 📯
Sam is an alumnus of Chetham’s School of Music, and now a fourth-year student at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he was awarded a scholarship to study under the tutelage of Julian Plummer. He has played in several national youth ensembles and has performed at venues such as the Bridgewater Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, and Cadogan Hall. Outside of college, Sam enjoys golf and cooking ⛳️
