"Bones Apart represents all that is best about British brass playing, with a beauty of sound and musicality that is simply stunning. They communicate with passion and humour and serve as wonderful ambassadors for the trombone"

Kevin Price,

Head of Music Performance,

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Sample programmes

Bones Apart performs a wide variety of repertoire combining original works and skilful arrangements. Composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner and Stravinsky have all written for trombone ensemble. Beethoven wrote his 'Equali' for four trombones in 1812 and it was also played at his funeral. Berlioz called the trombone the “true head of the family of wind instruments” and Elgar and Holst both played the trombone. In fact Gustav Holst was a member of the Carl Rosa Opera Company.

Bones Apart has commissioned many new works for trombone quartet including pieces from composers such as Gary Carpenter, Matthew Taylor, Christian Lindberg, John Kenny, Dan Jenkins and Peter Meechan.

Here are some examples of the variety of programmes we perform. We can also tailor our programme by request to suit any event. 

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Wonder Women

“ Bones Apart enjoys a stellar reputation for producing chamber music of the very highest standard. A real coup, then, for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to showcase the ensemble in its prestigious Fridays at One slot."

"... the music was brought to the stage by a chamber group at the peak of its powers in a performance of elegance, subtlety and considerable variety in tonal colour."

Mark Good, Bandsman magazine

El Nuevo Mundo

"In their concert they showed the RNCM brass students just how things should be done, with a flawless concert, demonstrating perfect balance, intonation, and their wonderful musical versatility. The place has buzzed with enthusiasm ever since their visit. A wonderful example to any young group who are wondering where to go in their musical life."

John Miller, Director of Brass Studies, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester 

Chasing Legends

“Their extraordinary technical ability and expressive harmonies, innate musicality and wonderful sounds successfully seduced​​ a Leicester Lunchtime Concert audience."

Peter Baker, Leicester International Music Festival

"If music be the food of love..."

"Music by Gounod, Debussy and Mendelssohn may seem unlikely material for four trombones but this highly accomplished all-female quartet demonstrated it was not in their Shakespeare-inspired concert. The tonal variety and pliancy of musical line produced by three tenor trombones and one bass trombone was quite astonishing at times."

Bernard Lee, Sheffield Telegraph

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