Spring Blow 2025: Saturday 10th May

• Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 First Mvmt ~ Bach arr. Foley (12tet)

• Beethoven 7 Slow Mvmt ~ arr. Cobleigh

• Selection of 12tets

• Conductor ~ John Seabrook

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Autumn Blow 2024: Saturday 5th Oct

• Canzon VIII a8 (1615) ~ Gabrieli arr. Foley (octet)

• Legend No. 1, Op. 59 ~ Dvorak arr. Payne (octet)

• Beim Schlafengehen (4 Last Songs) ~ Strauss arr. Payne (octet)

• Leon Dubois 3 Oktette

• "I Can't Help Falling in Love" ~ Voiceplay arr. Foley

• Farewell to Red Castle ~ Turner

• Conductor ~ Dean Foley

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Spring Blow 2024: Saturday 11th May

• Schumann Concertstuck ~ 12tet

• Brahms Academic Fest Ov ~ 12tet

• Jurassic Park ~ 12tet

• Conductors ~ Dean Foley & John Seabrook

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Autumn Blow 2023: Saturday 21st Oct

• Barber Adagio ~ Octet

• Suppe Light Cavalry ~ Octet

• O Come All Ye Faithful ~ Octet

• Brandenburg 3 ~ Octet

• Warlock Capriol Suite ~ 12tet

• Fireworks ~ 12tet

• His Majesty's Sackbutts ~ 16 horns

• Conductors ~ Dean Foley & John Seabrook

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Spring Blow (10th Anniversary) 2023: Saturday 22nd April

• Finlandia ~ 16 Hns

• Fleidermaus ~ 16 Hns

• Fanfare & March ~ 16 Hns

• Independence Day ~ 16 Hns

• Pirates of the Caribbean ~ 16 Hns

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Spring Blow 2022: Saturday 2nd April (Band Room, Warley)

• "I Can't Help Falling in Love" 8 horns doubled

• Robin Hood Highlights 16 horns & perc

• Concerto Orange Juice solo horn and octet (doubled)

• Star Trek 2009 16 horns and perc

• Billy May Medley 16 horns

• Locke Sackbutt & Cornets 16 horns

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Autumn Blow 2021: Saturday 16th October (South Weald Parish Hall)

• Wagner Octets

• Mahler Ulricht

• Siegfried Fantasy

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Summer Blow 2021: Saturday 17th July (Band Room Warley)

• Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 for 12 horns

• Barber's Adagio ~ horn octet

• ABBA Medley

• Conductors: Dean Foley & Julian Baker

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Autumn Blow 2020: Saturday 26th September (Band Room Warley)

• Prophet's Song/Love of my Life - May/Mercury arr. Foley 16 horns

• Robin Hood - arr. Lyndsdale-Nock 16 horns

• Pirates of the Caribbean - arr. Foley 16 horns

• Black Beauty - King arr. Foley 12 horns

• Thunderbirds - Gray arr. Foley 12 horns

• Strauss 1 - 12 horns

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Autumn Blow 2019: Saturday 5th Oct (South Weald Parish Hall)

• John Bull Suite - Octet

• Schumann Rhenish 2nd & 4th Mvts - Octet

• Holst Planets Suite - Octet

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Summer Blow 2019: Saturday 20th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

• Selections from the BHC library conducted by Dean Foley

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Spring Blow 2019: Saturday 4th May (Band Room Warley)

• Roman Carnival Overture - arr. Crees (16 horns)

• Froelich Nonet

• Tchaik 5 2nd Mov arr. Pflaum for 12 horns

• Titanic - arr. Bissill 12 horns

• Fireworks - 12 horns

• Conductors: Tony Halstead & Brendan Thomas

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Winter Blow 2019: Saturday 19th Jan (Band Room Warley)

• Locke arr. Foley - Music for His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornets

• Wagner arr. ? - Tristan Fantasy

• Weber arr. Walendorf - Dei Freishuctz

• Bizey arr. Turner - Carmen

• Foley - "Reflections"

• Grieg arr. Foley - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

• Conductors: Dean Foley, Graham Wright, & Denis Haskew

 

Autumn Blow 2018: Saturday 20th Oct (Band Room Warley)

• Andrew Downes - Sonata for 8 Horns

• Turner - Farewell to Red Castle

• Shaw - Andante & Allegro

• Foley - "Reflections"

• Grieg arr. Foley - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

• Conductors: Dean Foley & Julian Baker

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Summer Blow 2018: Saturday 14th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

• Pictures at an Exhibition

• Star Wars Medley

• Robin Hood, and Elsa's Procession

• Conductor: Dean Foley

 

Spring Blow 2018: Saturday 21st April (Band Room Warley)

• 12tets William Tell, "Shepherd's Hey", and Handel Fireworks

• Big Blow: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor - Bach

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Tony Halstead

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Winter Blow 2018: Saturday 20th January (Band Room Warley)

• 12tets Capriol Suite & Jeux d'Enfants, plus "Brentwood" (new piece by Gordon Carr for 16 horns)

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Gordon Carr

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Autumn Blow 2017: Saturday 28th October (Band Room Warley)

• Large Ensemble (W Tubas) - Freischutz Overture, Siegfied's Funeral Music, Mendelssohn Nocturne, Die Fledermaus, Triston & Isolde

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Tony Halstead

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Summer Blow 2017: Saturday 8th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

• One group 12tet sight-reading session

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Spring Blow 2017: Saturday 29th April (Band Room Warley)

• "Film Music" - Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Magnificent Seven, Independence Day

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Gordon Carr

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Winter Blow 2017: Saturday 14th January (Band Room Warley)

• Octets: Three Preludes - Gershwin, Le Son du Cors - Oldberg, Mahler 1 Fragments - Clements, Hansel & Gretel Fantasy.  16 Horns: Ride of the Valkyrie, Music for His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornets

• Conductors: Tony Halstead & Dean Foley

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Autumn Blow 2016: Saturday 8th October (Shenfield Parish Hall)

• 12tets in one group: Strauss Ein Horndenleben, Elsa's Procession, Albinoni Adagio, Candide

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

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Summer Blow 2016: Saturday 30th July (Band Room Warley)

• 12tets: Brandenburg 3, Carmen, Planets.  16 Horns: Music for His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornets, "A Few of my Favourite Things" (Sound of Music).

• Conductors: Tony Halstead & Gordon Carr

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Spring Blow 2016: Saturday 16th April (Upney Baptist Church, Barking)

• Octets: Bach Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, Holst Planets, Bach Brandenburg 3, Prokofiev R&J, Poet & Peasant.  16 Horns: Mendelssohn Nocturne

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

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Winter Blow 2016: Saturday 9th January (South Weald Parish Hall)

• 12tets in one group: Albinoni Adagio, Robin Hood, Out of Africa, Fireworks, Folk Song Medley (15 horns)

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Autumn Blow 2015: Saturday 31st October (Band Room Warley)

• ​16 Horns: Gabrielli Sonata pian e forte, "Trolley Song", Tchaikovsky R&J

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

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Summer Blow 2015: Saturday 18th July (Band Room Warley)

• Octets: Siegfried's Rhein Journey, Brahms Academic Fest Ov.  16 Horns: Nicode Minuet, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.

• Conductors: Julian Baker, Dean Foley, Chris Robinson

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Spring Blow 2015: Saturday 11th April (Band Room Warley)

• 12tets: Pictures at an Exhibition, Lucia Fantasy, Capriol Suite.  16 Horns: Tchaikovsly R&J

• Conductors: Julian Baker, Tony Halstead, Dean Foley

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Winter Blow 2015: Saturday 10th January (Band Room Warley)

• 12tet: Carmen.  16 Horns: Pirates of the Caribbean, Finlandia

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Autumn Blow 2014: Saturday 27th September 2014 (Band Room Warley)

• Octets: Russlan & Ludmilla, La Danza.  16 Horns: Bohemian Rhapsody, Strauss 1 for 4 solo horns.

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Summer Blow 2014: Saturday 5th July (South Weald Parish Hall)

• 16 Horns: Finlandia, "Billy May's Big Fat Brass Medley", Scherzo from Bruckner 4, Ride of the Valkyrie.

• Conductors: Julian Baker & Dean Foley

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Spring Blow 2014: Saturday 15th February (South Weald Parish Hall)

• 16 Horns: Tristan & Isolde, Widor Toccata, Roman Carnival Ov, Lana's Lullaby.

• Conductors: Tony Halstead & Denis Haskew

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Winter Blow 2013: Saturday 23rd November (South Weald Hall)

• 16 Horns: Roman Carnival, Independence Day, Faure Pavane, Fireworks

• Conductors: Dean Foley & Denis Haskew

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Autumn Blow 2013: Saturday 14th September (South Weald Parish Hall)

• Large Ensemble: Pictures at an Exhibition, Queen of Sheba, Hansel & Gretel

• Conductor: Dean Foley

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Summer Blow 2013: Saturday 8th June (Conference Hall, Brentwood Cathedral)

• Large Ensemble: Caravan, Tico Tico, Stardust (London Horn Sound), Concertstuck.

• Conductor: ?

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Spring Blow 2013: Saturday 23rd February (South Weald Parish Hall)

• Large Ensemble: Titanic (LHS), Bruckner 4, Frieschutz Ov

• Conductor: ?

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Winter Blow 2012: INAUGURAL MEETING Saturday 1st December (Choir Room, Brentwood Cathedral)

• A selection of Octets, no conductor.

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