Brass Tracks
brass quintet
Thursday 9th April 2026
7.30pm Morpeth Methodist Church
Programme (on occasion, the artists may make minor changes to the published programme)
Henry VIII Pastime With Good Company
G.F. Handel arr. R.Newth Lascia Ch’io Pianga
J.S Bach arr. C. Hudson Fugue in G Minor
C. Hudson White Rose Elegy
Trad arr. J. Iveson Frère Jacques
G. Bizet arr. F. Mills Carmen Suite
R. Newth Wild Loch Mountain Thyme
M. Rodriguez arr. S. Kompanek La Cumpersita
J. Maynard Fanfare
Trad arr. E Howarth Four Swiss Tunes
R. V. Williams arr. J. Villanueva English Folk Songs
M. Hamlisch arr. J. Stone A Chorus Line
L. Bricusse & A. Newley arr. S. Skelly Pure Imagination
A. Menken arr. S. Skelly Friend Like Me
Trad arr. D. Gillis Just a Closer Walk
Brass Tracks has been entertaining audiences across the U. K. since 2013 with their engaging and eclectic style. The musicians bring a cast range of experience between them from orchestral and chamber music work to freelance work in film and television Dedicated to making music more accessible, their programme for Morpeth covers centuries from traditional folk tunes to the well known tango La Cumpersita!
Finlay Hetherington - trumpet
John Sampson - trumpet
Fiona McLean- Williamson - trombone
Robert Newth - French horn
Robert Fraser - tuba
'...everyone enjoyed every minute of it.... a fantastic quintet and the chemistry you enjoy together is warmly felt by your audiences.'
Stuart Montgomery, St Michael's Concerts, Edinburgh 2023
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Brass Tracks is one of Scotland’s most exciting and engaging brass quintets. Based in central Scotland, Brass Tracks is dedicated to making all music accessible, whether it be 500 years old or something a little more contemporary. Brass Tracks is committed to inspiring and reaching new audiences no matter how young or old, and excel at presenting education workshops.
Brass Tracks was formed in 2013 by Edinburgh trumpet players, Finlay Hetherington and John Sampson. The core members come from varied performing backgrounds including television, theatre, orchestral, chamber music, education and brass bands. Since Brass Tracks formed, it has performed in the usual conventional performing spaces, such as churches, cathedrals, concert halls and theatres. However, Brass Tracks also enjoy playing in various less obvious performance venues and locations. This includes Virgin Trains’ ‘Live at Central’ concert series at Glasgow’s iconic Central Station, leading the ceremony for Fife Sports Awards, launching Christmas at Gateshead’s Metrocentre, to being on a film set. In recent times, Brass Tracks have expanded to become a sextet or as an octet for special concerts, collaborating with a number of established choirs based throughout Scotland.
Brass Tracks have also featured in a number of live and studio recordings, from BBC One’s prime-time crime drama, Rillington Place with Hollywood’s Tim Roth and Samantha Morton to an album by the prog rock artist, Fish (the former front man of the British rock band Marillion). Brass Tracks have performed successful concerts at music societies across Scotland including Aberfoyle, Ayr, Bute, Dunfermline, Hawick, Lamlash, Newton Stewart, Oban, Stranraer, Torphichen and West Kilbride. This year Brass Tracks look forward to several exciting projects and performances in venues ancient to modern.
