SANTA PAULA, CA – The Santa Paula Art Museum invites you to delight in the unique sounds of the Ventura British Brass on Saturday, June 25th at 4:00 p.m. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. Please call 805-525-5554 or email info@santapaulaartmuseum.org for an invitation and reservation information. All proceeds directly benefit the Museum.

The British Brass Band is a unique ensemble with a very specific instrumentation. Originating in Britain, it is naturally quite popular in the commonwealth countries and has become very popular throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The rich, dark, and mellow tone quality stems from the fact that all the instruments except the trombones, are conically bored in design, permitting the brass band to produce a most distinct and unique sound.

Unlike most popular brass ensembles in the United States, the British style brass band has a fixed, standard instrumentation using cornets, not trumpets, and alto horns, not French horns. Cornets are pitched the same as trumpets, but have the different shaped conical bore, and the tubing is wrapped tighter, making it appear smaller than a standard trumpet. The different bore gives the cornet a darker, mellower, more lyrical sound.

The Museum is located at 117 North 10th Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060.