Since 2002, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling all over the globe to captivate classical music lovers. Whether its concerts consist of brass quintet alone or together with guest musicians, the original artistic propositions it presents leave nobody cold. With over 1,600 appearances to its credit, the ensemble has reached more than 350,000 music lovers throughout North America, Europe and China. The numerous awards and distinctions that Buzz Brass has earned over the years (Opus, ADISQ, and Trille Or) attest to both the quality and the relevance of its musical performances. Thanks to numerous innovative programmes, praiseworthy recordings, a unique repertoire and a vision of classical concerts that reaches out to a wide audience, the group now features among the most reputable brass quintets in Canada. Its appearances abroad (Edinburgh’s 2015 Fringe Festival, Beijing’s 2016 Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, New York’s 2018 Chamber Music America, Arts Northwest Conference 2019 and Pacific Contact 2020) enable Canadian musicians’ know-how to shine forth and inspire youths from everywhere to learn music. Buzz Brass has been invited three times in China to present captivating shows for Chinese young people. Its latest productions have had Buzz collaborating with established symphony orchestras such of those of Gatineau, Winnipeg and Quebec City as well as with Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra.

AWARDS
Nominee – OPUS Award 2017
Concert of the Year—Multiple Repertoire | Buzz Beat
Winner – Editor’s Award 2015 – Three Weeks Edinburgh newspaper
Ten top picks among the titanic array of productions taking the stage at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | The History of Music
Winner – TRILLE OR Award 2015
Francophone solo artist or group from outside Ontario having most distinguished itself in Ontario (Canada) | L’histoire de la musique
Winner – OPUS Award 2014
Concert of the Year—Multiple Repertoire
Finalist – Young Audiences Music Awards 2012 –Jeunesses Musicales Internationales
Production of the Year | The History of Music
Nominee – ADISQ 2010
Album of the Year – Classical – Solo and Small Ensemble | The Planets
Winner – OPUS Award 2007
Production of the Year – Young Audiences | The History of Music