The secret life of brass - listen now

Karl Steven explores the secret world of the brass family and talks to some of New Zealand's shiniest brass players - Huw Dann, John Gluyas, and Emma Richards of ACE Brass and the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra - about their instruments. Delve into the history of trumpets, trombones, horns, and tubas and their kin, explore Tutankhamun's burial chamber, and learn about musical military signals, as well as listening to a truckload of brazen and beautiful brassy music.

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