Hourglass was James Taylor's first album in 6 years.
Harlequin Brass Ensemble based in South Yorkshire is one of the premier brass ensembles in the United Kingdom .. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. This ten piece ensemble was formed in 1995 , and performs regularly around the United Kingdom and within Europe .. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Europe. Europe. Harlequin Brass were the first British brass ensemble to perform at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam .. Concertgebouw. Concertgebouw. Amsterdam. Amsterdam. British. United Kingdom. They received Classic FM 's Album of the Year in 2000 for Music for a Millennium .. Classic FM. Classic FM ( UK ). Their ten piece brass ensemble is a particularly British phenomenon .. British. United Kingdom. Originally conceived by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble , it helped to change the view of brass music throughout the world .. Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. This idea was then further established by PJBE 's successor 's London Brass .. The instrumentation is based on orchestral brass containing four trumpets -LRB- including Bb , Piccolo , Eb , D , C and flugelhorn as required -RRB- , three tenor trombones , a bass trombone , a french horn and a tuba .. trumpets. trumpets. trombones. trombones. bass trombone. bass trombone. french horn. french horn. tuba. tuba. This allows for a rich variety of sounds and styles , fitting perfectly to anything from Baroque music through to classical music , jazz , ` brass pop ' and also moving forward with substantial contemporary works being written specifically for ten piece ensemble .. Baroque music. Baroque music. classical music. classical music. jazz. jazz. Keiron Anderson became musical director of Harlequin Brass in 1999 .. Keiron Anderson. Keiron Anderson