Biography
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The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
Effective period / Period of releases: 1966 - 1992
Members: John Wilbraham, Richard Clews, Richard Hill, Stephen Wick, Phillip Bainbridge, Christopher Larkin, Roger Groves, William Houghton, Peter Harvey (2), Abigail Newman, John Jenkins (6), Ralph Dudgeon, Michael Meeks, Peter Thorley, Stephen Hollamby, Anthony George (2), John Simcock, Edgar Riches, Ashley Hall (2), Michael Hinton (2), David Biddulph, William Stokes (3), James Casey (6)
Britain's oldest brass group, co-founded in 1963 by trombonists David Biddulph, Peter Harvey, Richard Hill and John Simcock.Between 1975 and 1984, stewardship of the ensemble passed to Christopher Larkin and Crispian Steele-Perkins.
William Houghton succeeded Crispian as leader in 1984.
The abbreviated name of "The Gabrieli Brass" was used for some popular/easy listening releases in the 1960s and early 1970s