Horn & Tuba

Richard Bissill

Multi talented musician: hornist, arranger & composer

As a horn virtuoso, Richard is one of the finest. He has been the Principal Horn with the London Philharmonic & Royal Opera House Orchestras, has performed concertos at all the major concert halls and worked as a session musician for artists such as Elton John, Robbie Williams & Quincy Jones.

He has been honoured with fellowships at the Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music & Drama & has the distinction of Conferment of Title Professor.

As an arranger, he first came to prominence in 1986, winning the inaugural Peter Knight Award, sponsored by the Musicians Union & Yorkshire TV. His membership with London Brass has resulted in a dazzling set of ten piece works that have given the group, it’s unique sound. Outside of LB, he has worked for Carl Davis, Yousou Ndour & Nick Lowe.

With his unique style of composition, he has received commissions from the London Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestras & Vladimir Ashkenazy and by many more organisations.

Oren Marshall

Like Andy, Oren joined London Brass soon after the retirement of Philip Jones and his world famous brass ensemble.

His began his musical career as a Tuba player playing with Trad Jazz bands in South London pubs in the early 80’s and has since worked with a diverse array of musicians and ensembles such as rock band Radiohead, CharlieHaden’s Liberation Orchestra, poet Moondog, Brazilian Maestro Hermeto Pascoal, the Pan-African Orchestra from Ghana, Nigerian Juju Master King Sunny Ade and in duo with award winning vocalist, Bobby McFerrin.

He was a founding member of Sons of Kemet and regularly worked with the London-based big band, Loose Tubes and it’s various off-shoot projects. He has worked with every major orchestra in London and by the age of 21 had been offered the Principal Tuba position in the London Symphony Orchestra and also the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany. He turned down both jobs in order to pursue a more risky but varied career.

He has recorded 3 Solo albums of his own compositions and as a member of London Brass, toured the World and performed privately for the Queen of England, Prince Charles, the Pope, the German Chancellor and the Chinese Premiere.

Oren has also played on hundreds of movie soundtracks including Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, the Hobbit, Kung Fu Panda, Spiderman, Men In Black, Hellboy, Dark Knight Rises, Infinity War and Mission Impossible Fallout.

He was Tuba professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance for 17 years, 7 years of which he was also Head of Brass. He is now visiting professor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

He continues to be in high demand as a teacher and has given brass Masterclasses in over 50 countries on 6 continents.

Since March 2020, thanks to the various lockdowns, Oren wrote and recorded many songs to boost morale in his local community and keep young children connected to live music. He now serves a network of over 400 local families who regularly attend his music sessions in South London where he lives with his two children and dog.