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Our new warning label – what it means: learn about lead in brass

28 January 2020 by PENNInk Productions

Denis Wick Products is now adding a warning label to all its mouthpieces in order to confirm with the Californian Proposition 65 regulations. Proposition 65, officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects the state’s drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to inform Californians about exposures to such chemicals.

NEW Steven Mead Ultra euphonium mouthpieces available!

30 October 2019 by Stephen Wick

Now available! New from Denis Wick – a range of Steven Mead Ultra euphonium mouthpieces with a new rounder rim. The XR range was introduced to great critical acclaim with its extra-comfortable curved rim edge and massive projection in the high range. The 5XR is the latest addition and we feel sure that it will meet the needs of many euphonium players around the world, especially those used to be slightly smaller rim diameter. Comfort and stability are the watchwords here,

Slide Action become Denis Wick Artists

1 July 2019 by Stephen Wick

Denis Wick is pleased to announce that Slide Action are to become Denis Wick Artists. Slide Action are a brilliant new trombone quartet composed of ex-Royal Academy of Music students. The members are Huw Evans (alto and tenor), Benny Vernon (alto and tenor), Jamie Tweed (tenor) and Josh Cirtina (bass). They will be travelling to the USA this summer to perform at the International Trombone Festival and will also play at the Denis Wick Advisory Studio in Chicago.

The new Denis Wick Products app

18 February 2019 by Stephen Wick

Denis Wick Products has always been keen to support the changing needs of the world’s brass community. The Denis Wick Products app helps accomplish this goal. Going beyond what any catalogue could offer, we have developed a complete library of product information with a wide variety of content to help you not only in your search for your next mouthpiece, mute or accessory, but your growth as a musician and your connection to other musicians around the world.

Asia Tuba and Euphonium Festival 2018

19 July 2018 by Stephen Wick

The Asia Tuba and Euphonium Festival 2018 will take place in Seoul in August. Many great players will be there including Denis Wick artists euphonium stars Steven and Misa Mead. Amongst the other stars attending will be the great tuba-player Sergio Carolina. The festival is a wonderful chance to hear some great playing!

Denis Wick CEO Stephen Wick will present a talk on how to choose the right mouthpiece –

Proud Sponsor of the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra

10 May 2018 by Stephen Wick

Denis Wick is proud to sponsor the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra, who will be performing in Toronto this May. Chris Gongos, the Principal Horn of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, will be the guest soloist for their concert on Friday 18th May at the Isabel Bader Theatre at the University of Toronto. He will performing a work by one of Canada’s leading composers for wind instruments, Elizabeth Raum’s ‘Sherwood Legend’ for Horn and Band. A great Canadian soloist playing a beautiful Canadian work with lots of talented young Canadian players!

Euphonium star Misa Mead to become Denis Wick Artist

8 May 2017 by Stephen Wick

Denis Wick Products is very pleased to announce that Misa Mead is to become a Denis Wick Artist. Misa is an internationally renowned euphonium soloist and her performing career takes her all around the world. She has long favoured Denis Wick mouthpieces and is already a wonderful advocate for them. Her solo career has been taking off in recent years and we look forward to working closely with Misa in the future.

She has won many international accolades,

Dansr opens new Denis Wick Testing Studio in Chicago

13 September 2016 by Stephen Wick

Dansr is opening a new Denis Wick testing studio in Chicago. The grand opening will take place on 21st September and will feature amongst others Maniacal 4, the hugely popular trombone quartet, whose versions of Carry on Wayward Son and Bohemian Rhapsody have been internet sensations. Also in attendance will be top brass quintet Alliance Brass and top jazz artist Kirk Garrison. On the Saturday after the opening the tuba professor from the University of Miami,