Bram Gay

{{Short description|British musician (1930–2019)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

Bramwell Clifford Gay (19 September 1930 – 13 December 2019){{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/15/bram-gay-trumpeter-conductor-leading-figure-brass-band-movement/|title=Bram Gay, trumpeter, cornet player, conductor and leading figure in the brass band movement – obituary|date=15 January 2020|accessdate=16 December 2020|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}} was a British trumpet and cornet player and brass band enthusiast.

Gay was born in Treorchy, Glamorgan, Wales. He joined Foden's Band at the age of 13.{{cite web|url=https://www.fodensband.co.uk/assets/00-FODENS-BAND-HISTORY-AND-RECORDINGS.pdf|title=FODEN'S BAND : A HISTORY|website=Fodensband.co.uk|accessdate=16 December 2020}} Gay was published extensively by Novello Music Publishing Ltd.{{Cite web|title = Parc & Dare Band|url = http://www.brassbands.co.uk/conductors.htm|website=Brassbands.co.uk|accessdate = 2007-03-30}} He died at his home in France on 13 December 2019, at the age of 89.{{Cite web|title = Death of Bram Gay|website=4barsrest.com|date=15 December 2019 |url = https://www.4barsrest.com/news/38756/death-of-bram-gay|accessdate = 2019-12-17}}

Gay played as third trumpet for four years for Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, where he was offered the position of orchestra director (1974 to 1995).{{Cite web|date=2019-12-15|title=Death of Bram Gay|url=https://www.4barsrest.com/news/38756/death-of-bram-gay|access-date=2020-12-18|website=4barsrest|language=en}} Among the people he worked with were Colin Davis, Georg Solti, and Bernard Haitink.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

He played at King George VI's funeral and in Elizabeth II's coronation. He also arranged the music for Charles and Diana's wedding.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}