As in previous festivals, the line -up of the septet included the talented Ruben brothers, Ron and John,on piano and vibes, respectively,and they delighted their many fans with their inventive solo work.

To the named septet will be added another seven or eight players from the Ashes squad, with the final party likely to do duty for the World Cup in South Africa next February.

In other words, the Mel Brown Septet is a perfect fit for the education-oriented Lane Jazz Festival, in which Lane Community College hosts several hundred high school musicians from the Eugene area for two days of workshops, adjudications and concerts.

This gig, the only show on this particular tour which is south of the border, features his septet. The special guest is Ben Davis, on cello, from the Mercury Music Prize nominees Basquiat Strings.

Featured this year at the Brooklyn Academy of Music were Dana Reitz's 1995 solo, Unspoken Territory, Merce Cunningham's 1953 Septet, and premieres by Meg Stuart (Remote) and the late Erick Hawkins (Journey of a Poet).

With BTS being a septet, the seven guys will see their fates 'intertwined through the good times together, but also the tough times, as they have gone their separate ways and suffered greatly as a result,' according to a description on Line Webtoon.

Starting on August 29, the septet will be unveiling album art, a concept trailer, track list, lyrics teasers, photos and much more, throughout the next couple of weeks.

Dermot Weld saddles Hidden Universe while Edward O'Grady is represented by Shot From The Hip with Sean Byrne's Oilily and Otterstown Lady making up the septet.

"There are plenty of familiar masterpieces too, the Brahms Clarinet Quintet and Schubert's Trout Quintet, and don't miss the Saturday late concert with Strauss' Metamorphosen for string septet!" The festival opens tonight at eight with Stanford's first Fantasy Quintet, Dvorak's Piano Trio in F minor, and the Elgar Piano Quintet.

The Beethoven septet which followed was also bags of fun with a delightfully sunny touch.

Its success in performance depends greatly upon the stylishness of its players, a septet whose skill has to be taken for granted (often, for 'classical' musicians, in an unfamiliar idiom) and whose panache has to convey tongue-in-cheek humour with the utmost seriousness - and this CBSO combo had all this in spades.

After a series of mysterious teaser images were uploaded on Instagram with a cryptic caption, BTS's agency Big Hit Entertainment confirmed the popular septet will hold an exhibition from August 25 to October 28.

The septet is seen as their characters in the alternate universe they've started since 2015, telling a journey of self-love and acceptance.