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American brass quintet classic american brass amazon. The odyssey of the philip jones brass ensemble chronic of the. The current abq consists of louis hanzlik and kevin cobb on trumpet, eric reed on french horn, michael powell on tenor trombone, and john rojak on bass trombone. Bogomolny national service award for significant and lasting contributions to the field. The canadian brass educational series the canadian brass book of favorite quintets. American brass quintet records their upcoming cd youtube. When the american brass quintet gave its first public performance on december 11, 1960, brass chamber music was still relatively young to concert audiences. Internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time, the groups performance history spans the globe, including nearly sixty recordings and the premieres of 150 works. Supplemental information such as an excerpt classification system, which organizes the excerpts according to their technical requirements, as well as the range requirements for 55 standard brass quintet compositions. Listen to your favorite songs from classic american brass by the american brass quintet now. Here is a small selection of the music in the brass quintet category. The new york times recently raved among north american brass ensembles, none is more venerable than the american brass quintet.
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