The Atlantic Brass Quintet's home on the World Wide Web.
Hailed by the critics as "masterful" and "ingenious", the Quintet has received the "Première
Prix" at the International Brass Competition of Narbonne, France.
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Since their first appearance on the music scene in 1970, The Canadian Brass
have revolutionised brass music and established the brass quintet as a vital force in the music world.
Over the past 25 years, these classically trained virtuoso musicians have transformed a previously
neglected group of instruments with a limited repertoire into an exciting and versatile ensemble which
performs everything from Bach and Mozart to Gershwin and Dixieland. With their unique blend of virtuosity,
spontaneity and humor, The Canadian Brass have paved the way for many other brass groups, but clearly,
they remain in a class by themselves.
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The Empire Brass enjoys an international reputation
as North America's finest brass quintet, renowned for its brilliant virtuosity and the unparalleled
diversity of its repertoire. The five musicians - all of whom have held leading positions with major
American orchestras - perform over 100 concerts a year in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago,
Washington, London, Zurich and Tokyo. With their best-selling recordings on the Telarc label, they
have introduced an even larger audience worldwide to the excitement of brass music that ranges from
Bach and Handel to jazz and Broadway. They are equally at home in the majestically antiphonal works
that Gabrieli composed for St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice and the exuberantly show stopping tunes
that Richard Rodgers and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote for Broadway. The Empire Brass is the first brass
ensemble to win the prestigious Naumberg Chamber Music Award.
The Empire Brass has served as Faculty Quintet-in-Residence at Boston University for thirteen years, led the Empire Brass Seminar at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute for over twenty years, where students from around the world, including such musical capitals as Vienna and London, come to study with the five musicians. In 1991 it began a new appointment as Visiting Consultants in Brass at London's Royal Academy of Music. It also leads an annual series of college clinics co-sponsored by the Selmer Company, maker of the Empire Brass' instruments. |
Six virtuosi performing on trumpets, horn, piano, trombone, tuba, and percussion speak with one unique
voice in The Rhythm & Brass. Whether in recital, with
orchestra, or in collaborative concerts, these internationally acclaimed artists bring an extraordinarily
diverse range of talent and expertise, resulting in a concert experience to set them apart from the rest.
Members of Rhythm & Brass are Wiff Rudd,Trumpet; Charles Villarrubia, Tuba; Rex Richardson, Trumpet;
Tom Brantley,Trombone; Alex Shuhan, Horn/Piano; David Gluck, Percussion.
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