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Dallas Brass (USA)

Published on 2011-05-22 09:09:00

Since its founding in 1983 by Michael Levine, the Dallas Brass has become one of America’s foremost musical ensembles. The group has established a unique blend of traditional brass instruments with a full complement of drums and percussion, whic > read more

Trombones de Costa Rica

Published on 2011-04-08 13:54:00

TROMBONES DE COSTA RICA, winners of the Costa Rican National Award of Music in 1997 and the City of Passau ´s Special Price in Germany in 1999, is one of the most innovative and virtuosistic brass ensembles of the American Continent.Since its founda > read more

International Trombone Festival June 2011 (USA)

Published on 2011-04-08 10:04:00

Welcome to ITF 2011: 40th Anniversary in Nashville''It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to ITF 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. This is where Henry Romersa started it all as the International Trombone Workshop 40 years ago. Some of you will re > read more

Brass Quintet of the USAF Reserve

Published on 2011-04-05 15:02:00

The Brass Quintet is the most versatile small ensemble of the Band of the United States Air Force Reserve. With a repertoire spanning five centuries, they are equally at home performing everything from Renaissance and Baroque music all the way to jaz > read more

Slide Factory (The Netherlands)

Published on 2011-03-30 10:40:00

Spectacular opening on April 14 2011Slide factory will start in a spectacular way on April 14 with the Opening Concert in the main hall of De Doelen. Among others, singer Nynke Laverman, jazz legend James Morrison and world famous trombonist Nitzan H > read more

Axiom Brass (USA)

Published on 2011-02-15 16:07:00

Praised for their “high level of musicality and technical ability” and for their “clean, clear and precise sound”, the award-winning Axiom Brass Quintet has quickly established itself as “one of the major art music groups in brass chamber m > read more

Mnozil Brass in Holland

Published on 2011-01-24 14:33:00

(Advertisement)In the latest show of Mnozil Brass - Magic Moments - the seven masters bring the audience into ecstasy with quality brass music. With their superb arrangements and original compositions, the beautiful brass sounds come to full advantag > read more

Øystein Baadsvik

Published on 2011-01-18 16:05:00

Ferry Tales is the name of Øystein Baadsvik's eight' CD.It contains mostly new material but also creative arrangements of classics such as Somewhere over the Rainbow and Borodin's Prince Igor.It is unlike anything you have heard before and took e > read more

The Brasstrooper

Published on 2011-01-17 10:00:00

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Los Angeles Brass (USA)

Published on 2011-01-17 09:21:00

The Los Angeles Brass Ensemble is changing the way music is performed and experienced. From trail blazing classical and jazz arrangements, to remarkable original compositions, to burning pop standards, the Los Angeles Brass Ensemble sets new definiti > read more

Golden Horn Brass Quintet (Turkey)

Published on 2011-01-17 08:42:00

Golden Horn Brass Quintet is a classical music band that is a first of its kind in Turkey. The first brass quintet of Turkey, consisting of 2 trumpets, a horn, a trombone, and a tuba; presents a brand new sound, quite different from the ordinary inst > read more

Daniel Speer Brass (Hu)

Published on 2011-01-10 07:39:00

The members of the band were educated in the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Pécs. Their repertoire is taken from the music of five centuries. They play renaissance ,baroque,classical romantic and contemporary pieces in concert halls ,churhs and also > read more

The El Paso Brass

Published on 2010-12-24 17:17:00

One of the Southwest United States' finest brass quintets, renowned for outstanding musicianship and the diversity of its repertoire. Thae ensemble is composed of key members of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and other distinguished musicians from th > read more

Double Trouble-Duet for Tuba by Barbara Thompson

Published on 2010-12-24 13:21:00

Tuba virtuosi Les Neish & James Gourlay perform Barbara Thompson's composition, "Double Trouble" at the launch party for the CD of the same name. > read more

The Cosy Brass Quartet (Belgium)

Published on 2010-12-22 17:27:00

The Cosy Brass Quartet invites you on its voyage of discovery through the musical world from the 19th century till today. Since its foundation in 1999, the Cosy Brass Quartet aims for a revival of the saxhorn brass quartet, giving it its merited role > read more

Heavy Tuba (Austria)

Published on 2010-12-19 15:31:00

Heavy Tuba was founded by Heimo Schmid in 1993. The musicians are from the Upper Austrian classical and jazz scene. Three tubas, four euphoniums, doubling at times on trombone, als well as a rhythm section of five contributes to the perhaps untraditi > read more