Today's Listening

Here's what you heard today in class.

1. Bach, Contrapuctus IV - Atlantic Brass Quintet (from the Musical Voyage album)

2. Broughton, Concert Piece for 8 Trumpets - Philip Smith and trumpet ensemble

3. Bernstein, Fanfare for Bima - Phillip Smith (as above) - for trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba/bass trombone

4. Davis, New Brass - Michael Davis and brass ensemble

5. Crespo, El Pasodoble y Ole - German Brass

6. Traditional, Tico Tico - FEMUSC Music Festival (2007) - Santa Catarina, Jaragua do Sul, Brasil

7. Franzetti, Brasstango - Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

8. Buxtehude, Fanfare - Arnold Jacobs (from Portrait of an Artist... album)

9. Brooklyn - Youngblood Brass Band

10. DiLorenzo, Firedance - Center City Brass Quintet

Hope you enjoyed it!

Let's Do This!

Hi All,

For those of you who follow my musing from my other blogspheres, this is a new joint dedicated toward brass ensembles. This is for my University of Iowa class, Advanced Brass Ensemble Literature. Don't fret, we'll keep things fun, you might even see some hip-hop on here.