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Marine Band Brass Quintet
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:04 pm
by Jonathan Fowler
The "President's Own" Brass Quintet will be appearing at West Chester University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, November 15 between 11:00 and 11:50 AM.
They will be presenting a short program as well as masterclass for a student ensemble. All are welcome to attend.
email me wilth any questions
jfowler@wcupa.edu
Jonathan Fowler
Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium
West Chester University of PA
Re: Marine Band Brass Quintet
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:10 pm
by OldsRecording
Jonathan Fowler wrote:The "President's Own" Brass Quintet will be appearing at West Chester University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, November 15 between 11:00 and 11:50 AM.
They will be presenting a short program as well as masterclass for a student ensemble. All are welcome to attend.
email me wilth any questions
jfowler@wcupa.edu
Jonathan Fowler
Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium
West Chester University of PA
Sounds really cool. Who's on tuba?
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:42 pm
by Jonathan Fowler
Paul Mergen will be playing tuba.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:18 am
by Alex Reeder
I saw this group play at Eastman a few weeks ago- absolutely amazing! I can say with no reservations that they are the tightest, most together group I have ever seen in person.
It was on a different level than I even realized was possible- not only were they perfectly in tune, in time, and all notes start and end perfectly together (all that stuff which is easy to describe but very hard to do well), but they were so stylistically aligned. The blend was fantastic, and all dynamics were perfectly balanced.
What really blew me away was hearing them crescendo and diminuendo in that perfect balance and sound- it sounded like someone was just turning up the volume knob on a stereo.
My brass quintet had the opportunity to play for them in a masterclass- very helpful, and the nicest, most down-to-earth guys. A real inspiration for me. If I didn't have classes, I would seriously consider making a trip to see them again.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:02 pm
by Tom Holtz
I heard them play at Eastman. The Ewald was stellar. Go check them out, and make sure to rattle Paul's cage when you see him.
Alex, great to meet you up there. You and the 2182 sound super with the quintet. Good group, keep it together for as long as possible. That Bach transcription is brutal.