Brass Band Northwest on KING FM's "Live By George" broadcast
from the Kirkland Performance Center, April 8, 2002
Listen to a Live Performance of
"Fanfare and Flourishes" by James Curnow.
British Brass Bands originated in the 1840's to 1850's in England and imply a specified instrumentation that includes: Bb Cornets, Eb Soprano Cornet, Bb Fluglehorn, Eb Tenor Horns, Bb English Baritones, Bb Euphoniums, Trombones, Bass Trombone, both Bb & Eb Tubas, and Percussion. Usually a total of 28 to 30 members. There are generally no trumpets or French horns in a British Brass Band . Click here to read more about the history of brass bands.
The purpose of Brass Band Northwest is to perform and preserve the literature and stylings of British-style brass band music by educating the public and performers in a fun and entertaining manner through regular rehearsals, concerts, and special programs. Brass Band Northwest is comprised of both professional and amateur brass and percussion players from all over the Pacific Northwest. All that said, we are very serious about having fun making good music. :-)
Steve Keene is the Artistic Director, Principal Conductor and frequent Cornet Soloist. For information about other players in the band, click here.
Please sign our guest book and join our email list.
Or visit our new Fan Store to pick up some cool merchandise and help support the band.
Like
to Join Us?
If you play
cornet (sorry, no trumpets), alto horn, baritone
horn, euphonium, trombone, Eb or Bb tuba, mallet
percussion or drum set, can read treble clef music,
pass a brief audition and commit to regular
attendance, we'd like to hear from you. Drop
us an e-mail and we'll get you set up:
info@brassbandnw.org
(click here to listen to
music)
Rehearsal
Information
Brass Band
Northwest rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings at
the First
Presbyterian Church of
Bellevue,
from mid-September through June, and start promptly
at 7:00 PM, ending at 9:30 PM. See map
for driving directions.
For
more information about
Brass
Band
Northwest, please
email us at: info@brassbandnw.org
Please sign our guest
book and join our email list.
Snail
mail may be sent to:
Brass
Band Northwest
1717 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Brass
Band Northwest is dedicated to preserving and
performing music in the British Brass Band
tradition as well as performing contemporary works
composed and arranged for the brass band. The band
is self-supporting IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization, and contributions are greatly
appreciated.
Click the above
buttons to view the Brass Band WebRing; links to
the web sites of other brass bands. These are
primarily the British style of band originating and
most numerous in the UK, but with many others in
Europe, Japan, Australia and North
America.
