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When the American Brass Quintet gave its first public performance on December 11, 1960, brass chamber music was still relatively young to concert audiences. The Chicago Brass Quintet had originated the concept of a brass quintet in 1948, followed by the New York Brass Quintet in 1954. To delineate itself from these other two groundbreaking ensembles American Brass Quintet dedicated itself to "music originally written for brass," and substituted a bass trombone for the conventional tuba voice. That debut concert for them in 1960 marked the beginning of an international career for the ensemble that includes performances in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and all fifty of the United States; a discography now numbering fifty-one recordings; the premieres of
Chris Gekker tr, fh US | |
John Eckert tr, fh US | |
John Rojak tb US | |
Arnold Fromme ts *1925 US | |
Gerard Schwarz tr, cor *1947 US | |
Robert Biddlecome tb US | |
Kevin Cobb tr US | |
Douglas Edelman tb US | |
David Wakefield frh, alp US | |
Ronald Borror ts, tb US | |
Raymond Mase tr US | |
John Aley tr, cor | |
Edward Birdwell frh US | |
Louis Hanzlik tr US | |
Michael Powell tb | |
Eric Reed eh US |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Jewels | American Brass Quintet | 2007 | Album |
In Gabrieli's Day | American Brass Quintet | 2005 | Album |
Trilogy: Chamber Music Of Daniel Asia | Daniel Asia - American Brass Quintet • Dorian Quintet • Cypress String Quartet | 2004 | Album |
Shadowcatcher | Juilliard Wind Ensemble, American Brass Quintet, Mark Gould, Eric Ewazen, William Schuman | 2001 | Album |
Music For The Soloists Of The American Brass Quintet And Friends | Eric Ewazen, American Brass Quintet | 1999 | Album |
Fyre & Lightning (Consort Music Of 1600) | American Brass Quintet | 1995 | Album |
Chamber Music Of Eric Ewazen | American Brass Quintet, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, William Sharp, Chris Gekker, E. Scott Brubaker, Colette Valentine, Eric Ewazen | 1995 | Album |
A Portrait Album | Virgil Thomson - Paul Jacobs, Joseph Silverstein, American Brass Quintet | 1982 | Album |
Mid-19th Century Music On Period Instruments | American Brass Quintet | 1980 | Album |
Plays Renaissance, Elizabethan And Baroque Music | American Brass Quintet | 1979 | Album |
American Brass Music | Charles Ives, Alvin Brehm, Henry Brant, Peter Phillips - American Brass Quintet With Jan DeGaetani | 1969 | Album |
The American Brass Quintet | American Brass Quintet | 1969 | Album |
Music Of The Renaissance And Baroque For Brass Quintet | American Brass Quintet | 1967 | Album |
Works By Bolcom, Druckman, Shapey, Wright | American Brass Quintet | Album | |
Festival Of Two Worlds - Spoleto, Italy | American Brass Quintet | Album | |
Music For Brass: 1500-1970 | American Brass Quintet | Album | |
4 Pieces For 5 Brass Players | Meyer Kupferman / Leonardo Balada / John Lessard / Nicolas Flagello - American Brass Quintet | Album | |
The Music Of Lessard II | John Lessard - Philharmonia Orchestra, Harold Farberman / American Brass Quintet / New York Philharmonia Virtuosi, Richard Kapp | Album |