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As
founder of Boston Brass in 1986, I soon arranged
numerous important works for the group to
perform.
Many of these were featured on the
quintet's first five recordings. By choosing music that had, in most every case, never before
been arranged for a brass quintet, the way was
now shown for developing our unique, individual
sound and musical approach.
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having such custom arrangements, it is difficult
for an ensemble like this to distinguish itself
from other such groups.
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this day, audiences are still being delighted by
some of the best of these:
CASA LOMA STOMP, by Gene Gifford, one of
the hottest, most flamboyant
"barnburners" from the early 1930's
big band era, has proved itself countless times
to be a constant favorite with audiences; and
TOURNAMENT GALOP, A 19th century tour de force
by the American composer and piano virtuoso,
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, is almost impossible to
surpass as a show-stopping opener. |
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information on purchasing these arrangements and
hearing samples of some of them, please go to
the ARRANGEMENTS
section. |
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| Between
the publication of music for brass quintet and the
recordings I participated in with Boston Brass, there
have been several reviews of these arrangements.
To read some of these please go to the REVIEWS
section. |
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| For a
brief history of my old quintet, through words and
photos, please click on QUINTET HISTORY. |
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| *All
photography on this website, except where noted with an
(*), is by Sam Laundon of Natural
Light Studios
in Waltham, MA. |
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