THE FIRST BRASS ENSEMBLE EVER TO WIN THE PRESTIGIOUS
CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD AWARD
"The Beacon's was a good concert for execution, style, musical probity (and) for displaying the delicate songfulness at these fine players command."
-the Boston Globe |
"A fine blend which at times approached the kind of delicacy one expects of a string ensemble. As such, they are taking their place among the better chamber ensembles of today"
-the Berkshire Eagle |
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Dana Russian, trumpet
Dana Oakes, trumpet Kevin Owen, French horn Hans Bohn, trombone Donald Rankin, tuba |
ACCLAIMED IN BOSTONIA MAGAZINE AS "ONE OF THE NATION'S FINEST CHAMBER ENSEMBLES, " THE BEACON BRASS QUINTET WAS THE FIRST BRASS ENSEMBLE EVER TO WIN THE PRESTIGIOUS CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD AWARD. THE BEACON BRASS HAS PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, ON RADIO AND TELEVISION, INCLUDING HAVING RECORDED THE THEME MUSIC FOR "THE ADVOCATES" FOR PBS. IN ADDITION TO CONCERT VENUES, THE BEACON BRASS HAS BEEN FEATURED AT PRESTIGIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING A CARNEGIE HALL RECITAL, THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY, AND THE CENTENNIAL DINNER FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THE BEACON BRASS IS NOTED FOR THEIR EXPERTISE ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF MUSIC, HAVING PRESENTED NINE WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES AND COMMISSIONED SEVERAL NEW WORKS INCLUDING SCOTT WHEELER'S BRASS QUINTET. IN RECENT YEARS, THE BEACON BRASS HAS BEEN FEATURED IN LECTURE/RECITALS WITH FAMED BOSTON POPS CONDUCTOR, KEITH LOCKHART.
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